The executive director from Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO), along with the five Houston County librarians, presented the libraries’ 2024 annual report during the Houston County Commissioners meeting on April 15. Commissioners were sincerely thanked by the librarians for their annual financial support and the ARPA funds. The Caledonia library used the ARPA funds … [Read more...]

At the May 15 council meeting, Rushford Village Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit indicated the Planning and Zoning Board had met with village landowner Vern Bunke regarding his plans for development of land south of Highway 16 near Oakwood Sherwood Cemetery. “Most of you are aware of the development that he’s been bringing around for quite some time,” said Pettit. “Tonight, … [Read more...]

Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk gave updates on the Spring Valley’s street projects at the city council’s April 14 meeting. The final pay estimate for the 2022 Fremont Street Improvement Project with a total of $54,972.23 was approved. “Good news is it came in at a little over $100,000 below what you budgeted. It doesn’t always happen that way, but we’ll take that as a … [Read more...]

At the April 14 meeting of the Caledonia City Council, the city officially selected its new civil engineering firm. All board members were present: Bob Klug, Amanda Ninneman, Jeremy Leis, David Fitzpatrick, and John Rauk.  Four engineering firms were interviewed for the position of civil engineer. The results were presented to the General Government Committee, and after … [Read more...]

At the April 14 meeting, the Rushford Council tackled a number of agenda items including the ongoing discussion of the codification and publishing of all city ordinances digitally. While five full copies of the ordinances will also be printed for usage at city hall, the hope is that having all ordinances readily available for citizens will end confusion  The agreement with … [Read more...]