Monday, April 10 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. •Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 • Fillmore County Commissioners, City Hall, 9 … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Smarter government for smarter kids
Whether you prefer small government or big government, perhaps the better conversation is around what smarter government could do. Smart government requires collaboration and a long-term vision. It helps when you can start from a place of shared interest. An op-ed in the Star Tribune on March 9 talked about ending the current “hodgepodge approach to early education in … [Read more...]
State gains 3,800 jobs in February Unemployment rate steady at 4%
ST. PAUL – Minnesota employers added 3,800 jobs in February, according to seasonally adjusted figures announced today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In addition, the agency said January’s job losses were revised from 8,300 jobs lost to 3,900 jobs lost. Over the past year, the state has gained 39,564 jobs, a growth rate of 1.4%. … [Read more...]
Red Cross calls for type O negative and AB blood donors Blood donations essential to patient care
ST. PAUL, MN. — The American Red Cross is issuing a call for type O negative and AB blood donors to make an appointment to give after severe winter weather in some parts of the country caused about 250 Red Cross blood drives to cancel in March, resulting in more than 8,500 uncollected blood donations. Type O negative blood and type AB plasma are two of the most in-demand … [Read more...]
Ballistic shield donation
On April 1, 2017, the Rochester Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, commonly referred to as the “DAR,” hosted their annual awards program. The awards program was held at History Center of Olmsted County, in Rochester, Minn. In attendance to receive an award was Fillmore County Sheriff Tom Kaase and Fillmore County Deputy Jessy Betts. The local DAR chapter made … [Read more...]
Softball Capsule
Chatfield Gophers (five seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, three freshman). Head Coach: Mark Eickhoff (takes over for Jeff Johnson). 2016: 15-3 in TRC (West Champs), 18-5 overall (1AA East Runner-Up), lost to Pine Island in Austin at Section Final Four. Key returnees: Lexi Chase (freshman P > All-TRC, All-State HM), Belle Berg (sophomore SS, All-TRC), Britney … [Read more...]
Baseball Capsules
Chatfield Gophers (three seniors, 15 juniors, one sophomore). Head Coach: Brian Baum. 2016: 9-7 in TRC, 14-10 overall (1AA East and Section Runner-Up), lost to Pine Island in Section final. Key returnees: Braden Brehmer (senior P/IF > All-1AA East), Nick Maki (senior OF), Jake Mandt (junior C/3B), Ben Ihrke (junior P/OF). Gophers graduated an 11-man senior class, All-TRC … [Read more...]
Track and Field Capsules
L/FC > Head Coach: Jared Pierce. Numbers: 57 boys, 44 girls. Last year, both quads took second at SEC Meet. The girls took third, boys eighth at True Team. Returning state entrants: girls 4x400 (6th > Emma Breitsprecher, Leah Ruen, Bailey Ruen, Ashley Miner) and girls 4x800 (6th > Maddie Smith, Kiera Olson, Ruens). Additional top section finishers: Miner (5th … [Read more...]
Softball (3/31)
Houston 7, Onalaska-Luther 14 (H: Annette Dulek 2-4, two 2Bs, RBI, R; Becca Lee 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB) … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/30 & 4/1)
L-A Indoor (St. Mary’s) (LFC 1st’s: Kaylee Arndt (800), Ashley Miner (P-Vault), the girls 4x400 (Miner, Katie Prinsen, Brielle Ruen, Bailey Ruen), 4x800 (Br. Ruen, Kiera Olson, Ba. Ruen, Leah Ruen), and 1,600 sprint medley (Bri. Ruen, Bai. Ruen, Miner, L. Ruen) teams, the boys 4x800 (Aaron Eversole, Connor Ruen, Michael Harrison, Matt Lutes). LFC 2nd’s: Caleb Kath … [Read more...]