The August 25 meeting of the Fillmore County Board began with a moment of silence to remember Commissioner Larry Hindt who recently passed after a long illness. Budgets were reviewed for the Sheriff’s Office, Veterans Services Office, Public Health, Human Services, and Administration. Sheriff John DeGeorge said he wants to add funding for Wellness. It will require a mandatory … [Read more...]

At the August 25 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad reported that streaming for the fall sports season has been set up, and families have been learning how to use Bound for athlete registrations. Sixteen students are registered for cross country, 12 for cheerleading, 77 for football, and 25 for volleyball. The baseline concussion testing for … [Read more...]

At the August 24 meeting of the city council Interim City Administrator Michelle Marotzke was given the go ahead to look into a possible Purchase Option Agreement with the Fillmore Central School District. The Swimming Pool Committee has recommended looking into the possible purchase of land north of the ball field (soccer field) at Fillmore Elementary School. Marotzke made … [Read more...]

At the August 20 meeting of the Fillmore County Planning Commission Nathan and Katie Drewitz of Chatfield Township requested a conditional use permit for a farm winery. The couple has a business plan for the future Chosen Valley Winery. They currently have rows of grapes on about a half-acre. They have plans to grow their acreage and their business. There were no comments … [Read more...]

At the August 24 meeting of the city council, proposed revisions to the residential utility billing policy were approved. Councilors Mike Urban and Josh Broadwater were absent. The billing policy approved in 2017 was revised to include updated provisions; the revised policy will supersede the policy adopted on March 27, 2017. Residential customers will be billed monthly for … [Read more...]

The Monday, August 19, 2026 Kingsland School Board meeting began on a somber note as the board took a moment to observe the loss of senior Nathaniel Drees. “As a school and a community we are hurting right now,” Superintendent Scott Klavetter expressed. “It has been a challenging few days since Nathaniel’s passing. We will be keeping him with us in spirit throughout the year. … [Read more...]

The five Houston County librarians – Jana Halverson of Spring Grove, Stephanie Eggert of Caledonia, Gina Herman of Hokah, Jess Witkins of La Crescent and Beth Peterson-Lee of Houston — along with SELCO Executive Director Krista Ross, presented their annual report, “Why Libraries Matter,” during the 9 a.m. August 25 Houston County Board of Commissioners meeting. Commissioners in … [Read more...]

Another joint meeting of the Harmony City Council, Planning and Zoning and EDA was held August 26 after written comments and questions from the public about the proposed data center ordinance were collected over the past two weeks.  A total of 42 submissions were sent to the group. City Attorney Greg Schieber and City Administrator Alissa Stelpfug organized the input and … [Read more...]

As the schemes and chance of being victim to fraud continues to rise, the city of Rushford is the most recent hit. At the August 24 meeting, City Administrator Hayden Stensgard broke the news publicly, providing details of the type of fraud and what’s been done to recover the funds totaling $252,716. On August 16, city hall was made aware of the wire fraud on one of its … [Read more...]