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...]
Historic surveying equipment to be displayed at the Houston County Highway Shop
The Houston County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March 1, from 9-9:57 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...]
Preston Area Community Foundation dinner and auction will be held Monday, March 28
The 14th annual Preston Area Community Foundation dinner and auction will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Branding Iron, starting with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and a dinner at 6:30 p.m. This annual event is a great opportunity for PACF donors in the greater Preston and Fountain areas to hear about the impact their contributions are making to improve the quality of … [Read more...]
USDA funding available to help low-income individuals and families buy or repair homes
USDA Rural Development has funding availabile for very low- and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area. The Direct Home Loan program offers financing to qualified very-low and low-income applicants that are unable to qualify for traditional financing. No down payment is required, and the interest rate could be as low as 1% with … [Read more...]
40th Annual Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign
“Food insecurity means access to adequate food is inconsistent and limited by a lack of money and other resources throughout the year. Food insecure households report their diets to be of reduced quality, variety, or desirability and/or experience disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.” Semcac’s Rushford, Kasson, Preston and Caledonia Food Shelves served 921 … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Telecommuting Policy
A discussion continued at the Fillmore County Board’s March 1 meeting on a Work Remote Policy. The county already has a Telecommuting Policy. Last week the discussion began with the original rough draft of the policy for working remote; it has since been trimmed down and made more concise. Today the question was whether another policy was even needed; the policy for … [Read more...]
2021-22 School year enrollment data released Public school enrollment continues to see pandemic impacts; highlights need to stabilize education funding and support highest-need students
ROSEVILLE, MN – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) today released 2021-22 school year enrollment data for Minnesota’s schools. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment in Minnesota public school districts, charter schools and nonpublic schools has shifted. In the 2021-22 school year, public schools overall have seen a roughly 0.3% decrease — or about 2,146 students … [Read more...]