By Theresa Baker Administrative Assistant Fillmore SWCD October 3, 2024, marked Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District’s 37th year of offering the Fillmore County sixth graders to come and spend the day at Forestville State Park and learn about natural resources with in our county. This year we had approximately 128 students from Fillmore Central, Kingsland and … [Read more...]
Registration Renewals for Feedlot Producers
Livestock producers in Fillmore County who need to renew their registrations should have or will be receiving notice for updating their feedlot registrations for 2025. Fillmore County currently has 568 registered feedlots. Feedlots with 50 or more animal units, or 10 or more animal units in shoreland areas, are required to register. Registration information includes … [Read more...]
Soil Erosion
By Doug Keene If erosion is visible, it exceeds tolerable soil loss limits and it is time to address the issue. We can pay up to $0.90 on the dollar to assist producers with the installation of practices to reduce soil and water runoff allowing you to keep productive soils in place for future generations. In 2024, $190,737 State and $1,025,153 of Federal (EQIP) funds … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – The TikTok Ban
By Ben Udstuen Over the past couple of years, and more recently gaining attention, TikTok, a popular social media platform owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company, has been the centerpiece of a geopolitical battle. The United States government has targeted TikTok over national security concerns, data privacy, and foreign influence. TikTok’s accessibility in the U.S. is going … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – It Finally Caught Up With Me
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) Even since the days of the pandemic, I have been very careful with taking needed precautions with regard to COVID-19. Well...it finally caught up with me early in January 2025. I was fully vaccinated so I am thankful the symptoms were mild. … [Read more...]
Eagle Bluff Executive Director Recognized for Leadership in Outdoor Education
North East, Md, January 12, 2025 – Colleen Foehrenbacher, executive director of Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, has been honored with national recognition by the Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) as the recipient of the Outstanding New Leader Award at the Outdoor School Summit. Foehrenbacher received this prestigious award in front of an audience of … [Read more...]
State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Accepting Century Farm Applications
PAUL, MN – Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more are invited to apply for the 2025 Century Farm Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, the Century Farm Program was created to promote agriculture and honor historic family farms in the state. More than 11,000 Minnesota farms have been … [Read more...]
SEMAC Announces Recent Organizational 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 November 19, 2024, the SEMAC Board of Directors awarded $378,430 in arts programming grants to nonprofit organizations and schools throughout Southeastern Minnesota. This includes one … [Read more...]
Man in Custody After Spring Grove Manor Fire
On January 23, 2025, shortly after midnight, the Houston County Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call of an apartment fire at the Spring Grove Manor apartment complex on Maple Street in Spring Grove, Minn. Houston County Deputies and Spring Grove Fire Department, Spring Grove Ambulance, Caledonia Police Department, and Eitzen Fire Department were dispatched to the … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Troy Alan Bothun, 39, Decorah, Iowa, 11/14/2024, Speeding (69/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. Mia Jade Hernandez, 19, China Grove, Tex., 1/6/2025, Speeding (79/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. Casey Lee Nelson, 40, Ellendale, Minn., 12/27/2024, Speeding (45/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. Steven Burdette Vrieze, 72, Wykoff, Minn., … [Read more...]