The Hokah City Council met on Wednesday, July 5, at the Hokah Fire Station. Council members present included Mayor Lee Tippery, City Clerk Lindsey Martell, and Council members Mike Walsh, Gary Martell, Corey Lorenz and Tom Bernsdorf. Mayor Tippery called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. A motion was made, seconded and carried to approve the … [Read more...]
Fair time!
Celebrate 165 years of tradition, food, entertainment, and exhibits at the 2023 Fillmore County Fair, July 17-23. The fairgrounds is located just minutes west of Hwy. 52 in Preston. Food is one of the top reasons fairgoers attend county fairs. Food, especially fair food, challenges all fiave senses. Whether it is a bag of fluffy sticky sweet cotton candy, grilled burger, … [Read more...]
$255,000 financial boost for Houston County childcare
At the July 11 regularly scheduled Houston County Commission meeting, commissioners approved allocating $255,000 from the county’s ARPA funds for Houston County childcare. Houston County EDA director Allison Wagner, Houston County Public Health and Human Services director John Pugleasa, and representatives from Workforce Development Inc. presented the Houston County Childcare … [Read more...]
Chevrolet of Spring Valley leaps into the future with new facility
Two years after Rochester-based Penz Automotive Group spread its roots to Spring Valley by purchasing the Buick Chevrolet store, owner Todd Penz and his team are now taking the dealership to the next level and a new location. June 26 marked the first day of business at Chevrolet of Spring Valley’s new facility at 1100 North Broadway Avenue on the west side of town. New … [Read more...]
Rushford development gets new owner
At the July 10 meeting, the city of Rushford entered into an agreement with the Realty Gift Fund, a non-profit organization accepting charitable gifts of real estate. Bluff Country LLC is the former owner of the land, which sits east of Rushford Manufacturing in the Himlie Business Park. The city and Bluff Country LLC Development had an agreement for the Planned Unit … [Read more...]
Eitzen’s Fourth of July ends on a positive note
Eitzen City Council members heard several positive compliments about the town’s Fourth of July celebration including the fireworks which went off with a bang. The mayor said that he would like to see some numbers and expects that the Lions Club will have some at their meeting following this night’s council meeting. Mayor Adamson called the July 11 regularly scheduled meeting of … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Schools gets new website
The Lanesboro school board met for a regular meeting on the evening of July 13 at 7 p.m. Present at the meeting was Steve Storhoff, Chris Troendle, Steve Snyder, Mark Holmen, and Kevin Horihan. Superintendent Shultz was also in attendance. After leading the room in the Pledge of Allegiance, Chris Troendle opened up the floor for public comment. Tamara DeGarmo was the only … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board to start study group for future facility needs
At the July 12 Chatfield School Board meeting, board members Jill Harstad, David Sowinski, Mark Johnsrud, Katie Priebe, Josh Thompson and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, Principals Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson, Rinnea Kreter, administrative assistant and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Josh Thompson reported that the board had met earlier to … [Read more...]
Harmony council considers semi parking
At the July 11 Harmony City Council meeting, the council discussed the complaints that have been received about semi trucks and trailers that have been parking overnight in Harmony. Originally, the city had allowed semi drivers to park on vacant land that the city owned, but now that someone has purchased the land, the situation has changed. The city ordinance states that only … [Read more...]
Fillmore County awards the sale of bonds for jail project
Mike Bubany, David Drown Associates, Inc., presented five bids submitted for the bond sale at the board’s July 11 meeting. Bubany noted the county had an S & P Global rating of AA-/Stable, which with the state enhancement is AAA/Stable. Good ratings lead to good results. He recommended the low bidder for the $6,390,000 general obligation bond submitted by Stifel, Nicolaus … [Read more...]