Caledonia Area Public School Board members met Monday, June 16 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., then led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Spencer Yohe and Peterson himself. Board members Julie Augedahl and Chad Harms were … [Read more...]
Kingsland Board Accepts Generous Donations From Booster Club
At the their June 16 meeting, the Kingsland School Board thanked the Kingsland Athletic Booster Club (KABC) for their generous donations of $20,000 for the athletic fields maintenance and $130,000 to build a new football field crow’s nest. “That is for the football field, the softball field (located on the school’s property) and baseball field. The football field needs to be … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Welcomes New School Board Member and K-12 Principal
President Stephanie Jaster called the Spring Grove School Board meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. on June 16. The meeting began with the oath of office administered to newly appointed board member Ashley Olson. All board members were present, including President Jaster, Myriah Klug, Kelly Rohland, Lisa Myhre, Rhan Flatin and Ashley Olson. A motion by Rohland, seconded by Klug, … [Read more...]
No Electric Buses for Lanesboro
Superintendent Matt Schultz informed the Lanesboro School Board that the Federal Electric Bus Grant they had been awarded was cancelled. The school will need to lease a diesel bus for next year. The bus price has gone up $21,000 and will be subject to an additional $7,000 tariff. The school intends to look into gas buses for the following year since their prices are not rising … [Read more...]
Unique Pathways for Houston Students
At the June 5 Houston School Board meeting, Superintendent Mary Morem lauded the three student speakers for the recent graduation ceremonies at MNVA and the three student speakers at Houston High School. Each speaker wrote their own unique speech which showed their personalities and pathways at the schools. Morem noted Houston was very blessed to have so many choices available … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board Hears of Possible Changes to CCTV
At the June 11, 2025, school board meeting, board members David Sovinski, Tom Keefe, Jill Harstad and Katie Priebe were present. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, high school principal, Eric Nelson and elementary principal, Shane McBroom. Board members Mark Johnsrud and Josh Thompson were not present. Reports Principal McBroom spoke about the Local Literacy Plan … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Resumes Activity Fees
Superintendent Heath Olstad reviewed the recent elementary field trips with the school board at their regular May 27 meeting. “The variety of experiences the kids get to have is awesome,” he said. The spring concerts at both the elementary and high school have been completed. Thanks were extended to elementary music teacher Matthew Patterson for his years of service and … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board Looks Toward Future After Referendum Fails
On Monday, May 19, the Kingsland School Board began their night with a special meeting to review the resolution canvassing the return of votes for the May 12 referendum vote. In 2024, voters approved question one from the district referendum, which dealt with $8.9 million worth of physical facility needs. Question two on that ballot failed. This question dealt with the … [Read more...]
Chatfield Builds New Press Box
Chatfield School District used their new press box for the first time this year at a track meet on April 24, 2025. The new building has storage area in the bottom level and two more levels that will be used by CCTV, Chatfield coaches, timers, announcers and visiting team personnel. Each of these levels has three separate rooms. During the track meet, this reporter asked … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public Schools Holds Short Board Meeting in May
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, May 19 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Julie Augedahl, Chad Harms, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Spencer Yohe and Peterson. District employees present … [Read more...]