At the April 9 Peterson council meeting, Mayor Chris Stenzel brought up the city’s chicken ordinance and indicated he’d been contacted by residents about what’s defined in the ordinance. “I’ve had some people contact me about the word chicken and they wondered if we could amend it to the word poultry instead because some of them would like to have maybe a pair of ducks or … [Read more...]

The county board interviewed two applicants for the assessor position at their April 1 meeting. The county has been looking for an assessor since the resignation of Kathryn Frette in late February after six months of service. After both candidates were interviewed, the board by consensus agreed to extend a “bona fide” offer to Ryan Rasmussen because he is by far the most … [Read more...]

On a blustery April Fool’s evening, the city of Rushford Village held two public hearings as well as their regular council meeting. The hearings were required in order to amend Collection Ordinance #2 and Mowing Ordinance #7.  Ordinance #2 now includes the service of mowing private property consistent with Mowing Ordinance #7. References to Minnesota Statute 436.15 to … [Read more...]

Residents filled the Spring Valley Community Center on Thursday, March 27 for the Spring Valley Neighborhood Meeting to learn more about the 2025 Tracy Road Project. “The project scope is Tracy Road from Trunk Highway 16/Broadway Avenue over to Section Avenue. The project does expend all the way through that Section Avenue and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 1 intersection … [Read more...]

The Brownsville City Council meeting convened on April 2 to discuss several key city matters, including sewer costs, infrastructure projects, and community program updates. The meeting, led by Mayor Jean Meyer, began at 7 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Center. Council members in attendance included: Pam Walhovd, Bill Fitzpatrick and David Prestby. Barb Hurley was absent. … [Read more...]

The Ostrander City Council gathered for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m.  Mayor Stephanie Start called the meeting to order with all council members present, including DJ Start, Dan Hellerud, Jimmie Dean and Lyn Massey-Mills. City Clerk Wendy Brincks was also in attendance. A major topic of the evening centered around improving internet access … [Read more...]

At the April 2 meeting, the Fountain City Council received questions regarding February’s council discussion of potential development. The area in question is 2.69 acres west of Westside Lane, which is currently open green space and park.  Kery Erickson, who resides at 118 Westside Lane, didn’t speak in direct opposition to developing the area. Instead, she made it known to … [Read more...]