In the April 15, 2019, article titled “Harmony City Council approves 2018 audit report,” it was stated that City Maintenance Director Chris Johnson informed the council that the city’s street sweeper would take approximately $15,000 to fix and $124,000 to replace. It was, instead, Corey Whalen who brought the matter to the council’s attention. We apologize for this error. … [Read more...]
ATV trail proposal at Rushford and Peterson
On Saturday, April 6, four state directors of ATVAM (All Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota) visited Rushford to meet with Officers of the local Bluff Country ATV Club and discuss a proposed ATV trail referred to as the Rim Trail. The proposed and most desired trail alignment would be within the beauty of forested bluff land that overlooks the Root River between Rushford … [Read more...]
Marjorie Ann Parker
Marjorie Ann Parker, 85, of Lanesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center, in Chatfield. Marjorie Ann Hanson was born March 7, 1934, to Leonard and Hazel (Breno) Hanson in Lanesboro. On September 12, 1954, she married Gerald “Jesse” Parker in Lanesboro, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She worked at numerous different jobs over the years: … [Read more...]
There’s a new sheriff in town
On January 7 of this year, Fillmore County swore in John DeGeorge as its new sheriff. When asked how the transition was going, DeGeorge said, “It’s like drinking from a fire hose! The transition has been going really well. It has been extremely busy, but we have a great staff who have stepped up and kept us moving in the right direction. The support from the public has been … [Read more...]
MnDOT sees $7 million benefit from Adopt a Highway volunteers in 2018
Volunteers helping with the Adopt a Highway program picked up nearly 36,000 bags of litter and cleaned up almost 9,000 miles of state roadways in 2018, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Statewide more than 3,500 volunteer groups, ranging from four to 25 people, spent an estimated 282,000 hours cleaning roadway ditches across Minnesota last year, which … [Read more...]
College news
WINONA, MN, March 26, 2019 - Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota’s biology major Bailey O’Hare, daughter of Tim and Brenda O’Hare of Rushford, Minn., received the university’s Outstanding Senior Female Award. For the past 51 years, Saint Mary’s has honored a male and female senior who have demonstrated the ideals of scholarship, character, leadership, service to colleagues … [Read more...]
Birth Announcement
Jett Douglas Henry Jett Douglas Henry was born March 6, 2019, and welcomed home by big brother Weston. Parents are Skyeler Henry and Kacie Deyo of Burns Flat, Okla. Grandparents are Mick and Michelle Juenger of Glen Spey, N.Y., Darwin and Jody Deyo of Chatfield, and Reva (Paul) Henry of Burns Flat. Great-grandparents are Dick (and the late Carolyn) Deyo of Chatfield, … [Read more...]
How to contact your legislators
Governor Tim Walz 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Telephone: 651-201-3400 Toll Free: 800-657-3717 Fax: 651-797-1850 https://mn.gov/governor/ State Representative Greg Davids - District 26B 283 State Office Building * St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) … [Read more...]
If you build it, they can play: Houston’s ‘Mission 66’ inclusive playground in need of volunteers
The only thing standing between the city of Houston and an accessible playground that can be used by all children is … you. That’s the message that a group behind Mission 66 want to get out to those in Houston County and beyond who would like to lend their time to help build a playground that’s been years in the making. The project needs 150 volunteers per shift from … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Reports Timothy James Pierce, 31, Chatfield, Minn.; 1/1/2019, No Motor Vehicle Insurance (Owner), Fine $200, Total Fees $320. 1/1/2019, Allow Illegal Use of Motor Vehicle by Owner, Fine $100. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Corbin Gabriel Bloom, 21, Winona, Minn.; 1/5/2019, No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100, Total Fees $220. Michael Ellis … [Read more...]