With members Mayor Leigh Volkman and Councilmembers Jim O’Donnell, Andrew Linder, Nick Smith and Judi Brock as well as City Clerk Tiffany Jacobson and City Administrator Hayden Stensgard present, the Rushford City Council met on June 22. Chad Kingsbury, who owns The White Barn Farm with his wife Stephanie, was the lone visitor at the meeting. Kingsbury had applied for a … [Read more...]

The Houston County Board of Commissioners met at 9 a.m. in regular session on June 23 in County Board Room 222 of the county’s historic courthouse, where commissioners unanimously voted to complete an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Bruening Rock Products’ proposed Olson Quarry project in Yucatan Township. The EAW will determine whether a more detailed … [Read more...]

Mayor Jeremy Leis called the regular meeting of the Caledonia City Council to order at 6 p.m. on June 22, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Other council members in attendance included Bob Klug, Amanda Ninneman, David Fitzpatrick and John Rauk. The council unanimously approved the minutes from the June 8 regular city council meeting, with one correction. The consent … [Read more...]

At the June 22 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, a request for proposals for the provision of comprehensive municipal legal services was approved. Councilors Josh Broadwater and Pam Bluhm were absent. City Administrator Michele Peterson explained the request for proposals for civil representation was reviewed by both the Personnel/Budget Committee and City Attorney Fred … [Read more...]

At the June 23 meeting of the Fillmore County Board, a public hearing on a proposed amendment to an ordinance regulating cannabis businesses was held. Commissioner Larry Hindt was absent. There was only one public comment made during the public hearing. Steve Duxbury, a member of the Planning Commission, urged the commissioners to leave the setbacks outlined in the ordinance … [Read more...]

Ambulance Director Deb Ristau proposed increases for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) volunteers at the city council’s June 15 meeting. Ristau acknowledged stipends offered by the Preston department have been low compared to the surrounding area. She explained the increases in 2026 will be funded through a Minnesota Uncompensated Care Pool Grant which was applied for and … [Read more...]

Fr. Nicholas Gawarecki, pastor at St. Mary’s of Chatfield, St. Columban of Preston, and the Assumption Catholic Church in Canton, addressed the Fillmore County commissioners at their June 16 meeting. Commissioner Larry Hindt was absent. County Administrator Bobbie Hillery explained she has been communicating with Pasrtor Gawarecki about the county’s assessment policy; she said … [Read more...]