1.Call to Order 2.Pledge of Allegiance 3.Roll Call 4.Adoption of Agenda Adopt agenda with the addition of hiring Isabelle Berg as 4th grade teacher in Consent Agenda. This motion, made by Chris Grindland and seconded by Jeff Michel, Passed. 5.Public Comments - Limited to 5 minutes per person 6.CONSENT AGENDA (roll call vote) Approve all consent agenda items as presented … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, 5.13.2025
Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in a regular session at the Courthouse in the City of Preston. Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press. Board approved: •Amended Agenda •Agenda & Consent Agenda (5/16/25) Commissioner Warrants: •Whalan Autobody LLC$ 8,140.35 •Marco, Inc$ 7,654.70 •Vestis Services, LLC$ … [Read more...]
black hammer township meeting notice
The regular monthly meeting will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the Black Hammer Township Hall. Publish 2 … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Peace: Our Perpetual Prayer
By Rev. Anders Nelson Mabel-Henrytown Tri-Point Parish - Mabel First Lutheran Church, Scheie Lutheran Church and Henrytown Lutheran Church As we celebrated Memorial Day last week, I was reminded of the rich collection of hymns that celebrate our national identity, giving thanks for the grand experiment in demo-cracy that we get to be a part of here in the United States and … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Isaac Allen Kruckow, 19, Caledonia, Minn., 3/12/2025, Driver Fails to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. John Michael Luhman, 37, Caledonia, Minn., 7/7/2024, Domestic Assault - Commits Act to Cause Fear of Immediate Bodily Harm or Death (Misdemeanor), Fine $100, Total fees $350. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). … [Read more...]
Wynn Lee Thacher
Wynn Lee Thacher, 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Lakeville, Minn., on May 16, 2025, after a six-year battle with cancer. He was born in Chatfield, Minn., on July 1, 1941, and grew up on the family farm of his parents Wylie and Eleanor (Berning) Thacher in Bristol, Minn. He attended country school and graduated from Harmony High School in 1959. Wynn worked for … [Read more...]
Gloria Rosemary Best
Gloria Rosemary Best, 82, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on May 25, 2025, at her New Brighton residence after a long battle with dementia. Gloria was born July 9, 1942, in La Crosse, Wis., to Orville and Gladys (Overland) Rasmussen. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1960. She married Norman Best in 1962; they later divorced in 1998. The couple adopted their … [Read more...]
Kathryn J. “Kathy” Hollman
Kathryn J. “Kathy” Hollman, age 82, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn. Kathy was born on December 25, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to William and Junice (Rein) Stork. She graduated from Harmony High School in 1960 and went on to earn her teaching degree from Winona State University. On June 11, … [Read more...]
Rural LeRoy Fire Takes Life of Man
At approximately 3:56 a.m. on Saturday May 24, the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a house fire at 13073 111th Ave., LeRoy, Minn., in Fillmore County. Mower County Deputies were first on scene and spoke with a 46-year-old woman who had sustained an injury jumping from a window to escape the fire. The woman advised responding deputies that her husband, … [Read more...]
Ronald (Ron) Dean Liudahl
Ronald (Ron) Dean Liudahl, age 88 years old, passed away after a battle with prostate cancer on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson, Minn. Ron was born August 21, 1936, on his family’s farm, in Harmony, Minn., to Clarence and Ruth (Solseth) Liudahl. He went to a one room schoolhouse down the street from his home that is still standing to this … [Read more...]