By Ron Scheevel Preston, MN As we watched the events of this past year, one can’t help but wonder “what next”? The riots and violence this past summer, and more recently the assault on our Capitol, only reinforce the need to refocus on respect, civility and patriotism.  Freedom of assembly and speech is one thing, but there is no place in a democracy for the aggressive and … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I’m Chloe and I’m going to be talking about ocean pollution. This is a subject I feel strongly about because a lot of people don’t get that soon there’s a possibility that there could be more trash in the ocean than fish. That’s CRAZY. You see, when a bird, fish or anything consumes plastic it feels full so it won’t eat until it dies because plastic does not … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I researched the possibility of recalling our 1st District representative James Hagedorn because of his treasonist conduct leading up to the terrorist right wing insurrection in Washington, DC January 6th. Unfortunatly, our constitution has no provision for a recall of a congressional representative. I hope his constituents in our 1st District will remember in … [Read more...]

By Peter Lunde Preston, MN This has been a bad week with the repercussions following the demonstrations in Washington and the increasingly worrisome vaccine distribution delays in some states, with Minnesota being among the problem states. I have friends in Texas, 65 to 78 years old who already have appointments to get the vaccine starting next week with the last to get … [Read more...]

If the months since the November elections have shown us anything, it’s that the U.S. is more deeply divided than we’ve experienced in a very long time. This has been building at least since the 1990s, starting in Congress and ultimately coming to be reflected in a polarized electorate, but it’s reached the point where, rather than take pleasure in the success of a politician … [Read more...]

In the newspaper business, our schedule is dictated by press deadlines.  Right when we finish one deadline, the countdown to the next one begins immediately. Over the course of 35 years of working for the Fillmore County Journal, Sherry Hines has successfully hit more than 1,800 deadlines.  That’s truly astounding! More than a year ago, she shared with her Journal family that … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I’m here from Kingsland Elementary school and I’m writing about ocean pollution. I’m writing because there is about 4,000 million pounds of trash in the ocean, or the size of Texas four times. And, most of this trash is plastic. Plastic cannot be broken down by water, only the sun’s rays can. Plastic is made up of chemicals that can’t be broken down by water. … [Read more...]

To the Editor, I would like to personally thank all of the landowners that allow hunting on their land. My family and I have enjoyed hunting the same land for years. Fillmore County has some of the best hunting and scenery in Minnesota. It also has some awesome landowners. It is difficult to find land to hunt and most public land is already saturated with hunters. My son and I … [Read more...]

To the Editor, What does shop local, buy local mean to you? I think everyone has a basic understanding of what this means but I believe there can be a very broad interpretation of this also, more than I would expect from an entity that is currently promoting shop local, buy local.  Let me share what I experienced in a recent Harmony City Council meeting. A Harmony resident … [Read more...]