Monday, November 13 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 14 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse. 9 a.m., • … [Read more...]
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Jail maintenance improvements continue
Chief Deputy Kevin Beck noted multiple maintenance updates and improvements being made to the county jail at the board’s November 7 meeting. The improvements are being made to satisfy state inspection recommendations. The last inspection was in May. The jail was downgraded to a 90-day facility in February by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Food service requirements … [Read more...]
Gophers will be floating in a new pool
In the November 7, 2017 ,election, the City of Chatfield answered the following question: Shall the City of Chatfield, Minnesota, be authorized to issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $4,402,000 to finance the acquisition and betterment of a new swimming pool? Out of 433 voters, 237 voted yes while 196 said nay. The referendum passed with nearly 55% … [Read more...]
Keith E. Krogstad
Keith E. Krogstad, 84, of Preston, died on November 6, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Visitation will be held at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, Minn., on Friday, November 10 from 9:30-11 a.m. with an 11 a.m. service to follow. Pastor Dan Bredberg will be officiating. Burial will take place at Crown Hill Cemetery. Keith was born in Carimona … [Read more...]
Marlene Fishbaugher
Marlene Ruth Fishbaugher, age 87, of Harmony, Minn., died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Monday, November 6, 2017, at the United Methodist Church in Harmony, with interment following in Prairie Queen Cemetery, rural Preston. Friends called from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, November 5, at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in … [Read more...]
A veteran’s service – American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars remember
We see them marching, flags held high while commanders call out drill commands. We see them somber at the funerals for soldiers who’ve passed on; standing with the color guard, trumpeting out a bugle’s song, firing the heart stopping three-volley salute. We see them, but who are they and what do they represent? At current count, there are 13,807 American Legion posts … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, November 6 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 7 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 8 • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6 … [Read more...]
LFC’s Arndt Qualifies for State
The last two seasons, LFC girls cross country qualified for state. A three-peat probably went out the window last winter. Kiera Olson and Leah Ruen were destined to graduate. Emily Snyder tore her ACL in basketball. Only one of LFC’s top four runner from last year’s Section Meet, Kaylee Arndt, returned. At the 2017 1A Meet, the frosh took 14th place, which was one of the … [Read more...]
Football Teams All Fall
For the first time since 2011, no county football squad will make a Section title game. Four teams made the semis. But their good seasons didn’t become special. Section 1A 2-seed R-P (7-1) put up the first 42 points in handling 7-seed Kingsland (1-7) in the quarters 42-22. Jake Paulson (4-66, 2 TDs receiving), Landon Skalet (7-8, 88 yards, 2 TDs passing), Ethan Hermanson … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/23 & 10/26) 1A and 1AA East Play-Offs
9-seed R-P (10-16) 0, 8-seed Kingsland (13-17) 3 > 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 (K: L. Buchholtz 26 kills, 3 aces; Kori Kruegel 11 kills, 12 digs; E. Buchholtz 33 assists; T. Zimmerman 18 digs, 13-13 serving; Jenna Schmidt 19-19 serving. RP: Nicole Blagsvedt 6 kills; Olivia Hoff 15 digs; Lauren Lawston 5 kills, 14 digs; Kensay Clobes 4 kills, 11 digs. Buchholtz had a 6-kill, 3-ace … [Read more...]