TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the supervisors of Mayville Township, Minnesota, adopted the setback ordinance as written following the public hearing at the regular April 15, 2025, meeting. In Mayville Township, there must be at least fifteen feet between the property line and the planting of any new wooded perennials (trees, conifers, bushes, … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No. 23-PR-25-171 Estate of Mary Lou Thoreson aka Mary L. Thoreson and Mary Thoreson, Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and Notice is given that on June 10, 2025, at l :30 PM, a hearing will be held in this Court, via ZOOM, see notice … [Read more...]
ROCK QUOTES MAYVILLE TOWNSHIP
The Mayville Township Board is currently accepting quotes for the following items: ¾’’ crushed rock and 2’’ rock that meets Class 5 specifications to be placed on the roads for the road maintenance season of 2025. Also rip-rap and recycled asphalt pricing. Pricing to be by ton, but yard price can be included for reference, for delivery and or spreading. Ice control … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/21)
RPH Girls Win Home Meet Rushford-Peterson/Houston hosted a nine-team track and field meet. Led by a junior standout, the Tro-Cane girls grabbed the team title (142.5) over Cotter/Hope Lutheran (133), LFCMC (107), and Chatfield (87) with La Crosse-Logan, Lourdes, Caledonia/Spring Grove, L/P, and Randolph also participating. Houston’s Aubry Boldt continued her fantastic start … [Read more...]
SEMAC Announces Recent Individual Artist Grant Awards
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. On March 11, 2025, the SEMAC Board of Directors awarded $127,335 in arts programming grants to individual artists throughout Southeastern Minnesota. This includes one Opportunity Grant, 19 … [Read more...]
Properly Planting Trees
By Katie Drewitz Trees provide many things for our communities; beauty, energy conservation, reduction of soil erosion, filtering air pollutants, raising property values, a home for wildlife and so much more. Trees are an integral part of our home landscapes, neighborhoods and countryside. If you are looking to plant a tree for the upcoming Arbor Day or any time this year, … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – One Got Out!
By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Pastor Phil Callaway tells of driving his 5-year-old son past a local cemetery. Of course, 5-year-olds sometimes have an interesting perspective on things. Noticing a large pile of dirt beside a newly excavated grave, the boy pointed and said, “Look, Dad, one got out!!!” Calloway laughed at the … [Read more...]
$780,000 to be Awarded to Southern Minnesota Nonprofits Through Partnership with Otto Bremer Trust
Through a partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) and its Community Responsive Fund, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) will award $780,000 in grants to organizations that directly respond to immediate challenges and opportunities in southern Minnesota. Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to organizations whose work aligns with one or more of the OBT … [Read more...]
Vehicle vs. Amish buggy crash
On Saturday, April 12 at 7:38 a.m., Fillmore County Dispatch received a 911 call of a traffic accident involving a motor vehicle and an amish buggy on County Road 8, north of the intersection of 250th street. Upon investigation by Fillmore County deputies, it was determined that a horse-drawn flat bed Amish buggy was traveling southbound on county road 8 when it was struck by a … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Isaac James Crawford, 31, Canton, Minn., 10/23/2024, Domestic Abuse No Contact Order - Violate No Contact Order - Misdemeanor, Fine $300, Total Fees $460. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for eight months, 25 days). Supervised probation - eight months, 25 days (4/7/2025): Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact … [Read more...]