Letter about Fillmore County’s claim to shame... To the Editor, Last week the New York Times said that Fillmore County, Minn., is the hotspot for COVID in the United States. That is some claim to fame. We weren’t mentioned for our beautiful countryside or for our kind people, but for something dark and avoidable. We have had the most COVID cases per capita in the entire … [Read more...]
Let’s rethink the Houston OHV trail
By Russell Smith Houston, MN The OHV trail proposed for Houston’s South Park is extremely unlikely to yield any significant financial benefit for the community. I’ve taught marketing and marketing research for 28 years, currently at Winona State University; I’ve also conducted a good deal of tourism-related research. Over the years I’ve seen my share of wrong-minded … [Read more...]
Clarification
The October 25 Fillmore County Journal article “Paul Novotny pilots Kernza,” was unclear regarding the planting and harvest time for Kernza. Nicki Wheeler, the Water Management Coordinator for Fillmore County SWCD, contacted the Fillmore County Journal and clarified that Kernza is planted in the fall and harvested the following late summer or early fall of the following year. … [Read more...]
Red River Girl presentation at the Houston County Historical Society
As a student of local immigration history Jim Skree, who grew up in Bader Valley south of Houston, was asked to provide an article for a recent and very unusual publication titled Red River Girl - From Telemark to the Buffalo (River): The Art of Orabel Thortvedt. This fascinating book, published in 2020, is the result of a cooperative effort between the West-Telemark Museum in … [Read more...]
NOTICE
Minutesof the Chatfield City Council meetings are available upon request, by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 507-867-3810. Publish 1 … [Read more...]
Official Publication Notice of Ordinance Amendment
Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance, Section 3, Campground Definition The Fillmore County Board of Commissioners adopted an amendment to the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance on October 26, 2021. This amendment pertains to Section 3(33) Campground Definition. This includes replacing the existing definition to read: Campground. Any area, whether privately or publicly owned, … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 26, 2017 MORTGAGOR: Chad Treichel, single man. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF LANESBORO
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider granting a zoning amendment to consider amending a zoning boundary for the property located at 513 Parkway Avenue South, Lanesboro, MN from R-1 to R-3. The Public hearing will be held on Wednesday, November 17th at 6 p.m. at 202 Parkway Avenue South, Lanesboro, Minnesota. All persons wishing to comment … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ASSESSMENTS FOR 2021 STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS CITY OF PRESTON, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Preston, Minnesota will meet on the 15th day of November, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at the Preston Emergency Services Building (217 Fillmore Street West) in the said City to hear, consider and pass upon all written or oral objections, if any, to proposed assessments in respect of 2021 STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, CITY … [Read more...]
ATTENTION TAXPAYERS
The second-half real estate taxes for farmers and mobile homes are due and payable on or before November 15, 2021 Donna I. Trehus, Houston County Auditor/Treasurer 507-725-5815 304 S. Marshall St., Caledonia donna.trehus@co.houston.mn.us Publish 1,8 … [Read more...]