The Spring Valley City Council held a regular meeting on April 11. All council members were present (Mayor Tony Archer, John Dols, Chris Danielson, Luan Ruesink, and Greg Brooks). City Administrator/Clerk Deb Zimmer also participated. No visitors had signed up to address the council. Greg Melartin addressed the council regarding the request for street closures for the … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board approves revised 2022 FY budget
At the April 13 Chatfield School Board meeting, Lanny Isensee, Katie Priebe, Tom Keefe, Jill Harstad, and Matt McMahon were present, as well as Principals Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson, Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant; and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Board member Josh Thompson was not present. Eric Nelson, high school principal, … [Read more...]
Enrollment up at Lanesboro school
Elementary Principal James Semmen spoke at the Lanesboro School Board meeting April 13, to explain the need for hiring an additional teacher next year. When Semmen began as principal in 2000–2001, K-6 enrollment was at 181; administration anticipates an enrollment of 247 in 2022–2023. In the past two years during COVID, there was an increase of 50 students in the elementary, … [Read more...]
Molly B performing at the 2022 Hesper-Mabel Steam Engine Days
The Mabel City Council met in regular session Wednesday April 13, from 6-7:37 p.m. at the Mabel Community Center. Council members in attendance included Mayor Jim Westby, Terry Torkelson, Kirsten Wyffels (call-in), Adam Wilder, and Cory Wilson. The council unanimously approved the minutes from the March 9 regular city council meeting and the accounts payable report. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County search warrant and drug arrest
According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, on Wednesday, April 6, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Investigators along with the Southeast Minnesota Violent Crime Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at 407 Silver Street in Wykoff. The search warrant was the result of a drug investigation conducted by the Fillmore County Sheriff’s … [Read more...]
Heather Myhre and Audrey Staggemeyer thanked for their service to Houston County
The Houston County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 5, from 9-11:24 a.m. at the historic county courthouse in downtown Caledonia. Commissioners in attendance included Chairman Greg Myhre, Teresa Walter, Robert (Bob) Burns, Eric Johnson, and Dewey Severson. Chairman Myhre called the meeting to order and led the commissioners and the public in the … [Read more...]
What’s new at the Ma Cal Grove Country Club?
The Ma Cal Grove Country Club clubhouse rose from the ashes after the fire on February 2, 2019, destroyed it. The new clubhouse opened last year during the second year of the pandemic. Guests to the new clubhouse will first notice that the new clubhouse is set farther back from the road than the former building was. As a result, there is plentiful parking in front of the … [Read more...]
21st Annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour – where art is made!
From April 22-24, 2022, artists in SE Minnesota’s Bluff Country will open the doors to their creative spaces for a behind-the-scenes studio view not usually offered to the general public. During this annual self-guided event, these accomplished artists will be displaying their work, demonstrating their processes and selling pottery, paintings, turned wood items, jewelry, fiber … [Read more...]
Preston City Council has two open seats
Councilman Robert Maust submitted his resignation, due his health and age, effective April 30. At the April 4 meeting two resolutions each declaring a vacancy on the city council were approved, one for councilman David Collett who passed on March 14 and the other for Maust. City hall is accepting letters of application from city residents who are interested in serving as a … [Read more...]
Investigating whether soil health systems improve field workability and quality of life
By Katie Drewitz Extension Educator University of Minnesota Extension Fillmore and Houston Counties Timing is everything for farmers working in Minnesota’s short growing season. Getting into the field during a window of good weather to plant, spray, or harvest can make the difference between profitability and loss. It can also mean the difference between a frantic, … [Read more...]