At the November 5 County Board meeting, Brandon Schad, Minnesota DNR, notified the board of a property donation to be added to the DNR Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area. The donation of 52.81 acres is from Pheasants Forever, having received an appropriation from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage (Legacy) Council funding for the land purchase. The board does not have to … [Read more...]
Fire closes Rushford Airport until further notice
Saturday, October 26 a fire call came into Rushford Fire Department from the Rushford Municipal Airport. Pilot Dean Drews, of Huntertown, Ind., had been staying the night in the pilot’s lounge facility after having flown in the previous day after experiencing mechanical troubles. After contacting former Fixed Base Operator and hangar renter Mike Thern, the two had contacted … [Read more...]
Tie vote for new Rushford City Councilor
Rushford is just one of a handful of Minnesota communities with council seats up for grabs this year. Expiring were the terms of Councilors Terri Benson and Jim O’Donnell. Mayor Chris Hallum opted not to seek reelection, after 10 years in the role, so Benson, who’s served as a councilor since 2015, filed for his position. O’Donnell also filed for reelection to extend his … [Read more...]
November 5, 2019 Special Election unofficial results
City of Ostrander •Council member elect - Dan Hellerud, 23 (95.83%). Write-in, 1 (4.17%). City of Rushford •Mayor elect - Terri Benson, 183 (96.83%). Write-in, 6 (3.17%). •Council member elect - Jim O’Donnell, 150 (52.26%). •Council member elect – (Tie vote) Doug Botcher, 59 (20.57%) and Leigh Volkman, 59 (20.57%). Write-in, 19 (6.6%). Second council member … [Read more...]
Chatfield and Preston promote projects for state bonding
The Senate Capital Investment Committee tour visited Fillmore County on Wednesday, October 6. Chatfield EDA made their pitch for Phase II plans for the Chatfield Center for the Arts and Preston promoted a Preston to Carimona segment of the bike trail along with an ask for additional funding for the future veterans home. Center for the Arts Michael Martin made it clear … [Read more...]
LACF and HACF announce Give to the Max Day competition
The Lanesboro Area Community Foundation and the Harmony Area Community Foundation have challenged each other in a friendly Give to the Max Day fundraising competition. Let’s find out which community has the strongest support! All donations received by the two nonprofit organizations on Give to the Max Day, November 14, 2019, will be included in the competition. The … [Read more...]
Lanesboro council urges citizens to be aware of radon
The City of Lanesboro recently worked with Fillmore County to test all of its public facilities for radon. All of the buildings except for two fell under the average of 5.81 for Fillmore County. The basement of the museum tested only slightly over the average, but the fire department was very high. Two tests were conducted in different areas of the building, and they came back … [Read more...]
Kingsland discusses trips abroad
All Kingsland School Board members (Board chair Jackie Horsman, Maranda Emig, Natasha Howard, Tiffany Mundfrom, Leah Stier, Kyle Rader and Superintendent James Hecimovich) were present at the board’s monthly “work session” meeting on November 4. Principal Scott Klavetter also attended. Spanish teacher Morgan Jacobson addressed the board regarding preliminary plans for an … [Read more...]
League of Minnesota Cities meeting hosted in Spring Valley
On October 30, Spring Valley hosted a Greater Minnesota Regional meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC). The event was co-sponsored by the Southeast Minnesota League of Municipalities. Running from 2-8pm at the Spring Valley Community Center, the event offered informational sessions throughout the afternoon and evening, targeting topics of interest to city officials … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council discusses sewer issues
Sewer repairs and issues were addressed during the regular meeting of the Spring Valley City Council on October 28, with all members present (Mayor Tony Archer, Luan Ruesink, Chris Danielson, John Dols, Mike Hadland and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). Immediately prior to the meeting, a public hearing was held regarding a residential property in violation of City Code 90.55 … [Read more...]