According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, two separate narcotics search warrants were executed on September 11, 2019 in Fillmore County. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Investigators, with assistance from the Southeast Minnesota Violent Crime Enforcement Team executed a search warrant on Hudson Street in Canton Minnesota Wednesday afternoon. Suspected marijuana plants … [Read more...]
Nuisance properties still topic of discussion at Canton City Council meeting
At the September 11 Canton City Council meeting, nuisance properties were the topic of discussion. The council discussed multiple nuisance properties that have either been warned or cited. One of the main properties involved belongs to Danny Whalen, who did attend the meeting. Whalen will be appearing in court on October 8 to enter a plea for 2018 misdemeanor charges that … [Read more...]
Canton Fire Department seeks changes
Several matters involving the fire department served as primary topics of discussion during the regularly scheduled Canton City Council meeting held on August 14. These included ways to go about updating equipment, approval for a new member, and enacting some more modern policies. Fireman Jason Magnuson made an appearance to provide additional information on the … [Read more...]
Canton Post Office to issue special pictorial postmark August 17
On August 16, 17, and 18, Canton, Minn., will kick off its 140th Canton Day Off Event. Among the highlights will be a Special Pictorial Postmark marking the event. USPS Clerk Vickie Olson will emcee the pictorial cancelation ceremony. Canton American Legion Member Donald “Butch” Helgeson will speak on behalf of the Canton community. Canton Postmaster Penne Steinhorst … [Read more...]
Canton looks toward means of improvement
Initiated primarily by newly hired city clerk and treasurer Brock Bergey, a major topic of discussion during the regularly scheduled Canton City Council meeting held on July 10 revolved around possible improvements to be considered throughout the town. These included increased safety measures for citizens, ways of promoting civic pride, greater means of communication between … [Read more...]