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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 19, 2021 MORTGAGOR: Andrew A. Helgerson, a single person. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Bell Bank, its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded November 1, 2021 Fillmore County … [Read more...]

Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Assumed Name | Certificate of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333

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The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. Note: Information provided when filing a business entity is public data and may be viewable online. This includes but is not limited to all individual names … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Saturated

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By Pastor Kevin Barnhart Spring Grove Evangelical Free This summer the rain has seemed constant and steady like a “drip…drip…drip that never stops.”   Floods have occurred near and far causing devastating destruction to homes, land, and lives.  The damage in the wake of something so innocent as the rain is incredible.  But when the soil becomes saturated and can no longer … [Read more...]

Peering at the Past – Crime, Booze and Other News in the 1870s

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“A young man never feels so much at a loss what to do, as when he takes his girl to a picnic, a big ant crawls down her back and begins to bite her just above the belt, and she begins to scream for help.” This quip was published in the Caledonia Journal in September 1879. Percival “Perk” Steffen, who owned that newspaper for 36 years (1922 to 1958), at some point, decided to … [Read more...]

Fillmore County Fair Open Class Results

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Arts & Crafts Grand Champion Jim Henley, Harmony, Adult Oil Painting; Reserve Champion Eunie Biel, Harmony, Adult Watercolor; Honorable Mention: Josie Schmidt, Chatfield, Mixed Media, Adelyn Nelson, Fountain, Pressed Flower; Brynn Fussy, Spring Valley, Pencil Drawing, and Wood Carving; Cora Mathison, Preston, Beadwork; Karen Vinson, Chatfield, Oil Painting/Florals; Jan … [Read more...]

Minimum-wage Rate Adjusted For Inflation as of January 1, 2026

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Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for inflation on January 1, 2026, to $11.41 an hour for all employers in the state. The 90-day training wage for workers under age 20 will increase to $9.31. These rates reflect a 2.5% increase. The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have minimum-wage ordinances that require higher minimum-wage rates for work performed in … [Read more...]

College News

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Graduates List Fall 2024/Spring 2025 Western Technical College:  Ashley Schulz, Caledonia, Medical Administrative Professional; Braedon Solie, Caledonia, Welding & Fabrication; Drew Hauser, Caledonia, Automotive Technician; Isaac Housker, Caledonia, Accounting; Jeremy Stehr, Caledonia, Accounting; Jonah Dvorak, Caledonia, Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician; … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

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Caledonia Police Department Andrew John Schwanbeck, 45, La Crescent, Minn., 6/19/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275.  6/19/2025, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200.   Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Jermey John C. Calvert-Robinson, 35, Preston, Minn., 6/3/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees … [Read more...]