At the December 9, 2020, board meeting, board members present were: Lanny Isensee, Matt McMahon, Rick Lowrey, Katie Priebe, and Josh Thompson, as well as principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson. Board member Amy Jeffers was not present. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowrey, administrative assistant; and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Jason Boynton … [Read more...]
Ostrander infrastructure final payment discussed
The Ostrander City Council met December 1, with all members present (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). Brian Malm, from the engineering firm of Bolton & Menk, addressed the council regarding the status of the city’s final payment offer to A1 Excavating for the infrastructure project that company did … [Read more...]
Rushford Village prepping for new year
City councils are wrapping up their year, tying up loose ends on old items and getting a jump on 2021. The Rushford Village council took their December 1 meeting to work towards finalizing a few items, but most will warrant future discussion. While the search for a new Public Works supervisor was listed on the agenda, there was no discussion during the public portion of the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County approves final CARES expenditures
Fillmore County’s distribution under the CARES Act was over $2.5 million. The deadline for purchases was this day, December 1. Several last minute purchases were approved. The ninth extension of the Declaration of Emergency for continuing operations from the COVID-19 was approved, extending it to January 5, 2021. County CARES funds were distributed through grants to businesses … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Hearing on 2021 Budget/Levy
County Administrator Bobbie Hillery explained the Truth in Taxation hearing, which was held on December 1, is required by state law. The public hearing is held at 6:30 p.m. to allow more participation from the public. Three members of the public attended the hearing in person. The meeting could be accessed via Webex or telephone. Hillery began by reviewing 2020. She detailed … [Read more...]
Chatfield’s 2020 Preservation Award
At the November 23 Chatfield City Council meeting, Deborah and Frederick Gerlach were recognized with the 2020 Heritage Preservation Award. Each year during Preservation Month (October) someone who has contributed to the restoration and preservation of Chatfield’s history is selected to be honored with this award. The recognition this year was for the couple’s donation of … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central in full distance learning
At the November 24 meeting, the Fillmore Central School Board discussed the newest learning situation. Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Fillmore County, Fillmore Central moved to total distance learning for K-12 on November 17 and plans to go through December 4. The school’s COVID committee will continue to meet regularly to discuss the situation and will update families … [Read more...]
R-P sets guidelines for determining learning model
The Rushford-Peterson School District notified families of students that they would be moving to full-time distance learning November 7 following an increase in COVID-19 cases within Fillmore County, particularly in Rushford. Now, the district is setting guidelines for determining which learning model to use going forward. The guidelines are flexible, based on a specific set of … [Read more...]
Rushford considers potential land purchase
While the November 23 council meeting agenda was shorter than usual, it did comprise two items requiring a move to a closed meeting that likely garnered quite a bit of discussion. Up first was the potential purchase of the Farmers Win Cooperative properties in downtown Rushford. The cooperative merged with Farmers Co-op Elevator in 2018 and began selling equipment on the … [Read more...]
Houston Schools’ World’s Best Workforce Hearing
The World’s Best Workforce Hearing was sandwiched between portions of the regular Houston School Board meeting on November 19. Superintendent Krin Abraham presented an abbreviated slideshow presentation via Zoom to the board. Missing from the slideshow were graphs and charts of MCA spring results data since no MCAs were taken this past spring. Abraham assured the board that … [Read more...]