Kingsland School Board held a “work session” on March 1, with all members participating. Building and Grounds Director Jason Thompson’s written report included, “Thursday evening February 18, as you well know, we had some excitement with a sprinkler line bursting… There were two recycling receptacles placed in front of the cabinet heater in the bell door vestibule, potentially … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Relief Grants approved
At the Fillmore County Board’s March 2 meeting, a list of county businesses was approved to receive a portion of the grant money which was received from the State of Minnesota. The grants are to provide financial relief for businesses impacted by the COVID pandemic. Applications for this second round of business grants were received from January 6 through February … [Read more...]
Cub Scouts Pack 53 collecting donations for Rushford Food Shelf
The Cub Scouts help the March food drive each year. Pack 53 of the Rushford/Peterson area will have cans to collect monetary donations at local businesses for the month of March. Donations can also be mailed to Rushford Food Shelf P.O. Box 549, Rushford, Minn. 55971. The Cub Scouts cannot gather food at neighborhood homes this year because of COVID. “Food insecurity affect … [Read more...]
Trout Days and Pop-Up Markets
At the March 1 Preston City Council meeting, events scheduled for later this spring and summer were on the agenda. Ilene Edwards received approval to hold Pop-Up Markets on May 15, June 12, July 10, August 14, and September 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each date. She noted the September 2020 market was the largest yet with 24 vendors and an abundance of shoppers. People were … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Historical Museum welcomes new director
Jon Willford gave a report for the Lanesboro Historical Museum at the March 1 Lanesboro City Council meeting. Sandy Webb has been the museum director for 10 years now, but is stepping down to retire and will transition out of the role. “She’s done a tremendous job,” Willford noted. “We’re really fortunate for a small community to have such a great museum.” Dan Rooney was hired … [Read more...]
Ostrander discusses snow removal
The Ostrander City Council met in regular session on March 2, with all members present (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). Snow removal was a topic of much discussion during the meeting. First, the council heard from Terry Stackhouse, who asked, “Is there any way we can take that county snow, push it … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On February 8, Drew Douglas Wiskow-Davis, 25 of St. Charles, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Wiskow-Davis is charged with six felonies; two counts of Theft - Take/Use Transfer Movable Property - No Consent, two counts of Financial Transaction Card Fraud - Sell Two or More, and two counts of Receiving Stolen Property. One Theft and one Receiving Stolen … [Read more...]
Three CUP applications recommended for approval
The Fillmore County Planning Commission held public hearings on three conditional use permit applications during their February 18 meeting. •Timothy Lawstuen applied for a CUP for a private campground in section 4, Fountain Township. The application is for seven camp sites. Currently, there are six campers being used just by family members. One of the six campers is used by … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central to continue with four-period days in 2021-22
At the February 23 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad asked the board if they would like to continue with the four-period days at the high school in the upcoming school year or change back to eight-period days. For the last seven or eight years, the high school had operated with eight periods in their school day, but that was switched to four … [Read more...]
Chatfield discusses benefits of strategic planning
At the February 22 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, the potential benefits of working with a consultant to better identify longer-term goals, along with a work plan, was discussed at length. A proposal from HueLife was under consideration at a cost of $6,500 for consultant services. City Clerk Joel Young said they could hire a facilitator to help them identify a clear … [Read more...]