Athlete of the Week- Grady Schott
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Sean Douglas Connor, 26, Caledonia, Minn.; 1/1/2022, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Boisterous/Noisy/Obscene, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Deloris Esther Jacobs, 94, Caledonia, Minn.; 1/26/2022, School Bus - Stop Signal Extended/Red Lights Flashing - Other Drivers to Stop, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Tanner Terry Steele, 26, Caledonia, … [Read more...]
Birth Announcement – Milly Lee Kingsley
Milly Lee Kingsley Domingo and Mindy Kingsley, of Harmony, Minn., announce the birth of their daughter Milly Lee Kingsley, born March 3, 2022, at 2:27 a.m. Milly was born at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, weighing 7 lb 9 oz., and measuring 19½ inches. Milly was also welcomed home by big brother Mason. Grandparents are Kerry and Jane Kingsley of Harmony, … [Read more...]
Minnesota weekly gas prices
March 7, 2022 – Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 32.9¢ per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,856 stations in Minnesota. Prices in Minnesota are 49.1¢ per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.08/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Minnesota was priced at … [Read more...]
Cub Scouts collecting for Rushford Food Shelf
The Cub Scouts help the March food drive each year. Pack 53 of the Rushford/Peterson area will have cans to collect monetary donations at local businesses for the month of March. Donations can also be mailed to Rushford Food Shelf P.O. Box 549, Rushford, Minn. 55971. The Cub Scouts cannot gather food at neighborhood homes this year because of COVID. Food insecurity affects … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – Time for spring cleaning!
By Pastor Bridget Sheely Racine/Sumner Center UMC, Stewartville UMC Children’s Ministry Coordinator Pull back the curtains, lift the blinds, and open those windows for it is time to let the fresh air of spring back into your space! The quiet solitude days of winter are moving on out and the breath of God is blowing across this land bringing new life to His creation again. … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 14 •Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. •Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •Grand Meadow City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. •Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. •Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. •Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Characters
By Katie Hershberger Recently, I’ve been creating characters in my mind more often. It’s something I’ve done forever, or at least since the third grade (haha). Either way, creating characters is like an escape for me. For example, I created this sweet old lady who just so happens to fight monsters with her blood. Or, I created this go-lucky cat girl with a lazy eye. I try to … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor about the night Dollar General came to town…
To the Editor, It was a Tuesday night in Harmony when residents gathered for a city council meeting to share our concerns about (or support for) our first giant national chain store that wants to open in the old Wheeler’s location. It wasn’t until the end of our public comment time that the Dollar General Corporate representative stepped up to the mic and announced his … [Read more...]