After conducting a public hearing on financing a new pumper truck for the Houston Fire Department, the Houston City Council approved the purchase of the truck at their regular meeting October 12. The truck that will be replaced was 27 years old; in recent years the department had had to spend as much as $12,000 to $13,000 on repairs for the old truck. The new truck will be able … [Read more...]
TSP, Inc. presents preliminary plans for a new Caledonia ambulance/fire station
On October 11, the Caledonia City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting from 6 to 8:34 p.m. in the Caledonia City Hall Council Chambers. Council members present, Mayor DeWayne “Tank” Schroeder, Amanda Ninneman, David Fitzpatrick, Brad Rykhus, and Robert “Bob” Klug. Mayor Schroeder led the council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioners unanimously … [Read more...]
Rushford approves refinance
Revisiting a bond refinance talked about in September, the Rushford Council unanimously approved the measure garnering significant savings for the city at the October 12 meeting. The original 2014 bond has a rapidly approaching call date and is within a 90-day prior window to begin refinancing. Initially, Financial Consultant Mike Bubany, of David Drown & Associates, … [Read more...]
Houston modifies health and safety measures
The Houston School Board reviewed the changes to the school’s health and safety measures at their regular meeting October 7, 2021. Changes to the measures included no longer requiring siblings of a positive student to stay home as well as long as they have no symptoms. Positive individuals still must remain at home for at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms or testing … [Read more...]
Chatfield establishes Infant Loss Remembrance Day
At a relatively brief October 11 city council meeting, Mayor Russ Smith read and the council approved a resolution recognizing October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Councilor Paul Novotny was absent. In 1988, then President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Minnesota Infants Remembered in Silence, Inc. (IRIS) … [Read more...]
Mabel OKs one-way alley request
Mabel’s city council met on October 13, will all members present (Mayor James Westby, Terry Torkelson, Adam Wilder, Kirsten Wyffels and Cory Wilson). Also participating was city clerk Karen Larson. No visitors attended to speak on any issues. The main topic of discussion was a request to designate an alley in Mabel as a one-way route. The alley in question runs north from West … [Read more...]
Wykoff hears dust complaint
The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on October 12. Council members in attendance included Lyle Morey, Mayor Al Williams, Ryan Breckenridge, Barbara Fate, and new council member Kaleb Himlie. City Clerk Becky Schmidt and Deputy Clerk Luan Hare also attended. Tim and Theresa Zwart were present, to speak about their complaints regarding the CHS grain elevator. … [Read more...]
Staffing changes/additions for Fillmore County
At the October 12 meeting of the Fillmore County Board, a number of staffing changes/additions were considered. The board approved requests to advertise for an additional full-time social worker, an additional full-time RN or Public Health nurse, and an additional full-time case aide. All three positions will be funded mostly with American Recovery dollars. The additional … [Read more...]
Harmony conducts study on city employee wages
The Harmony City Council met for their regular meeting on October 12. Three council members were absent so there was no quorum, however Domingo Kingsley agreed to attend when he returned from an ambulance call later that evening. Mark Goldberg from David Drown Associate gave a presentation to discuss the company’s wage and comp study while the council waited for Kingsley to … [Read more...]
Local bankers react to proposed IRS tax law change
Have you ever withdrawn $600 or more from your bank account to make a purchase? Or maybe you received gifts of cash for a wedding, birthday, graduation, or funeral that you deposited into your bank account that exceeded $600? Right now, banks are required to submit currency transaction reports to the Internal Revenue Service if someone deposits or withdraws more than $10,000 … [Read more...]