Born near Hesper, Iowa, November 13, 1933. Deceased on February 13, 2026, at Symphony Northwoods Nursing Home in Belvedere, Ill. He lived in Rockford, Ill., for 63 yrs. His wife, Barbara Walhus Street died in 2015. … [Read more...]
Houston’s Momsen Uses Sabbatical Wisely
Teacher Marty Momsen visited the February 5 Houston School Board meeting to share how he used his sabbatical last year. After teaching for 25 years, Momsen became a student again at age 50 to take the journey to become EMT certified and able to teach an EMT class. Momsen has been an EMT for four years and works at Winona Ambulance as well. His first hour EMT class at Houston … [Read more...]
Working Hard for Caledonia
Mayor Jeremy Leis praised City Clerk/Administrator Jake Dickson and Public Works & Zoning Director Casey Klug for their leadership and negotiation skills at the February 9 city council meeting. Mayor Leis called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Council members in attendance included Amanda Ninneman, John Rauk, David Fitpatrick, and Mayor … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – World Solutions Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry
By Madison Lile In Western society, humans tend to view nature’s patterns through a lens of rationalism. Author Guiles Hutchins explains that “rationalism seeks certainty in our uncertain world and repeatable experiments under controlled conditions.” In the context of design, this means that much of the world’s science, architecture, and technology has been built on human … [Read more...]
Quick Meeting Begins Fountain’s Year
At the January 6 Fountain City Council meeting, no news was good news. Only one actionable item of business, the approval of consent agenda items, was considered. This includes the monthly financial information and regularly occurring items, such as approval of previous meeting minutes, and the council approved it unanimously. The regular monthly Public Works’ report was … [Read more...]
Eat Well, Be Well, Have Fun
“Even in the most trying times, you can smile that you have food on your plate and a beat in your heart.” -Hiral Nagda Talking with friends and family this week about Thanksgiving Day plans, I was amazed at how many ways we all celebrate this holiday. I grew up in a family of seven siblings and for as long as I can remember it was a very wonderful tradition. There was … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/8)
Cross Country: Rakosnik Title Helps L/FC Girls Take Second in Stewie For the 52nd time, Stewartville hosted its (usually) annual Bill Glomski cross country run at Bear Cave Park. Thirteen complete girls teams and 16 complete boys squads competed. Achieving something that even the esteemed sophomore had yet to do, Lanesboro/Fillmore Central’s Autumn Rakosnik was the first to … [Read more...]
Mabel Council Reviews Utility Rates, Parking Safety, and Cannabis Ordinance
The Mabel City Council met on Wednesday, July 9 at 6 p.m. with Mayor Adam Wilder calling the meeting to order. Council members present included Kirsten Wyffels, Tina Bakke, Valerie Arnold and Kelly Sand. Approvals and Financials The agenda, as well as the minutes from the June 11 regular council meeting and the June 25 special meeting, were approved. Bakke moved to pay the … [Read more...]
Houston County Board Wraps up Routine Business in Swift Meeting
The Houston County Commissioners convened for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 17. Chairman Eric Johnson promptly called the meeting to order at 9 a.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Commission members present included Chairman Eric Johnson, Cindy Wright, Bob Schuldt and Greg Myhre. Commissioner Kurt Zehnder was absent. The board unanimously … [Read more...]
Preston Ordinance Modifications
City Administrator Ryan Throckmorton guided the city council through 11 proposed ordinance modifications at its May 19 meeting. Modifications were made to Ordinances 304 through 314. These changes are available for review on the city’s website at prestonmn.gov/proposed-ordinances/. Ordinance 304: City Code Chapter 112 Tobacco Regulation was repealed as it was outdated and … [Read more...]