At the November 3 Fillmore County Board meeting the peacetime State of Emergency for continuing operations for COVID-19 was extended through December 1. The extension of the State of Emergency allows the county to continue telecommuting. It provides links to COVID related funding. County Administrator Bobbie Hillery commented that COVID is not going away, “There were 45 new … [Read more...]
Preston approves housing incentive applications
At the November 2 Preston City Council meeting, the council was short one member. Council member Holly Zuck submitted her resignation effective October 27. The council accepted her resignation with thanks for her service. A plaque will be prepared recognizing her years of service to the community. The Zucks are moving out of the Preston community. Cathy Enerson, EDA, … [Read more...]
Chatfield pavement management program
Tim Schoonhoven, Widseth engineer, encouraged the Chatfield City Council to manage the city’s street infrastructure in the most sustainable way at the council’s October 27 meeting. Craig Britton, city engineer, and Brian Burkholder drove all the city-owned streets (about 18 miles or 73% of the streets within the city limits) and alleys (two plus miles) in Chatfield and rated … [Read more...]
Ongoing general election discussed by Fillmore County Board
County Administrator Bobbie Hillery updated the Fillmore County Board on the 2020 ongoing general election at the board’s October 27 meeting. A total of 6,003 ballots have been distributed (2,886 absentee ballots and 3,117 mail-in ballots). So far 2,195 absentee ballots have been accepted and 1,527 mail-in ballots have been accepted. It has been crazy with people coming in to … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central adds additional early dismissals to calendar
The Fillmore Central School Board met on October 27 at 6:30 p.m. Superintendent Heath Olstad gave a report for the elementary and high school buildings. The end of the first quarter is on November 6 and parent-teacher conferences for grades K-6 will be held virtually on November 12. Six additional early dismissals have been added to the school calendar to give the teachers … [Read more...]
Remainder of Rushford CARES Relief Funds decided
By Wanda Hanson At their October 26, 2020, meeting, the Rushford City Council made a final decision on the disbursement of the remaining CARES relief funding for businesses and non-profits. Previously, 16 applicants had each received $4,000; six new applications had been received. The council decided to award each of those the same $4,000 amount. The council was split on how … [Read more...]
Signed bonding bill delivered to Lanesboro
By Barb Jeffers “We are here today to recognize the accomplishments for the bonding bill and how that affects the project we have for our Wastewater Treatment Plant,” stated mayor of Lanesboro, Minn., Jason Resseman on Friday, October 23, 2020, as Representative Greg Davids and Senator Jeremy Miller presented him with the bonding bill signed by Governor Walz. “We were able … [Read more...]
October 19-23, Homecoming week at Spring Grove Public School
The Spring Grove Public School Student Council planned a week of memorable and safe activities for the school’s 2020 Homecoming. The week started with Monochromatic Day on October 19 and culminates on Friday night, the 23rd, with the varsity football game against Lanesboro. The school board met in person on Monday night, October 19, 2020, in the media center while adhering … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton discusses learning models due to COVID surge
The Mabel-Canton School Board held a regular meeting on October 20. One area of significant discussion was the ongoing increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the county and school district. As decided at the board’s September meeting, the Incident Command Team (ICT) has been given the authority to make decisions regarding which of the various learning models (in-person … [Read more...]
Spring Grove City Administrator Julie Amundson position is now permanent
Mayor Sarah Schroeder and Councilmembers Karen Folstad, Travis Torgerson, Scott Solberg, and Chad Roland attended October 20, 2020, regular meeting of the Spring Grove City Council at the Fest Building. Also present were Julie Amundson, City Clerk/Administrator; Jordan Gerard, The Caledonia Argus; and Charlene Selbee Fillmore County Journal. Mayor Schroeder called the meeting … [Read more...]