Lanesboro School Board member Dave Lawstuen gave the facilities committee report at the April 19 meeting. HSR Associates, the architecture firm working with the district on the buildings’ proposed improvements, provided maps, mock-ups, and a detailed concept plan to help those present at the meeting to visualize the changes and additions. The projects that the facilities … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central considers replacing Stop and Drop with back-to-school conferences
Principal Heath Olstad spoke to the Fillmore Central School Board at their April 24 meeting about a proposal to drop the traditional elementary Stop and Drop event and replace it with two days of back-to-school conferences starting with the 2018-19 school year. He explained that the change would not extend to the high school and that the open house for those students would … [Read more...]
Nethercut passes the reins of law practice over to Schieber
When Richard Nethercut and his wife Loni Kemp first moved to the Fillmore County area from the Twin Cities, they only planned on staying a few years before moving on to someplace bigger such as Chicago. That was in 1981, and they’re still here. “Once we were here, it never occurred to us to go anywhere else,” Nethercut laughed. “It couldn’t be a better community to raise … [Read more...]
Veterans discuss emergency care and housing
U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s staff held a listening session for veterans on April 12 at the Fillmore County Office Building. Bree Maki, southern Minnesota outreach, and Alex Schueller, veterans and military outreach, led the group in a discussion of veterans issues and concerns. Smith, through a video recording, said the objective was to hear directly from veterans. She wants … [Read more...]
Native grass field in Wykoff?
On April 16, Kingsland Superintendent James Hecimovich asked the school board to consider his idea of turning the field at the former Wykoff school into a “native grass prairie land area” that Kingsland students could use for educational purposes. He explained he is referring to “the ballpark and the little park next to it, the old track field.” No action was taken at this … [Read more...]
Preston’s audit presented
Jason Boynton, Smith Schafer and Associates, presented the 2017 audit information for the city of Preston at the city council’s April 16 meeting. An unmodified, “clean” opinion was issued. Boynton said it was an overall good report. The general tax levy totaled $831,494. Other revenue included TIF collections in the amount of $74,307 and Local Government Aid (LGA) in the … [Read more...]
R-P takes action on Peterson land parcels
Monday, April 16, the Rushford-Peterson School Board followed through with steps to return two of the three parcels of the former Rushford-Peterson Middle School to the City of Peterson. Outlined in the consolidation agreement drafted by the Rushford School Board and the Peterson School Board in 1991, should the R-P School District vacate the premises in Peterson, Parcel One … [Read more...]
Chatfield High School media center under renovation
The Chatfield School Board met on April 16, 2018, in room 122 in the high school. Board members present were Jerry Chase, Scott Backer, Amy Jeffers, Katie Priebe and Matt McMahon along with Superintendent Harris, administrative assistant Lorri Lowrey, business manager Karyl Lyons, Craig Ihrke, elementary principal; Randy Paulson, high school principal; and Community Education … [Read more...]
Rushford Village closing in on Benson Lane Project
The Tuesday, April 17 meeting of the Rushford Village council was focused almost exclusively on public works issues. The most prominent issue was continuing discussion on the Benson Lane Project. Engineer Derek Olinger, of Bolton & Menk, was on hand at the meeting to review recent survey results and to detail the next steps in the project. It was noted at the March meeting … [Read more...]
Rebuild VFW event in Spring Valley
Everyone around Spring Valley knows that in early October 2017, the Johnny Ringo’s bar burned down, and has been demolished. It’s not as well known that the Spring Valley VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) building, right next to the fire, also incurred significant damages. And for that reason, the VFW is holding a “Rebuild the VFW Benefit Dinner and Auction” on Saturday, April … [Read more...]