At the August 17 Rushford Village Council meeting, it was unanimously decided that the Village Hall be the place of all special elections to be held by Rushford-Peterson School District. The district will be holding a special election this November to fill the seat of former School Board Director Kathy Wade, who resigned her seat in February after moving out of the district. A … [Read more...]
High COVID-19 transmission in Fillmore County
Fillmore County Public Health encourages all Fillmore County residents and visitors to continue practicing strategies that reduce the risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Fillmore County is seeing high community transmission of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, which spreads twice as easily as other virus strains. The Minnesota Department … [Read more...]
Torrential rain creates road work for Caledonia’s Public Works department
On August 9, 2021, the Caledonia City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:22 p.m. in the Caledonia City Hall Council Chambers. Council members present, Mayor DeWayne “Tank” Schroeder, Amanda Ninneman, Robert “Bob” Klug, David Fitzpatrick, and Brad Rykhus. Mayor Schroeder led the council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. The commissioners … [Read more...]
Spring Valley noise ordinance discussed
The Spring Valley City Council held a regular council meeting on August 9, at city hall, with all members present (Luan Ruesink, Chris Danielson, Greg Brooks, John Dols and Mayor Tony Archer). Also attending was City Clerk/Administrator Deb Zimmer. A citizen asked about the city’s noise ordinance, and in particular, the signs on the edges of town that inform truckers that … [Read more...]
EV charger coming to Houston
Kent Whitcomb, director of Member Services at MiEnergy, returned to the Houston City Council’s regular meeting on August 9 to further discuss MiEnergy’s offer of a car charging station for Houston. The offer was for a $5,139 level 2 charger. The 7.7 kW charger would have ports for two vehicles and would charge at the rate of 20–30 miles per hour. The city had contacted … [Read more...]
Houston County employees are not required to wear a mask
The Houston County Commission held an emergency meeting on Friday, August 6, 2021, at 9 a.m. to discuss a recommendation by John Pugleasa, Houston County Public Health, and Tess Kruger, Houston County personnel director. Pugleasa and Kruger recommended that the county follow CDC guidelines and require all employees to wear masks whether they are vaccinated or not. The consensus … [Read more...]
Senator Miller celebrates drinking water grant for Caledonia
WINONA, MN, August 6, 2021 – Minnesota State Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) today celebrated the selection of the city of Caledonia for a $1.28 million grant from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority to improve the city’s drinking water infrastructure. The grant will allow Caledonia to move forward on the construction of Wellhouse No. 8, associated wellhead … [Read more...]
Wykoff downtown parking discussed
The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on August 9. All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, Ryan Breckenridge, and Barbara Fate). City Clerk Becky Schmidt also attended. Citizen Lynn Kidd addressed the council, stating, “Well, you know I was here before, complained about the sign downtown, talked about the two-hour … [Read more...]
Peterson opts to forgo car charging station
Discussion from the previous month’s meeting continued at the Peterson City Council’s August 11 meeting. At July’s meeting, the Peterson City Council tabled a decision on installation of an electrical vehicle charging station pending further investigation. An offer, provided by Kent Whitcomb, of MiEnergy, was provided, noting Dairyland Power’s desire to build a network of … [Read more...]
Dave Frank takes oath of office
At the August 9 Chatfield City Council meeting city clerk Joel Young administered the oath of office to Dave Frank, who was appointed to fill a vacancy on the city council. Mayor Russ Smith read the Athenian Oath, which is basically a promise to make things better and to do no harm. Frank was welcomed back to the council. He served two terms on the council some years back. … [Read more...]