The Caledonia City Council approved hiring two assistant managers and nine lifeguards for the upcoming 2025 swim season at its May 12 meeting. Those hired included Assistant Managers Sophie Blocker and Owen Denstad, as well as  lifeguards Evelyn Doyle, Jacob Klug, Tyson Ginther, Maddox Walk, Caden Hauser, Julian Moen, Kellyn Cognac, Oliver Bulman and Chase Hauser. City … [Read more...]

The Chatfield City Council met on May 12. Councilor Paul Novotny was absent. Public Works director Brian Burkholder explained the cost for the alley way improvements will be significantly less with this year’s prices compared to last year. There will be roughly a savings of $2,205 per alley with this year’s prices due to reduced work forecasted for Rochester Sand and Gravel (a … [Read more...]

Following months of planning and preparing, the city of Whalan has confirmed that the transfer of the city’s municipal electric system over to MiEnergy is complete, according to City Clerk/Treasurer Teresa Grossell, who made the announcement at the May council meeting.  Present at the regularly scheduled city council meeting on May 12, 2025, were Mayor David Hallum along with … [Read more...]

Karen Todd, representing the Hometown Pride organization, appeared before the Houston City Council meeting on May 12 to once again ask about improving the looks of the Houston sign on the west side of town. Hometown Pride had asked for help last year already with the sign. Todd informed the council that her group had not planted the sign’s flower bed, but had cleared the … [Read more...]

At their meeting on Monday, May 12 the Spring Valley City Council learned they have been awarded a sizable grant through the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Active Transportation (AT) grant program. “Congratulations, you were awarded a million dollars, which was the maximum amount through that program,” Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk, expressed. “The scope … [Read more...]

Harmony resident Salle Crutairi spoke during the public forum portion of the Harmony city council meeting on May 13. She felt that the library was being threatened by government cuts which could result in the library having to rely solely on community support. She also believed that the suspension of the library’s volunteer and intern program was a threat to the library as … [Read more...]

At the May 12 meeting, the Rushford Council reviewed a memo from the Wieser Law Office to the Rushford Police Chief regarding motorbikes on streets or highways. The question posed was whether electric motorbikes are street-legal. After researching a 60-volt motorcycle and Minnesota statutes, the conclusion is that they are not street legal. “A motorcycle is defined as ‘every … [Read more...]

The Mabel City Council met on May 14 at 6 p.m., with Mayor Adam Wilder calling the meeting to order. Council members present included Kirsten Wyffels, Tina Bakke, Valerie Arnold and Kelly Sand. Also in attendance were Kendra Spalla and Public Works Director Robert Mierau. The meeting agenda and the minutes from the April 9 council meeting were approved. Councilor Wyffels moved … [Read more...]

The Chatfield City Council sped through a very short agenda at their May 5 meeting.  A grant (Grant Navigation Program) was accepted in the amount of $5,000 from the League of Minnesota Cities. This is a pilot program. The grant is to be used with industry partners to help identify matching funds for a city project and aid in grant application projects. The city’s potential … [Read more...]

At the May 6 county board meeting, Sheriff John DeGeorge received approval to house inmates temporarily in Winona County, when necessary to keep the jail project on track. The new jail facility is ready to go except for the phone system migration which is being held up by Lumen Tech. Lumen plans to do the project by September. The Motorola portion of the project is pushed … [Read more...]