At the February 23 Caledonia City Council meeting, street and public works staff, along with Director Casey Klug, received high praise from the mayor, council members, and residents for their efforts in clearing streets after last Friday’s (February 20) heavy snowfall.  The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. in the Caledonia City Hall council chambers by Mayor Jeremy … [Read more...]

At the February 24 Fillmore County board meeting, commissioners approved an agreement with Freeborn County to provide interim county assessor services. Commissioner Mitch Lentz was absent. Assessor Ryan Rasmussen is leaving at the end of February. Fillmore County is looking for a new assessor. In the interim an agreement has been approved with Freeborn County to provide … [Read more...]

At the February 23 Chatfield City Council meeting, the issue of sidewalks required by the Hilltop Estates development agreement was again addressed. At an August 24 council meeting, the construction of a 10-foot bituminous walking path was suggested as a better solution than sidewalks which were required in the development agreement. Three councilors favored the walking … [Read more...]

At the regular city of Rushford council meeting on February 23, the council approved an employment agreement with Hayden Stensgard for the city administrator position. Stensgard will begin in the position April 1 at a salary of $104,598 per year; he will start at step 10, level 6 and have the same basic  benefit package as other city employees. A laptop and cell phone will be … [Read more...]

Houston County Board of Commissioners signed Resolution 26-08 as amended opposing the proposed 765 kV “Gopher to Badger Link” transmission project within Houston County at the regularly scheduled commission meeting on February 17. Chairman Greg Myhre called the meeting to order at 9 a.m., in Room 222 of the Historic Courthouse in downtown Caledonia. Myhre led his colleagues … [Read more...]

At the February 17 meeting of the city council, Preston Historical Society (PHS) President Sheila Craig remembered 2025 as a busy year. It was the year that the Depot Museum and Riverfront Center became a reality. It took six months to raise the $400,000 to build the new facility. Phil Eickhoff was general contractor. The facility is fully paid for and leased from the city … [Read more...]

After months of discussion, the Rushford Village Council is nearing the end of plans to update its longtime revolving loan program. Initially developed in 2012 after substantial flooding damage in the valley, the program sat stagnant for years. Admittedly different from other cities, with no downtown business district, the demand for the business loans has been slow to … [Read more...]