Monday, August 21 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room - new school, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Choir Room, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 22 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, Preston Media Center, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 24 • Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. Monday, August 28 • … [Read more...]
Supporting a free press
By Senator Amy Klobuchar In Minnesota, we understand the importance of a free press. It’s hard to forget in our state – Minnesotans are among the most engaged citizens in the country. Last year we again ranked first in the nation in voter turnout. Minnesotans volunteer at the second highest rate in the country. And we usually look to our local newspapers as the first stop … [Read more...]
Help me, Boomers
Baby Boomers, children of the ‘60s, those born somewhere between 1947 and 1965 (if my internet search is to be believed), I need your help. I know we’ve had our disagreements in the past, and I know we’ll have them in the future, but for now I’d like to offer a brief truce to our good-natured horseplay and have a heart-to-heart for a minute or two. I grew up in a Boomer’s … [Read more...]
Dishonesty of healthcare debate
Currently, as well as before Obamacare, one out of every six dollars spent in this county is on healthcare. Our healthcare costs approximately twice as much as it does in any other country. We are 37th in outcomes. What are we defending? If the markets could fix this problem, why didn’t the markets fix healthcare costs and outcomes before Obamacare when it was a free market … [Read more...]
Letter about Our President – flawed and unfit…
To the Editor, If you google Narcissistic Personality Disorder, the Mayo Clinic website is the first one to pop up. It says that if you have this disorder you may come across as boastful and may look down on people you perceive as inferior; you may feel a sense of entitlement and, when you don’t receive special treatment, you may become angry. Your self-image is one of power … [Read more...]
Correction
In the August 14, 2017, article titled “Lanesboro EDA in need of new members,” it is stated that the Police Service Contract with the Fillmore County Sheriff’s office was approved. In actuality, the contract has been and was approved again with the City of Preston. … [Read more...]
Sue’s Muse
The library, one of my favorite places As a child, I always thought of the library as a magical place. The building itself was rather spare, set apart from any town, pretty much in the middle of nowhere. But, once I entered the Glen Lake Library, the shelves held books full of mystery, magic, and exotic places I could visit with just the turn of a page. Today, I love the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Garrett Alan Barnes, 20, Preston, Minn.; 7/21/2017, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Chanel Ranae DeYoung, 36, Stewartville, Minn.; 7/21/2017, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Miranda Lynn Tarrence, 22, Wykoff, Minn.; 7/20/2017, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Binaya … [Read more...]
Kevin Hanson
Kevin L. Hanson, age 47, of Mabel, Minn., passed away Sunday, August 14, 2017, in Vernon County, Wis., from injuries sustained in a boating accident. Kevin was born September 1, 1969, in Caledonia, Minn., to Bruce and Martha (Dawley) Hanson. He attended the Mabel-Canton Schools. He worked at several different jobs including logging, truck driving, and recently was working … [Read more...]
Robert Weston Amundson
Robert Weston Amundson, 93, of Chatfield, passed away at his home on August 4, 2017. Robert was born March 17, 1924, in Chatfield to Marvin and Harriet (Pease) Amundson. Robert attended school in Chatfield, graduating from Chatfield High School in 1942. On September 12, 1943, he married Arleen Storelee at the Union Prairie Lutheran Church in Lanesboro. Robert worked at IBM … [Read more...]