The Eitzen City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, March 8, from 6:04- 6:59 p.m. at Eitzen City Hall. Mayor Jeffrey Adamson and Councilmembers Mitch Lange, Emily Burrichter, and Mitch Luttchens were all in attendance. Doug Meyer was absent. Others in attendance included Darryl Meyer, maintenance, and Steve Schuldt, city clerk. The council unanimously approved the … [Read more...]
Minnesota weekly gas prices
March 7, 2022 – Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 32.9¢ per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,856 stations in Minnesota. Prices in Minnesota are 49.1¢ per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.08/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Minnesota was priced at … [Read more...]
Cub Scouts collecting for Rushford Food Shelf
The Cub Scouts help the March food drive each year. Pack 53 of the Rushford/Peterson area will have cans to collect monetary donations at local businesses for the month of March. Donations can also be mailed to Rushford Food Shelf P.O. Box 549, Rushford, Minn. 55971. The Cub Scouts cannot gather food at neighborhood homes this year because of COVID. Food insecurity affects … [Read more...]
Katie Drewitz, new Houston County Extension Educator
The Houston County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March 8, from 9-10:41 a.m. at the historic county courthouse in downtown Caledonia. Commissioners in attendance included Chairman Greg Myhre, Teresa Walter, Robert (Bob) Burns via Zoom, Eric Johnson, and Dewey Severson. Chairman Myhre called the meeting to order and led the commissioners and the public in the … [Read more...]
Preston orders feasibility report for paving projects
At the March 7 meeting of the Preston City Council, possible paving projects for this year were discussed. Councilman David Collett was absent. In late 2021 the city council approved paving projects for the fire hall parking lot, city shop, and the veterans home bike trail (from the Branding Iron up toward the State Veterans Home). City Engineer Brett Grabau expects to be … [Read more...]
Harmony citizens sound off about retail variety store ordinance
March 1, 2022, around 80 citizens of Harmony had the opportunity to share their views on a proposed retail variety store ordinance with the city council at a special hearing. The hearing began with Greg Schieber, city lawyer and EDA member briefly recounting the recent history of the proposed ordinance. Harmony EDA first discussed last fall whether a variety store such as … [Read more...]
“Move the Schoolhouse” pancake breakfast
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum will be having an All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 7 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Benedict Catholic Church dining hall, 307 W Main St., Decorah, Iowa. The museum is raising funds to “Move the Schoolhouse” onto the grounds of the museum. This one-room schoolhouse, once called the Pot Hollow School, was built in 1915 and … [Read more...]
View Bluff Country from the back of a horse
The bluff country of NE Iowa, SE Minnesota, and SW Wisconsin offers miles of unspoiled scenic beauty to make your horseback riding trip memorable, fun, and challenging. Riders will find trails that offer water obstacles, woods, flatlands, hills, bluffs, rocks/gravel, scenic overlooks, challenges, and unknowns. Some trails are suitable for beginners to advance riders. Need … [Read more...]
Rushford reviewing large gap in airport hangar funding
The City of Rushford has been carefully planning the reconstruction of a hangar at its municipal airport for the last two years. The easterly hangar building, with six units, was a complete loss due to a fire, and additional damage was sustained to the AD Building/pilot’s lounge facility. The western hangar, housing units 7-12 received no damage. Without nine rented hangar … [Read more...]
Ostrander Fire Department Staffing Shortage Mulled
During the regular Ostrander City Council meeting on March 2, the council heard concerns from Fire Chief Jason Rice. Council members present included Stephanie Start, Vernon Thompson, and Mayor Pam Kunert. City Clerk Wendy Brincks also attended. Rice reported that there had been one situation earlier in the day, in which firefighters were paged to respond. He said the … [Read more...]