“The meeting started with a kerplunk; well, abruptly. The City of Rushford will no longer provide police services to the City of Rushford Village or the City of Peterson,” said Rushford Village Mayor Gordon Johnson, at the Tuesday, February 7 council meeting. “I’m disappointed in the way it came about.” The City of Rushford requested a meeting last month, which was held … [Read more...]
Icy winter requires additional salt
County Engineer Ron Gregg reported at the February 7 county board meeting that more road salt has been ordered at the state price. The county is low on salt and sand due to icy conditions this season. However, it is not uncommon to run low on salt requiring a February purchase. The 500 ton order will cost $37,000. Gregg said all of the county shops have been depleted. Funds … [Read more...]
Fountain waste plant sees some compliance
It appears the City of Fountain has some reason to celebrate. After several years’ worth of frustration, issues at the waste water treatment plant may be finding some remedy. Richard Parr, Senior Project Manager for WSB & Associates presented a monthly summary to the council at the Thursday, February 2 meeting. The city has been out of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency … [Read more...]
Wykoff Council eyes many challenges
The Wykoff City Council met on February 8 in regular session, with all members in attendance: Mary Tjepkes, Rocky Vreeman, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Brody Mensink. In Old Business, the council discussed deciding upon a city attorney. Tom Manion has been Wykoff’s city attorney for many years, but the council wanted to “shop around.” Mayor … [Read more...]
Harmony native chaperones musicians for Presidential Inaugural events
Karen (Whalen) Needham, of Houston, Tex., attended the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. as director of orchestra operations for Virtuosi of Houston, when a “Small Ensemble Orchestra” was invited to perform for several receptions. “When you are attending an event as an adult leader or chaperone, the event takes on an entirely different focus,” states Karen. “As a … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central High School chapter of the National Honor Society adds new students
Fillmore Central High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society would like to announce the selection of the following students for membership to our local chapter. Senior: Emilee Fishbaugher Juniors: Kassandra Back, Kayla Biel, Carlee Birch, Ashley Haugerud, Alexander Love, Alex Mathison, Ashley Miner, Brady Ristau, Rianna Ryan, Annalise Shupe, and Baily … [Read more...]
Promoting senior fitness
Sandy Tammel was headed down a painful and unhealthy road after slowly gaining weight over many years, resulting in her becoming overweight in her later years, which created many health issues and accumulating medical bills. Tammel had high cholesterol and triglycerides, became pre-diabetic, and was also dealing with fibromyalgia and arthritis in her hips, knees and lower … [Read more...]
Mental health awareness in children Root River Program in Harmony helps students succeed
According to an information sheet put out by the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI), it reports the National Institute on Mental Health states it is a fact that one in five children age 13–18 will have a serious mental health issue. In fact, 20% of the youth live with a mental health condition, 11% of the youth have a mood disorder, 10% have a behavior or conduct … [Read more...]
A plea for health insurance premium relief
Last October, Governor Mark Dayton admitted that the projected significant jump in premiums for 2017 is making the Affordable Care Act “no longer affordable.” He proposed one fix for the estimated 123,000 Minnesotans faced with surging premiums of 55% or more. By providing a 25% premium rebate to those who purchase health insurance on the individual market, who are not eligible … [Read more...]
Blending Learning Days creating some ‘hiccups’ for R-P
The Rushford-Peterson School District is trying a new approach this winter to counter the unpredictability of weather. Rather than make up snow days later in the year, the district plan utilizes Blended Learning Days, attempting to continue students’ learning opportunities. Essentially, each cancelled day will include a combination of online, traditional paper/pencil … [Read more...]