Minnesota Secretary of State CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Whalan depot 2. State the address of the principal place of business. A complete street address or rural route and rural route box number is required; the address cannot be a P.O. Box. 722 alley … [Read more...]
Summary of Minutes, 11-24-20 – Fillmore County Board of Commissioners
Summary of Minutes, 11-24-20 Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in regular session, Courthouse, Preston. Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press. Board approved: • Agenda & Consent agenda • Commissioner Warrants total: $240,038.97 o Marco, Inc: $77,152.75 o 1Source: $2,087.30 o Sanofi Pasteur Inc: … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, December 7 • 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, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • LeRoy City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 8 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • … [Read more...]
The fusion of Christianity with American civic life – a strange transformation
By Steve Zmyewski Houston, Minn. According to the Apostle Paul, who was one of the most influential leaders of the early Christian Church, in JESUS’ sacrificial love for the church, “the church was to be set apart from the sinful world and found in GOD’S KINGDOM (sanctification).” The 2016 and 2020 Presidential elections have boldly demonstrated differently as many Christian … [Read more...]
Results of the Harmony Community Chest 2020 Charity Drive
The 2020 Harmony Community Chest Drive has been completed. The total for Community Chest funds was $6,580, compared to last year’s total of $5,725. Of this, $6,372 was distributed, with $150 going for administrative expenses and $58 to cover any additional expenses. Proceeds from the Drive are given to local and regional organizations and charities. The disbursement of funds to … [Read more...]
Harmony bloodmobile collects 45 units
Thank you to all the donors who contributed to the success of the bloodmobile held in Harmony on December 1, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause a few ripples in the water, including reduced Red Cross staff due to quarantined workers. However, despite the long waits endured by the donors, 45 units were collected. There were 42 donors presenting with two … [Read more...]
Silage bunkers and piles: know the dangers
Horizontal silo forage systems are economical and maintain high-quality forage at low cost. These benefits are maximized when producers and farm managers implement safety practices to reduce potential for tractor or truck rollovers, run-overs by or entanglement in machinery, falls from heights, crushing/engulfment due to collapsing silage or injury resulting from worker … [Read more...]
Launch Minnesota awards nearly $750,000 in innovation grants for FY 2021
23 startups received Innovation Grant funding this fiscal year ST. PAUL, December 3, 2020 - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced that it has awarded $746,295 in the first half of fiscal year 2021; this follows the $1.6 million awarded in the first year of funding. Since July, we awarded 28 grants to 23 companies and seven … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Ryan Lee Allen, 32, Preston, Minn.; 12/3/2019, Predatory Offender - Knowingly Commits Act or Fails to Fulfill Registration Requirement (Concurrent/Consecutive), Commit to Commissioner of Corrections, MN Correctional Facility St. Cloud - 24 months. Conditions (11/16/2020): Give a D.N.A. sample when directed. Marshall Cletus Oeltjen, 25, … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – The elimination of ACT and SAT requirements: an excellent thing… right?
By Kaylee Arndt There seems to be no end to the stresses of high school: lengthy assignments, essays with looming deadlines, frightening pop quizzes, and... the dreaded ACT or SAT test. These two standardized tests play a major role in determining college acceptance and scholarship decisions, so high schoolers have a right to stress over them — well, they did have a right to … [Read more...]