The Ostrander City Council met June 2 with Mayor DJ Start presiding. Council members Jimmie Dean, Lyn Massey-Mills, Dan Hellerud and Brodi Nesler were present, along with City Clerk Wendy Brincks and Fire Chief Jason Rice. During department reports, Brincks shared concerns raised by the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office regarding traffic control near the city park. According to … [Read more...]
Rushford Village Gets Updates
At the June 2 metting, the Rushford Village Council heard various financial, planning and zoning, and public works updates, in addition to approving two items. During financials, City Treasurer pointed out that when talking about financial balances, the money that’s in the bank is $114,000 currently, while Fund 100 currently appears as $81,859 in the red. As she described it, … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Council Considers Protection Against Cyber Attacks
At the June 1 Lanesboro City Council meeting, Mayor Alicia Pearson noted that she had seen some conversations online about the Root River Restoration Project. She noted that while it looks distressing to see so many trees go down, the project plans include replanting. She encouraged community members to read previous council meeting minutes to see what the plans include. The … [Read more...]
Rushford Approves Project
The May 26 Rushford Council meeting was notably shorter in nature, but the council and staff discussed several previous items and did take action on a few resolutions and one project. Street maintenance continues based upon priority recommendations from Public Works Director Roger Knutson. They unanimously approved a bid from Asphalt Armor Sealcoating & Paving for a crack … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board fills vacant seat
The Kingsland School Board met for their last meeting of the school year on Monday, May 18, 2026, with their focus on filling the board’s vacated seat. Last month the board received Board Chair Kyle Rader’s resignation. Because there are more than 90 days left of Rader’s term, per statute, the board needed to appoint someone to take seat. At that time it was decided the board … [Read more...]
Chatfield Approves Repairs to the Thurber Building
At the May 26 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, a quote for Thurber Building repairs was approved. Councilors Dave Frank and Paul Novotny were absent. A proposal/quote had been submitted in the amount of $64,435 by Benike Construction to repair and mitigate the water damage to the Fillmore Room and the mayor’s office. Tuckpointing repairs are needed along with the … [Read more...]
SMIF’s Benya Kraus Addresses Houston County Commissioners
Benya Kraus presented information about SMIF (Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation to the Houston County Commissioners at their May 26 meeting. Kraus replaced Tim Penny as president and CEO of SMIF a year ago in June. Kraus lives in Harmony with her husband and four-month-old daughter. She comes from a farm background; her father was a sixth generation farmer in the area … [Read more...]
Committee To Consider Updates to Filmore County Hemp/Cannabinoid Ordinance
At the May 26 meeting of the Fillmore County Board, ordinance buffers/setbacks detailed in Section 6 Subdivision (8) of the county’s ordinance were discussed. This section details eligibility requirements for Cannabis businesses. The board discussed denying the Cannabis Microbusiness retail endorsement for 5th Sun Gardens LLC at 111 Coffee St. East in Lanesboro due to its … [Read more...]
Village Considers New Zoning Fees
The May 19 Rushford Village meeting included further discussion of a new zoning fee schedule, as proposed by its Planning & Zoning Board. The draft proposal is not a final draft, but intended to serve as a starting point. The draft will be the basis for a public hearing on the fees. That hearing is slated for 6:45 pm on June 16. The most notable changes proposed include … [Read more...]
Houston County Airport Courtesy Car Approved
At the May 19 Houston County Commissioners’ meeting, the commissioners approved a courtesy car for the Houston County Airport. During the public comment early in the meeting, Yvonne Krogstad had specific questions regarding the car. She wanted to know who would pay for the purchase, repairs, maintenance and gas for the car. She also wanted to know how many people would actually … [Read more...]