Over the past month, I have heard a rumor repeated to me by several individuals in various communities throughout Fillmore County.
It has come to my attention that there is a concern that the Fillmore County Journal will only be delivered to white boxes in each community instead of mailboxes via the United States Postal Service.
Apparently, with our requests for placing these boxes in communities such as Lanesboro, Rushford, Harmony, Preston, Wykoff, Fountain, Chatfield, and Spring Valley, our readers have been paying attention to what is being discussed at these city council meetings — which is a very good thing!
But, please don’t fret. You won’t have to walk downtown to one of these boxes to get your weekly dose of the Fillmore County Journal – unless you want extra copies!
For those in Fillmore County, this newspaper will still be delivered to your house or business every week, just like it has been for several decades.
Our goal with placing these boxes in each community is so that the Fillmore County Journal can be made even more accessible.
So, some of you are probably saying that you already receive the newspaper for free at your home or business every week. Who is going to pick up extra newspapers at these picturesque boxes?
Is it because some households have a challenge with people sharing their copy of the Fillmore County Journal, so everybody needs their own copy? Maybe a little, but that’s not the driving force behind our placement of these boxes in several communities in our distribution area.
Throughout the year, we have readers driving from cities throughout the region to pick up extra copies of the Fillmore County Journal because they have a special connection with that issue. Maybe there was a birthday ad on the Social Scenes page. Maybe they lost a loved one and they want extra copies of the obituary. Maybe their son or daughter was named Athlete of the Week. Whatever the case may be, our goal is to continuously make our publication the most accessible newspaper at all hours of the day or night.
Whether locals or tourists, we want for our publications to be available when people need them. And, that’s why we’ve invested in these beautiful outdoor racks. And, we didn’t just want to put an outdoor rack in each community without putting a little effort into connecting with our readers.
With each outdoor rack, we have tried to include pictures of local people while also recognizing the assets of the communities we serve.
In Preston, for example, Preston Eye Clinic was kind of enough to let us place our outdoor rack in front of their business. And, on that display, you’ll see three important pictures that represent some assets of the community: trout fishing, the Southeast Minnesota Veterans Cemetery, and the Preston Fire Department.
For Chatfield, we did something similar with a display located out in front of Main Street Wireless. Thanks to business owner Lee Novotny for his support, as well.
We are fortunate to have the talented Andy Kelly at Kelly Printing & Signs working with us on the design and application of full color wraps. And, thanks to Bob Smock of Preston and Barb Jeffers of Lanesboro for their photo contributions, thus far.
As we embrace the month of June, you can look forward to more outdoor racks appearing in Harmony, Fountain, Wykoff, Spring Valley, Lanesboro, and Rushford. And, you’ll still receive the Fillmore County Journal in your mailbox.
In this case, more is better.
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