To the Editor, As we wait for Governor Walz to start the next wave of restrictions, a thought occurs to me. We as Minnesotans have done everything he has asked, including lockdowns and mask wearing. But the COVID numbers keep going up. After listening to his press conference a few weeks ago, l feel that he is ignoring the elephant in the room. He said that we were doing good … [Read more...]

By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com I don’t often endorse movies in my column.  But, when I do, it is with great conviction. One of my brothers-in-law recently told me about a Netflix movie titled The Social Dilemma. He said he sat down with his two teenage children and watched the movie, as he wanted them to see it as … [Read more...]

By James Gilmer Houston, Minn. I am a 65-year-old deer hunter who has never hunted deer with a gun. To steal a phrase, I am a “dyed in the wool” bow hunter. I have been hunting deer for 44 years. The last 38, I have hunted deer strictly with traditional equipment. For the uninformed, that means I hunt with the old fashioned long bow and recurve. I moved to Houston County … [Read more...]

Like any American who cares about this country, I have a deep interest in the results of this election. But as a politician (I think one never really retires from that job), I take a professional interest, as well. Not only for policy or partisan concerns, but because I’m always interested in how people make up their minds on how to vote. This is an occupational hazard, I … [Read more...]

By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com Now that we’ve cast our votes in the 2020 election, there’s one more election that might be more important. This upcoming election is called Small Business Saturday, and it will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2020. I hope you’ll mark your calendar, and hold on to your holiday … [Read more...]

By David Webb, MD Lanesboro, MN There are now two conflicting strategies for dealing with it. One, advocated by the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and virtually all public health professionals is containment and mitigation. In the context of infectious disease, containment means readily identifying and isolating infected persons, tracing and … [Read more...]

President/CEO Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Autumn, with its changing colors and temperatures that encourage us to move indoors, is a natural time to slow down and contemplate life. At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), we use this time each year to reflect on the partnerships that have resulted in a stronger southern Minnesota. We do this by … [Read more...]

To the Editor, We are having a reprieve with a week of stunning weather. Some call it “Indian Summer”; I call it a gift.  As I ride my bike around Harmony, Minn., I am seeing more political signs than I have in the 30 plus years I’ve lived here. This normally polite, private community is wearing their hearts on their sleeves. On my block alone, I counted over 20 signs. … [Read more...]

By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com A few weeks ago, I was blessed with an opportunity write a story about Sam Bahl and Matson Kiehne taking a trip down The Root River. We intentionally placed that story on the front page, because I keep hearing that people are exhausted with what’s going on in the world and they want to see … [Read more...]