In the article titled “Whalan council holds swearing-in ceremony” published in the January 14, 2019, edition of the Fillmore County Journal, it was stated the chain, auger and shaft need to be replaced on the city sander.  The cost of replacement would have been $7,000-$10,000.  The council elected to have the sander repaired, not replaced, which will cost much less than the … [Read more...]

In the Fillmore County Journal article titled “R-P Backpack Program fills nutrition gap” published in the December 31, 2018, issue, it was misstated that the Backpack Program was originally started by Kristy Tweeten.  The program was started several years ago by representatives of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Root River … [Read more...]

Concerning the December 24, 2018, Fillmore County Journal article on page 12, titled “Legislators listen to county priorities,” an error is in need of correction. Jessica Erickson, director of nursing, was expressing the importance of maintaining the state’s health care provider tax. The 2% tax (MinnesotaCare provider tax) is a tax on the gross revenue of health care providers, … [Read more...]

In the December 3, 2018, article titled “County Truth in Taxation hearing to be held December 11,” under Other business in brief, it was stated that “Approval was given to begin the hiring process for a chief deputy.”  It should have stated “Approval was given to begin the hiring process for a deputy sheriff.”  We apologize for the error. … [Read more...]

In the October 29, 2018 issue of the Fillmore County Journal, the last paragraph (page 12) of the article titled “Rushford reaps donation benefits,” should have read: Due to Veterans Day, the next regularly scheduled council meeting is Tuesday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m., at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend. We apologize for this error. … [Read more...]

In the September 3, 2018, issue of the Fillmore County Journal, in the article titled “State Veterans Cemetery - Preston receives certificate of recognition,” it was incorrectly stated that Brad Lindsay, Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Services with the MDVA was in attendance.  Instead, in attendance was MDVA Commissioner Larry Shellito. We apologize for the error. … [Read more...]

The 2018 calendar printed and provided by the Fillmore County Journal shows Wykoff Fall Fest 2018 to be held September 21-23. This is incorrect and should show that the Fest is September 28-30, 2018. We apologize for this error. … [Read more...]

In the June 4, 2018, edition of the Fillmore County Journal, an article regarding Chatfield Township included a statement by Josh Thompson that indicated Ross Goldsmith is the head of Chatfield Township Zoning and a member of Chatfield Township Board. This was an inaccurate statement. … [Read more...]

In the May 28 Fillmore County Journal, it was mistakenly noted that R-P School Board had approved the hire of Matt Helgemoe as girls basketball coach. Board Director Valerie Howe voted in favor of the hire of Jake Dahl as head coach, making the roll call vote four in favor of Dahl’s hire (Valerie Howe, Joyce Iverson, Dean Mierau, Jon Pettit), two opposed (John Linder, Bonnie … [Read more...]