Mayor DeWayne “Tank” Schroeder called the Caledonia City Council’s regular meeting to order Monday evening, March 22, 2021, at 6 p.m. in the city auditorium. City council members in attendance included Amanda Ninneman, David Fitzpatrick, Brad Rykhus, and Robert “Bob” Klug. The council unanimously approved the consent agenda including the March 8 minutes, Resolution 2021-06: … [Read more...]
Houston School Board prom/graduation given yellow lights
At their March 18 meeting, the Houston School Board learned that both prom and graduation will be able to proceed with caution. Prom has “pretty stringent” guidelines; the state has suggested dancing while seated in chairs six feet apart. Prom has been set for May 1, 2021; the After Prom committee has already contracted with a hypnotist for entertainment. Supt. Krin Abraham … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Housing Solution Group looks to the future
It’s everywhere - housing shortages. What can be done about it? How does a city find solutions? Those are all questions being asked by the Lanesboro Housing Solution Group, a team that has been formed in Lanesboro that are putting their heads together to come up with a strategic plan to ease the housing shortage in town. Lead person of the group, Phil Dybing, who is also … [Read more...]
Chatfield joins Root River Trail Towns
Community representatives of Root River Trail Towns voted unanimously on Wednesday, February 17, to accept Chatfield into the Root River Trail Towns organization. Established in 1988, Root River Trail Towns was created as a non-profit group to market the Root River and Harmony-Preston Valley state bike trails. Participating communities include Fountain, Preston, Harmony, … [Read more...]
Gypsy moths are slowly moving into Houston County
Commissioners Dewey Severson, Eric Johnson, Robert Burns, Teresa Walter, and Greg Myhre were all present via Zoom at the March 23 regular meeting of the Houston County Commission. Chairman Burns called the meeting to order at 9a.m. COVID-19 update Public Health is hosting a 300 first dose community clinic on Thursday, March 25, at the Four Seasons in Caledonia. The county … [Read more...]
Fillmore County SSTS amendments approved
The Fillmore County Planning Commission held a public hearing on proposed amendments to the county’s Sub-Surface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance at their March 18 meeting. The language regarding escrow accounts resulted in the most discussion. When a property is sold or transferred the SSTS must be inspected. If a SSTS is found to be non-compliant, it must be brought up to … [Read more...]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclaimed in Fillmore County
Fillmore County proclaims April 2021 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month at their March 23 meeting. Sarah Monroe, Victim Services, and Kari Berg, Corrections, reported that sexual assault is widespread. The three county area (Dodge, Fillmore, and Olmsted) of victim services served about 600 victims of sexual violence in 2020. Sexual Assault Awareness Month was first observed … [Read more...]
Home explosion in Bloomfield Township
According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, a 911 call was received by Fillmore County dispatch at 6:29 a.m. on Friday, March 19, reporting an explosion and fire at a residence in Bloomfield Township in southwest Fillmore County. Spring Valley and Ostrander Fire Departments were paged, along with the Spring Valley Ambulance and Fillmore County Deputies. Upon arrival, … [Read more...]
Rushford holds hearing on parking ordinance
A public hearing held March 22 in Rushford saw just one resident in attendance, but plenty of suggestions and clarifications will be made following the discussion. Resident Tom Butterfield acknowledged that many hearings go without any citizen comment and that he felt it was worthy of discussion before being passed. “I’ve looked at this and I have some strong feelings. I’m … [Read more...]
Kingsland works to seal out radon
The Kingsland School Board meeting originally scheduled for March 15 was postponed to March 18, due to a snowstorm. The meeting was held via Zoom technology. Heather Zweibohmer addressed the board to share her thoughts on Kingsland’s learning model. Explaining that she is a parent of three Kingsland students (in grades three, four and seven), Zweiboihmer said, “I just want … [Read more...]