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Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Preston Public Hearing Notice

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The Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Preston will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 5:00pm to consider a variance request from Francis and Rebecca Lehto. Mr. Lehto, owner of the subject property at 109 Main ST SE, is proposing an addition to an accessory building on the north side of their property.  City code does not permit an accessory … [Read more...]

Journal Writing Project Are We Too Reliant On Technology?

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By Hayden St. Mary In this era, it’s increasingly hard to escape technology. It’s becoming a major part of our everyday lives as nearly everything goes digital. However, all this development might not be as beneficial as it seems when consumed so frequently. Are we relying too much on these innovations, potentially sacrificing personal connections, mental health, and … [Read more...]

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Assessment Spring Valley, Minnesota February 25, 2025.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the council will meet at 6:00 p.m. on March 31, 2025 at the Spring Valley City Hall, located at 201 S. Broadway, Spring Valley, Minnesota to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for the proposed 2025 Street & Utility Improvements project, for the improvement of the following streets: -Tracy Road (CSAH 8) … [Read more...]

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION

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Estate of Tilford Jerome Rain, a/k/a Tilford J. Rain, a/k/a Tilford Rain, Decedent Court File No. 23-PR-25-50 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an amended application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated May 9, 2022, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The amended … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

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Chatfield Police Department Jason Scott Schwartz, 45, Elgin, Minn., 12/4/2024, Speeding (41/30), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.  12/4/2024, No Proof of Insurance - Driver, Fine $200.  Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Christopher Michael Anderson, 39, Preston, Minn., 7/29/2024, Domestic Assault, Fine/Total Fees $50.  Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 88 days for one year).  … [Read more...]

NOTICE OF TOUR FILLMORE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

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The Fillmore County Board of Adjustment will conduct a tour on Monday, March 17, 2025.  They will leave the highway shop at 9:00 a.m. and visit a site in Fillmore Township where John Apenhorst has applied for a Variance. There will be a meeting on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at which time the Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing on the variance application at 7:00 … [Read more...]

CITY OF RUSHFORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING INTENT TO IMPLEMENT A BODY WORN CAMERA PROGRAM FOR THE RUSHFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to MN Statutes 626.8473: Law Enforcement agencies must allow public comment before the purchase of Body Worn Cameras (BWC) and before the implementation of a BWC Program.   A Public Hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2025 at the Rushford City Hall, 101 North Mill Street, Rushford, MN  55971 Copies of the proposed Body Worn … [Read more...]

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 23-PR-25-84 In Re: Estate of Margaret A. Schueler, Decedent. NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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It is Ordered and Notice is given that on April 10, 2025 at 9:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court via Zoom, see notice of remote hearing, at the Fillmore County Courthouse, 101 Fillmore Street, Preston, Minnesota 55965, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated September 25, 2020, and for the appointment of Timothy A. Murphy, … [Read more...]