Enjoy a picnic in Sylvan Park and be entertained by “One Stage at a Time.” On July 31 at 6 p.m. and August 1 at 1 p.m., Lanesboro Community Theater will present three short one-act plays, interspersed with lively music, a reading about a man almost going over our own Lanesboro Dam, jokes, a sing-a-long, an appearance by Ole and Lars, a monologue about beer cans, and other … [Read more...]

ST. PAUL, MN – Seventy-five statewide road projects will benefit from $75 million in Local Road Improvement Program funding to help improve or build roads in Minnesota cities, towns and counties. The Minnesota Legislature appropriated an additional $110 million to specific projects, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The LRIP provides funding for … [Read more...]

Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge attended the July 12, 2021, Whalan council meeting to share information with the council and visitors about the Jail Needs Study which will be completed soon. Present at the regularly scheduled council meeting were Mayor Marlys Tuftin, Kim Berekvam, Thore E. Johnson and Owen Lewis, along with City Clerk/Treasurer Michele Peterson. The … [Read more...]

ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 4.0% in June and the state’s labor force participation rate also remained level at 67.9%, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Nationally, the unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point in June to 5.9% with labor … [Read more...]

The July 12 Rushford council meeting was unusually brief, but it did contain discussion and updates on various projects and ongoing negotiation of the possible purchase of the former Farmers Win Cooperative site. First up, one of two items of general business, was the approval of appointing election judges for the November General Election. A number of the volunteers are … [Read more...]

The blood drive held in Harmony on July 6, 2021, succeeded in collecting 47 units of blood.  There were 46 donors that presented, of which eight donated Power Reds (two units). Congratulations to these four donors who reached the following milestones: Marilyn Bratager – 3 gallons, Tom Burke - 1 gallon, Andrew Ollendieck - 8 gallons, Alvin Joe Schorr – 3 gallons The … [Read more...]

The July 12 Rushford council meeting was unusually brief, but it did contain discussion and updates on various projects and ongoing negotiation of the possible purchase of the former Farmers Win Cooperative site. First up, one of two items of general business, was the approval of appointing election judges for the November General Election. A number of the volunteers are … [Read more...]

Kent Whitcomb of MiEnergy visited the regular Peterson City Council meeting July 14 to offer a level two car charging station to the city. The level two charger would be able to charge two cars at a time at a rate of 30 to 50 miles range per hour. The charger valued at $5,139 would need to be installed by the city at a location of their choosing. Installation costs would range … [Read more...]

For over two decades, Mark Scheevel has driven Fillmore Central students to school, but now he’s hanging up his bus keys and moving on to retirement. “It’s been 25 years to the day,” he said, explaining that the day he started Harmony Transit and the day he sold it were exactly 25 years apart. Scheevel plans to stick around through the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year to … [Read more...]