There was little agenda businesses at the April 27 meeting, but the Rushford Council unanimously approved a revised wage scale and structure for Rushford Aquatic Center personnel. This move will continue to aid in drawing in not only good employees at the center, but retaining them for more than one season, which has been a problem for the city. According to documentation … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Narcotics Operation
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office and Mower County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint operation, executing a search warrant at the residence of Jason Eli Moore at 418 Line St. N., Wykoff, Minn. During the search, investigators seized approximately 376 grams of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $10,000, along with shotgun … [Read more...]
black hammer township meeting notice
The regular monthly meeting will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Black Hammer Township Hall. Publish 4 … [Read more...]
Edward “Ed” S. Jacobs
Edward “Ed” S. Jacobs, 66, of Houston, Minn., passed away on April 15, 2026. More information and online condolences are available at www.schumacher-kish.com. … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling
The Three Rivers All-Conference wrestling list includes nine Chatfield Gophers, five Caledonia/Houston Warriors, four Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson Screamin’ Eagles, two Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mabel-Canton Wolves and two GMLOS Bulldogs. For Chatfield, freshman Joey Cady (107), Gunner Polikowsky (114), and Nolan Happel (160), sophomores Hunter Polikowsky (145), Logan … [Read more...]
Douglas R. Street
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...]