Fillmore County Journal

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2020 9:00 am Place: Virtual Meeting Held due to Peacetime Emergency Declaration in response to COVID-19 Pandemic. Members Present via Computer: Eric Johnson, Teresa Walter, Jack Miller, Robert Burns Members not present: Greg Myhre Call to order: 9:10 am Presiding: Chairman Johnson Call … [Read more...]

OFFICIAL MINUTES Chatfield Public Schools School Board ISD #227

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OFFICIAL MINUTES Chatfield Public Schools School Board ISD #227 Regular Board Meeting Date | time 11/12/2020 6:00 PM | Meeting called to order by Board Chair Amy Jeffers In Attendance Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 227, Olmsted, Fillmore and Winona Counties was held on Thursday November … [Read more...]

Government this Week

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Monday, December 28 • Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 4 • City of Houston Planning Commission, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Work Session, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, Virtual Meeting, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • LeRoy … [Read more...]

Letter about Greg Rendahl submission…

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To the Editor, I take it as a personal insult to be called a cult member of President Trump. I simply want a man who loves America and its way of life as my president. You also called us traitors for Trump. I think you need to look at Joe Biden and family if you want to see traitors. You insulted not only me, but all of rural America, by calling us ignorant and immoral. … [Read more...]

Letter about similarities from 180 years ago…

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To the Editor, On Wisconsin Public Radio, the “Chapter a Day” program recently featured the King of Confidence by Miles Harvey (Little Brown), a non-fiction book about the beginnings of Mormonism in southeast Wisconsin and Beaver Island in Lake Michigan in the 1840s. The leadership developed itself through self-invention and self-promotion as unprincipled and unbridled … [Read more...]

Journal Writing Project: The Christmas angel

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By Bethany Schneekloth Every year without fail, during the Christmas season, people put out their angels. Whether they are topping trees, ornaments, or little figurines decorating an area, the angels all have similar characteristics with their horns of gold and vibrant dresses. With wings of either gold or white feathers, they are beautiful to see. But when did the use of … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions: When life gives you dingleberries…

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By Pastor Bridget Sheely Racine/Sumner Center UMC, Stewartville UMC Children’s   Mininstry Coordinator A few years back, when my two boys where young our family loaded up into our truck to go pick out our Christmas tree.  As we cruised down the road with the Christmas music playing, our oldest was bouncing around in the back seat and doing what kids do, which ended with me … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

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Caledonia Police Department Rochelle Annette Current, 54, Caledonia, Minn.; 1/21/2021, Driving After Suspension, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Andrea Ruth Hardy, 30, Caledonia, Minn.; 4/1/2021, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Samantha Lee Hoff, 32, La Crescent, Minn.; 1/29/2021, Operate Vehicle with Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $105. … [Read more...]

Fillmore County District Court

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On December 1, Anton Joseph Plonka, 20, of Stewartville, Jabriel Khader Aden, 18, of Rochester, and Nelson Augustino Soro, 20, of Rochester appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat regarding criminal conduct in Chatfield.  Plonka is charged with three felonies; Aggravated Robbery - 1st Degree - Aid/Abet, Simple Robbery - Aid/Abet, and Theft - Take/Use/Transfer … [Read more...]