Human Resources Officer Kristina Kohn asked the Fillmore County board to consider her own resignation at the board’s June 22 meeting. Kohn has been with the county for 10 years. Her resignation was accepted with sincere thanks, effective July 16. She gave four weeks notice. Kohn made a statement thanking the employees for the exemplary work they have done; she told the … [Read more...]

At the June 21 city council meeting, Police Chief Blaise Sass reported on the continuing challenges he faces when trying to fill needed part-time shifts in the police department’s schedule. The current part-time police officer wage was set in 2016 at $17 per hour. This is substantially below the average part-time wage of similar size departments in the area, which is about … [Read more...]

The Houston City Council meeting on June 14 began with a presentation by the MN DNR detailing the history of the proposed OHV Trail thus far. Joe Unger, DNR OHV trail planner; Kelli Bruns, DNR Parks and Trails regional manager; and Karen Umphress from the Amateur Riders Motorcycle Association collaborated to present the information and answer questions from the mostly anti-OHV … [Read more...]

The June 15 Rushford Village council meeting was in large part, discussion regarding a number of proposed and ongoing developments related to planning and zoning. A hearing was held prior to the meeting regarding the application by Bonnie Norstad for a second solar array on her property, located between Highway 30 and Highway 16. The proposed array is the second on the farm … [Read more...]

The Whalan City Council received two resignations during the June 14, 2021, council meeting.  One resignation was from a council member and one was on the Zoning Committee.  Additionally, the Whalan representative on the Root River Trail Towns committee is also stepping down. Present at the regularly scheduled council meeting were Mayor Marlys Tuftin, along with council … [Read more...]

Mayor Scott Solberg called the Tuesday, June 15 regular meeting of the Spring Grove City Council to order at 6 p.m. at the Spring Grove Communication meeting room. Council members in attendance, Travis Torgerson, Trent Turner, and Karen Folstad. Councilmember Chad Rohland attended the first half of the meeting via Zoom and appeared in person for the second half. The council … [Read more...]

On June 14, 2021, the Caledonia City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting from 6-8:05 p.m. in the City Hall Council Room. Council members present: Mayor DeWayne “Tank” Schroeder, Amanda Ninneman, and Robert “Bob” Klug. Absent were David Fitzpatrick and Brad Rykhus. Mayor Schroeder led the council and the public in the Pledge of Allegiance. Consent Agenda  The … [Read more...]

The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on June 14.  All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, Ryan Breckenridge, and Barbara Fate).  City Clerk Becky Schmidt and Deputy Clerk Luann Hare also attended. No citizens were signed up to address the council on any issues.  The council noted that discussion about the proposed … [Read more...]

The Spring Valley City Council held a regular council meeting on June 14, at city hall.  All members were present (Luan Ruesink, Chris Danielson, Greg Brooks, John Dols and Mayor Tony Archer), as was EDA Director Chris Hahn.  Attending via remote technology was City Clerk/Administrator Deb Zimmer.   The council heard from two citizens regarding a home in town with … [Read more...]

ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down to 4.0% in May, from 4.1% in April, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The unemployment rate decline was due to people moving from unemployment to employment. The expanding labor force pushed Minnesota’s labor force participation … [Read more...]