Summary of Minutes, 7-7-20 Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in special session, Courthouse, Preston. Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press. Board approved: •Agenda •Consent agenda •Commissioner Warrants $106,903.26 •Finance Warrants $1,080,116.04 Zoning: •Access permit for Larry Broadwater, Carimona Township •Access … [Read more...]
Estate of Nathan Allan Kjome
STATE OF MINNESOTA FILLMORE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT THIRD DISTRICT Court File number; 23-PR-20-338 Case Type: Informal Probate In Re the Estate of Nathan Allan Kjome, Deceased Notice of Informal Appointment of Personal Representative and Notice to Creditors (Without a Will) TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an application for … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Solar Project Notice
Fillmore County Solar Project, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Savion, LLC, 16105 W. 113th St., Suite 108, Lenexa, KS 66219 is developing the Fillmore County Solar Project, a 45 megawatt (MW) solar energy generation project situated on approximately 558 acres (Project Area) of private agricultural land in southwest Fillmore County, Beaver Township, Minnesota. The planned … [Read more...]
What does the Wykoff City Council want for the City of Wykoff?
By Eva Barr Wykoff, Minn. Things are happening in Wykoff. Whether the City of Wykoff as represented by the City Council wants to participate in this transformational change or not became clear last night at the July Council meeting: it doesn’t. The Wykoff City Council rejected an invitation from Wykoff Commons LLC, a group repurposing the old Wykoff school, to pursue an … [Read more...]
Do we take our vote for granted?
By Kathie Haynes Canton, Minn. I am afraid I have not even given it a lot of thought. If you have a nice house, a friendly family, good food and pretty nice clothing it is normal to take it all for granted. I watched a PBS “American Experience” about the 19th Amendment this week and it really spoke to me. We called ourselves a democracy while only half of the white … [Read more...]
Living together on the same Earth
By Russell D. Gerard Spring Grove, Minn. These local voices of the radical left have recently revealed the agenda of the National Socialist Democrat Party to the residents of Fillmore and Houston counties. A holier-than-thou, born again hippie, draft dodging Trump hater offers us nothing but unkind words toward a President who is leading the nation to a greater future … [Read more...]
To what end?
By Todd Pearson Spring Valley, Minn. I read with interest the article from Jason Sethre in the July 6 Journal. While the article appeared on the front page of the Journal as any news piece would, it started more as an opinion piece suited for the Op-Ed section. Jason opened his piece with: “Here’s a story about how social media posts can become a record of malice.” Malice … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, July 20 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • Caledonia School Board, High School Room A154, 6 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Teleconference, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Spring Grove School Board, Teleconference, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 • Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse Board Room, 9:30 a.m. • … [Read more...]
What the left stands for
By James Gilmer Houston, Minn. I am responding to Col.Gudmundson’s question in his last commentary, asking “Other than Trump hatred, what does the left stand for? What’s their better alternative?” How about a government that supports all of its populace, not just the ones that voted for it? How about a government that leads with truth and science? How about a … [Read more...]
Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota Breeders’ Association offer youth scholarships
St. Paul, MN. – The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ Association are both invested in the educational endeavors of young adults from greater Minnesota. Despite the cancellation of the 2020 Minnesota State Fair, both organizations will continue to offer scholarship opportunities this August. Deserving youth are selected based on their leadership and … [Read more...]