CANTON, MN – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has installed new flashing driver alert signs to help increase motorist awareness that an Amish buggy is on the road on a stretch of Highway 44 between Mabel and Canton in Fillmore County where the shoulder narrows with guard rail. The system is expected to improve safety for the slow-moving buggies in an area of … [Read more...]
God’s Good Gifts
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish of the UMC Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston, and Spring Valley: Faith Churches (and Lenora) It was a glorious autumn morning. It was early in the day. I was greeted by a beautiful surprise. As I drove down my driveway, I was greeted by a doe deer who stood next to the road. I turned off the engine and let my pickup coast … [Read more...]
Thyme & Again – Embracing Winter Blues
By Angela Denstad Time and again, when winter fully settles into these post-holiday doldrums, people are restless. Or they want nothing but rest. They’re either bored, or they’re overwhelmed. They’re trying to make a fresh start, but resolution meets resistance; artificial society yammers at breakneck speed while the entire natural world insists on a time of … [Read more...]
College News
Graduates List Summer 2025 Northeast Iowa Community College: Camryn Cox, Mabel, AA, Radiologic Technology University of North Dakota: Nathaniel Dietz, BS Aeronautics, Commercial Aviation, 2nd major - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, Magna Cum Laude, Scholar in the Honors Program Western Technical College: Jared Kotek, Jr., Caledonia; Payton Konz, Caledonia; … [Read more...]
SEMAC Announces Recent Grant Awards
On January 13, 2026, the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) Board of Directors awarded four Artists & Culture Bearers in the Schools grants, and five General Operating Support grants for a total of $40,950 in funding to organizations throughout southeastern Minnesota. Grants were awarded to the following organizations, listed by county: Fillmore County … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Meghan Mary Black, 42, Palmetto, Fla.; 12/7/2025, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $120. David Wayne Hagen, 65, Cresco, Iowa; 1/6/2026, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $120. Henry H. Hershberger, 20, Lanesboro, Minn.; 4/20/2026, Disorderly … [Read more...]
Abbreviated Board Meeting Minutes December 15, 2025
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 School Board Chair Mike Peterson at 5:35 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. The school board members present were Derek Adamson leaving at 6:40 p.m., Julie Augedahl leaving at … [Read more...]
NOTICE
Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 181.2 feet on a 185.5-foot self-support telecommunication tower at the approx. vicinity of 313 W Stevens Ave., Rushford, Fillmore County, MN 55971. Lat: 43-48-39.43, Long: -91-45-37.41. Public comments … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 11, 2017 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $189,732.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jeremiah Smaglik, a single person, and Angela Willimack, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for … [Read more...]
I.S.D. 229 School Board Meeting Lanesboro Forum December 10, 2025 MINUTES
In Attendance: Mark Holmen, Sarah Peterson, Steve Storhoff, Kevin Horihan, Lucas Bergo, Matt Schultz, Wanda Hanson Call to Order by Holmen at 7:00pm Pledge of Allegiance: III. Truth in Taxation Meeting and Public Comment: Public Input: Approve Agenda: Moved by Bergo; 2nd Storhoff; Passed Approve Minutes of November 12, 2025 Regular Board … [Read more...]