The county’s allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is estimated to be about $4 million. At the July 13  board meeting County Administrator Bobbie Hillery reported that the first half of that funding has been received. The second half is expected to be received next year. The board reviewed a document prepared by the National Association of Counties (NACo) … [Read more...]

Commissioners Dewey Severson, Eric Johnson, Robert Burns, Teresa Walter, and Greg Myhre were all present at the July 13, 2021, meeting of the Houston County Commission. Chairman Burns called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. The meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.  Staff present included Allison Wagner, board clerk/EDA; Donna Trehus, auditor/treasurer; Brian Pogodzinski, County … [Read more...]

Harmony resident Robert Tieffenbacher addressed the council during the public forum portion of the July 13 Harmony City Council meeting. He was pleased with how well the citywide clean-up day went and appreciated the opportunity to get rid of an appliance and some old furniture. He noted that it was the first clean-up day he’d experienced since moving to Harmony 25 years ago, … [Read more...]

The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on July 12.  All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, Ryan Breckenridge, and Barbara Fate).  City Clerk Becky Schmidt and Deputy Clerk Luann Hare also attended.  The council returned to a matter that had been tabled during the June meeting.  Citizen Rocky Vreeman asked if the … [Read more...]

Once again, the proposed OHV trail took center stage at the Houston City Council meeting July 12, 2021. With many anti-OHV trail citizens in attendance, the council decided to proceed with the planned noise study for the trail. Both the council and the anti-OHV group agreed that the noise study needed to be done to provide solid data about the effect the trail would have on the … [Read more...]

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...]