United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Harmony Telephone Company as a recipient of a ReConnect Program award totaling $9.7 million. “The need for rural broadband has never been more apparent than it is now – as our nation manages the coronavirus national emergency. Access to telehealth services, remote learning for school children, and … [Read more...]
2020 Preston Area Community Foundation first ever virtual silent auction and Give To The Max Day
The Preston Area Community Foundation (PACF ) is preparing for an important fundraiser. It has added importance this year, due to the COVID-19 cancellation of the annual spring banquet and fundraiser. An online virtual silent auction will begin November 12 and continue for one week, culminating on “Give to the Max Day” on Thursday, November 19. The PACF virtual silent auction … [Read more...]
Knights News
“You Are Here” exhibition at Lanesboro Arts
Lanesboro Arts presents “You Are Here,” an exhibition featuring the work from Twin Cities-based painter Sarah Nicole Knutson. The show opened on Saturday, October 24 and runs through December 20, 2020. This collection of surreal watercolor urban and suburban landscapes offers a reflective experience for the viewer. Knutson is drawn to the concepts of falling apart and coming … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department David Lee Baumgartner, 32, La Crosse, Wis.; 9/30/2002, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. Aaron Charles Grattan, 18, Hokah, Minn.; 9/23/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Trevor James Mitchell, 34, Caledonia, Minn.; 8/30/2020, Neglect/Endangerment of a Child - Situation Could Cause … [Read more...]
MiEnergy Cooperative members give $4,200 in local donations
MiEnergy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Trust Board met in September and elected to donate $4,200 to the following local organizations: •$750, St. Mary’s School, Caledonia, Minn, to help purchase LED laser classroom projectors. •$750, Lanesboro Arts, to provide audio and lighting equipment for the Lanesboro Gateway Park Amphitheater. •$500, Bent Needle Quilting Club, … [Read more...]
College News
Spring/Summer 2020 Graduation List •Bemidji State University: Kimberly Morrow, Harmony, BS • Ripon College: Hannah Boyum, Peterson, Politics and Government, Anthropology minor •Rochester Community and Technical College: McKenzie Meeker, Chatfield, Diploma, Practical Nursing; Olivia Haug, Lanesboro, AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Diploma, Practical Nursing; Lea Jensson, AA, … [Read more...]
COVID-19 adds more than 5,000 Minnesota’s workers’ comp claims so far in 2020
ST. PAUL, MN – Claims related to COVID-19 boosted Minnesota workers’ compensation filings by more than 5,000 between March and September 2020, even as most recent workplace fatality numbers fell according the state’s annual workplace safety report. Of a total 26,082 workers’ compensation claims for the nine-month period in 2020, 5,387 were tied to COVID-19. For the period … [Read more...]