Karroll “Sam” Benson passed away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Good Shepherd Home in Rushford, Minn. Sam was born on February 4, 1938 to Ruth Benson (Knutson) in Peterson, Minn. Sam married Mary Anne Christiansen on March 6, 1955 at Grace Lutheran Church, Peterson and together they raised three children. In 1982, Sam married Mercedes … [Read more...]
Richard “Rick” Evan VonWald, III
Richard "Rick" Evan VonWald, III, age 66, of Chatfield, Minn., currently residing in Mesa, Ariz., died on February 2, 2025, at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He was born on January 19, 1959, in Chatfield, Minn., to Richard (Dick) VonWald, Jr. and Rosemary (Adams) VonWald. He grew up on the family farm near Chatfield, attended Chatfield Public Schools, and graduated from Chatfield … [Read more...]
Harlan A. Gjere
Harlan A. Gjere, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 30, 2025, at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, Minn. Harlan was born July 14, 1935, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Alvin and Hattie (Mestad) Gjere. The youngest of three sons, he worked with his parents and uncles to build the house and barn on the family farm where he grew up, south of Highlandville and yet … [Read more...]
Roger Leland Meyer
Roger Leland Meyer, 86 years old, of rural Houston, Minn., passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 29, 2025, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, Minn., after battling Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. Roger grew up in Minneapolis and started using a hammer as a toddler when his parents gave him a set of plastic tools for Christmas. He graduated from South … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2024 The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia, Minnesota, met in a regular school board meeting in the elementary building room #162. The meeting was called to order by Chair Mike Peterson at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. The school board members present were Derek Adamson leaving at 6:50 p.m., Tim Gunn, Leigh … [Read more...]
Grand Meadow Township Residents (2025)
The Grand Meadow Township Board will meet at the ES Building on the following dates at 9:00 a.m., with the exception of the annual meeting (March 11th) which will be held at the Grand Meadow Community Center at 4:00 p.m. February 11 March 11 (Board meeting @ 3:00/ annual meeting @ 4:00) April 8 June 10 August 12 September 9 November 5 December … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST FOR ZONING CLASSIFICATION CHANGE CITY OF CANTON
PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES 462.357 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Canton City Council on February 12, 2025 ,at 6pm in the Canton Town Hall to consider a request by Devry & Tina Kerns to change the zoning classification from residential to commercial for parcel #09.0001.040, 401 W Hwy52 in the City of Canton. CITY OF … [Read more...]
Black Hammer Township Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the Black Hammer Township Hall. Publish 3 … [Read more...]
HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 294 REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
February 6, 2025 | 6:00 PM | High School Library Live Stream: ISD 294 AGENDA Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance III. Agenda Approval Public Comment Consent Items Minutes Approval of January 9, 2025 Minutes Payment of Bills Personnel Contracts Increased Contracts Hiring Memos Resignations Retirement Leave … [Read more...]
A Banner Year for Conservation in Fillmore County
By Riley Buley On behalf of Fillmore Soil and Water, I would like to thank the Fillmore County Journal for again providing a platform for us to update the public on what the District has been up to in 2024. Fillmore SWCD was optimistic to project a bright 2024 during our last newspaper update and appealed to area residents to continue implementing conservation practices on … [Read more...]