Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 40,652,097 total cases (up from 38,686,505 a week ago) with 1,122,036 fatalities (up from 1,094,381 a week ago) — 2.76% of total cases (down from 2.83% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 8,433,007 total cases (up from 8,016,448 a week ago) resulting in 225,399 deaths (up from … [Read more...]
Voting in 2020; fewer polling places and more mail
If you live in a city or township and you received a mail-in ballot, you might want to hang on to it. Certainly, don’t throw it away, which has happened, according to Fillmore County Auditor-Treasurer Charlene Meiners. For the 2020 general election, more cities and townships have opted for the mail-in ballots. And, some voters have expressed their concerns, calling and … [Read more...]
Uncontested races
For the upcoming election, there are quite a few candidates running unopposed. County Commissioners In Fillmore County, Minn., Mitch Lenz (District 1) and Larry Hindt (District 3) will be able to keep their seat warm, continuing their work unopposed. For Houston County, Minn., Robert Burns (District 3) and Greg Myhre (District 5) will be the only option on the … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 15, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 38,686,505 total cases (up from 36,265,982 a week ago) with 1,094,381 fatalities (up from 1,057,505 a week ago) — 2.83% of total cases (down from 2.91% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 8,016,448 total cases (up from 7,640,982 a week ago) resulting in 220,164 deaths (up from … [Read more...]
Real Bites
Village Square of Fountain Some of you may have heard that the Village Square of Fountain in Fountain, Minn., recently won the Fillmore County Journal 2020 Reader’s Choice Award for Best of the Best in the “Pizza” category. Year after year, that particular award bounces back and forth between the Village Square of Fountain, The Pizza Place in Spring Valley, Minn., or The … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 8, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 36,265,982 total cases (up from 34,080,123 a week ago) with 1,057,505 fatalities (up from 1,015,815 a week ago) — 2.91% of total cases (down from 3.05% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 7,640,982 total cases (up from 7,335,558 a week ago) resulting in 214,947 deaths (up from … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Fire departments will need your help
This week is Fire Prevention Week, which also most likely means that fire departments throughout the region will be conducting their annual fall fundraiser. For many departments, this may be their only fundraiser for all of 2020. Many departments will coordinate a chicken dinner, a dance, or a gun raffle. But, with COVID-19 halting many activities involving large … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 1, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 34,080,123 total cases (up from 31,993,442 a week ago) with 1,015,815 fatalities (up from 978,369 a week ago) — 2.98% of total cases (down from 3.05% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 7,335,558 total cases (up from 7,044,888 a week ago) resulting in 210,357 deaths (up from 205,553 … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Meet the candidates
As of the date of this publication, we are 37 days away from Election Day. This is an important ingredient of our democracy. Over the course of the next few weeks, our staff at the Fillmore County Journal will be coordinating a feature titled “Meet the Candidates.” This is something we do every year in order to help our readers understand who they may be voting for in the … [Read more...]
Pages from the past
When David Phillips made plans for closing his six newspapers on Friday, March 27, 2020, including Bluff Country Reader, The Chatfield News, Fillmore County News Leader, Rushford Tri-County Record, Spring Grove Herald and Spring Valley Tribune, the Fillmore County Journal purchased the assets of his newspapers. Along with purchasing the trade names of each newspaper, we also … [Read more...]