Monday, September 11 • Whalan City Council, Town Hall, 5 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, September 12 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 … [Read more...]
Recycling 101
The most common item made from iron is the steel food can. Rechargeable batteries must be recycled. A recycled aluminum can is usually back on the grocery shelf in about sixty days. Approximately 11% of household garbage is compostable. The easy open aluminum can has been around since 1962. It has been estimated that more than 275 million dollars worth of uneaten turkey … [Read more...]
State adds 7,700 jobs in July Unemployment rate steady at 3.7%
ST. PAUL – Minnesota employers added 7,700 jobs in July, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In addition, June’s employment figures were revised upward by 4,900 jobs to bring total gains that month to 9,300 jobs. Minnesota has added 66,701 jobs in the past year, an increase of … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Vincent Alexander Donahoe, 59, Chatfield, Minn.; 7/9/2017, 4th Degree DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle 0.08 or More Within Two Hours, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 8/21/2018), Total Fees $415. Supervised probation for one year - Conditions (8/21/2017): Sign Probation Agreement - all conditions are under the direction of Court Services and level of … [Read more...]
Irving Leslie Abrahamson
Irving Leslie Abrahamson, 91, of Lanesboro, passed away on September 3, 2017, in Chatfield, Minn. Irving was born on January 16, 1926, to Ingvald and Lydia Abrahamson. He was baptized, confirmed, and a life-long member of Elstad Lutheran Church. He attended Durkin Rural School, Lanesboro High School, and the University of Minnesota Ag School. On June 9, 1949, Irving … [Read more...]
Virgil Tweten
Virgil Romaine Tweten, 86 of Rushford, died Thursday, August 31, 2017, at his home. Virgil was born September 8, 1930, in Caledonia, to Rueben and Lillian (Reilly) Tweten and was raised in Yucatan. He served his country honorably in the United States Army from 1952-1954. On October 8, 1955, Virgil married Lorraine Eggert. They made their home in Hart and spent their lives … [Read more...]
Bergey Boys win charity event – again!
Bergey Boys Blazing BBQ of Canton received top honors at a charity BBQ event in La Crosse on June 24, 2017. The team’s pulled pork was awarded first place in the People’s Choice Contest at the Rotary Rock-n-Ribs BBQ Competition. The Bergey team — made up of father Don and three sons: Brock, Brandon and Brady — was one of 15 BBQ teams raising money for non-profit … [Read more...]
Trust me!
My husband Glenn and I were in the restaurant business in Lanesboro for thirteen years. The White Front Café provided a stage where customers played out their lives and shared their experiences over a cup of coffee. One day a couple came through the doors , smiling and made themselves comfortable in a booth halfway along the wall. They had just moved onto a piece of land … [Read more...]
Postal Service eyes January rate hikes
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is planning to raise virtually all rates a bit in January, apparently including a one-cent hike of the Forever Stamp, to 50 cents. And it’s also hoping it will soon get the power to implement larger rate hikes. The USPS will raise rates for both market-dominant mail (such as First Class and Marketing Mail) and competitive mail (such as Priority … [Read more...]
Music at Whalan’s Taste of the Trail
Whalan’s Taste of the Trail is excited to announce it’s musical entertainment for this years event. Going Up will be performing along the Root River Bike Trail in Whalan on Saturday, September 9. Megan Kleven and Emily Whitcomb, collectively known as Going Up have been writing and performing music for a dozen or more years. The pair have taken state locally and throughout … [Read more...]