On November 9, the Wykoff City Council met in regular session. All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, Mary Tjepkes and Mary Sackett) as well as City Clerk Becky Schmidt and Deputy Clerk Luann Hare. The meeting was held at the community center, which allowed for social distancing. All in attendance wore face masks. The … [Read more...]
Whalan holds public hearing prior to monthly meeting
The City of Whalan held a public hearing prior to the regularly scheduled city council meeting on November 9, 2020. The meeting was held in person and was also available via Zoom. A petition was made by Ben Ruberg on behalf of the Murphy family, requesting the City of Whalan vacate a portion of 2nd Avenue, which is an unincorporated and unopened street. Present at the public … [Read more...]
Spring Valley raises sewer rates
The Spring Valley City Council met November 9. Members present included Luan Ruesink, Chris Danielson, John Dols, and Mayor Tony Archer. Also attending was City Clerk/Administrator Deb Zimmer. Council member Mike Hadland was absent. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, masks and social distancing practices were in use by those attending. A proposed increase in the city’s … [Read more...]
R-P holds emergency meeting on activities
Families of the Rushford-Peterson School District were notified November 7 via email that the district will be moving to distance learning for all grades following a rise in COVID-19 cases. The district discussed the issues with Fillmore County Public Health November 6. An emergency meeting was held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9 to discuss both the changes in learning … [Read more...]
Improvements at Cancer Memorial Park in Harmony
By Hannah Wingert The November 10 Harmony City Council meeting opened with a public forum to discuss the assessments, but as no one was present with questions or comments, the forum was closed. President of the Harmony Area Cancer Support Group, Ann Mraz, attended the meeting to discuss the cancer memorial park in Harmony. The support group was first started in the late 1980s … [Read more...]
Welcome new teachers Roger Bacon, Kiara Reichstadt, Ryan Evans, and Bradley Reiter to LeRoy-Ostrander
After only two months at LeRoy-Ostrander Public School, this year’s new teachers already demonstrated the school’s motto “Educational Excellence, For Life.” Roger Bacon Roger Bacon is the new high school special education teacher at Leroy-Ostrander Public School. Bacon graduated high school from John Marshall with 500 or so classmates and earned his undergraduate … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal will donate $1,000-worth of books to each VFW and American Legion
In February of 2016, the Fillmore County Journal presented a book titled Boots & Badges: Honoring Fillmore County Veterans. This hardcover book encapsulated the military service of more than 3,400 veterans from Fillmore County, Minn., honoring generations of families who had served their country from the War of 1812 to current conflicts such as the Iraq War. This book has … [Read more...]
The 2020 election is kinda over
As of press time on Thursday, November 5, 2020, American voters still don’t know who has claimed the title of President of the United State of America for this upcoming term. And, there is a chance voters may not find clarity for quite some time. Due to absentee and mail ballot processing, the states of Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and … [Read more...]
Kingsland technology issues discussed
On November 2, the Kingsland School Board’s scheduled “work session” meeting was postponed, due to unexpected technical difficulties at the school. The school board meeting was rescheduled to November 4. But the Strategic Planning meeting was held as scheduled on November 2, with members attending via remote technology from their homes. During the Planning meeting, input … [Read more...]
Lanesboro council approves vacation of portion of Fillmore Avenue N.
By Hannah Wingert The Lanesboro City Council met at 5 p.m. on November 2 to hold a budget workshop. It was noted that utilities will go up because the city has to prove that it can pay for the new wastewater treatment plant. A few minor changes were made to the 2021 budget, but nothing major was changed. At 5:45, a public hearing was opened to discuss the potential vacation … [Read more...]