The Ostrander City Council met May 5 with Mayor DJ Start presiding. Council members Jimmie Dean, Lyn Massey-Mills, Dan Hellerud and Brodi Nesler were present, along with City Clerk Wendy Brincks. Much of the meeting focused on infrastructure projects, including inspections at the city’s water facilities and the approval of a generator purchase for the wastewater treatment … [Read more...]

At the May 5 meeting, the Rushford Village Council’s longest discussion was with Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit regarding projects in the works, inquiries about properties, and one permit application that stumped the administrator. First, in regards to plans from Farmers Win Cooperative, Pettit indicated he’d spoken to City Engineer Derek Olinger regarding septic engineering … [Read more...]

At the May 5 county board meeting, information was presented on plans for extending a new transmission line  from Marion, Minn., to the Mississippi River (105 miles). The plan is to replace a 161 kilovolt (kV) transmission line with a new 765/161 kV double-circuit transmission line (Maribell Transmission Line). The double-circuit lines are to be on a steel lattice … [Read more...]

At the May 5 meeting of the Houston County Board of Commissioners, the board Chairman Greg Myhre called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. The board approved the agenda and the minutes from the April 28 regular meeting, with Commissioner Kurt Zehnder abstaining. There was one public comment from Justin Gartner of The Towers, LLC, regarding action item No. 3: the approval or denial … [Read more...]

The May 6 Fountain Council meeting started a few minutes behind schedule as they waited for quorum. All members of the council – Mayor Ron Reisner, Councilors Tammy Danielson, Jordan Kearns, Cory Spratte, and Dave Stockton – were in attendance. During new business, the council briefly discussed several possible personnel and contract changes. City Clerk Mary Tjepkes brought up … [Read more...]

At the April 28 meeting of the county board, Assistant Fillmore County Attorney Marla Stanton and Captain Dan Dornink reported on a social media safety program which they continue to present at local schools. Stanton explained the first of these programs began in 2017. The content has changed over the years. Nine years ago, it was “scared straight” and now students are … [Read more...]

The phrase “Your money is hard at work” may be overused, but during the April 28 Houston County Commission meeting, it became immediately clear that taxpayers in Houston County can rest assured that their money is well spent.  With only one new business item listed on the agenda, there was time for two presentations.  The first was a University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension … [Read more...]

Finance Officer Stephanie Mann presented the city’s first-quarter financials for review at the April 27 Caledonia City Council meeting. She announced that she and City Clerk/Administrator Jake Dickson will be meeting with the auditors during the first week of May, possible Thursday, May 7. She expects that the audit report will be presented to the council at the second … [Read more...]