“Right now, it looks like we’re on the front end of this,” USDA District Supervisor and Wildlife Biologist John Hart said about the 2016 discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease in Southeastern Minnesota. After two deer near Lanesboro and Preston tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease last fall, the Minnesota DNR placed a recreational feeding ban in Fillmore, Mower, … [Read more...]
Notice of Fillmore County Delinquent Taxes
Local liquor retailers reluctantly accept move toward Sunday sales
The state Senate voted last Monday (February 27) to repeal the ban on off-sale Sunday liquor sales and allow Minnesota liquor stores to open on Sundays. Since the House has already passed a companion bill, passage of a final bill to end the 159-year-old ban on Sunday sales in Minnesota is a virtual certainty. According to an article in the Pioneer Press, State Sen. Jeremy … [Read more...]
Spring Valley wall repairs slowed
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session on Monday, February 27. All members were present: Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland and City Administrator Deb Zimmer. No visitors had signed up to address the council. The council OK’d the Sportsmen’s Club raffle permit. After approving the previous minutes, agenda and bills, the … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central to close Root River Program
The Fillmore Central School Board approved a motion to close the Root River Program at their February 28 meeting. Enrollment has been dropping and currently, there’s only one student in the program. Several work sessions with special education agencies were held to talk about the direction of the program. A committee consisting of Principal Heath Olstad, Special Education … [Read more...]
Hilltop Estates agreement amended
At the February 27 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, councilors approved a resolution amending the 2008 agreement with Hilltop Estates LLC. City Clerk Joel Young explained the target for the number of lots to be sold by 2023 by the developer will very likely be missed due to the effects of the Great Recession. The developer had agreed to have 155 lots sold by 2023 or … [Read more...]
Public invited to March 7 luncheon and reading of Femicide Report in Preston
On Tuesday March 7, Anne Detlefsen will be hosting a luncheon from 12-1 p.m. at Fillmore Community Advocates/Women’s Shelter, Inc., 212 Main Ave. SW in Preston to honor the Minnesotans who were murdered by domestic violence in 2016. The release of the 2016 Femicide Report marks 28 years of efforts by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (MCBW) to document the deaths … [Read more...]
Rushford considers TIF district
Developer Bluff Country LLC, of La Crescent, has put forth an agreement to the City of Rushford for the purchase of Lot 2, Block 1 in the Himlie Business Park. The goal in development in the southeastern most lost is construction of six, duplex-style townhomes. At the Monday, February 27 council meeting, the city discussed the purchase agreement as well as a counter proposal … [Read more...]
Wykoff city attorney vacancy
The Wykoff City Council held a special meeting on March 1 to discuss the city attorney vacancy. All members were in attendance: Mary Tjepkes, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Brody Mensink. Mayor Williams stated, “I called the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) to get their help to see how we should go about this.” Williams then … [Read more...]
County approves rezoning requests
Zoning Administrator Cristal Adkins reported on two rezoning requests for properties located near Chatfield in Chatfield Township at the county board’s February 28 meeting. A public hearing on each request was held at the February 22 Planning Commission. Terence Yust requested the rezoning of a portion of his property (in Section 6) from Agricultural to RA (Residential … [Read more...]