On July 2, the Preston Food Shelf opened with the following restrictions: •Only registered food shelf clients and essential companions will be allowed in the building. •No children are allowed in the building at this time. •All clients and food shelf staff will wear face coverings. •If you choose not to wear a face covering, a prepacked food box will be given out at the … [Read more...]
2021 street & utility improvements in the city of Preston
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2021 STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF PRESTON Notice is hereby given that the Preston City Council will meet in the Preston Emergency Services Building (Fire Hall – 217 Fillmore St. W) at 6:00 p.m. on July 6, 2020, to consider the making of the 2021 Street & Utility Improvements, an improvement in the Valley Street Area … [Read more...]
Harmony woman cherishes doll she won at Preston’s Fourth of July celebration 84 years ago
Gloria Bergey of Harmony has many precious items she has collected through her life. Among her most cherished possessions is a doll she won in 1936 at Preston’s Fourth of July celebration. Just four years old at the time, the young daughter of Obert and Leona Garness, Gloria won the doll during the children’s parade of doll buggies, tricycles and pets. Gloria admits that … [Read more...]
Driftless Fly Fishing Company opens kayak shop
Mel Hayner has owned and operated The Driftless Fly Fishing Company in Preston since 2013, and recently expanded his business to include a dedicated space for kayaks. “They were in the way over here,” he said. When the opportunity came up for him to rent the empty building next door, which used to house Chic’s Pizza, he decided to go for it. “It was always in the back of my … [Read more...]
Preston EDA revises Local Emergeny Revolving Loan Program
On April 7, 2020, the Preston Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced their COVID-19 Emergency Economic Development Loan Program. According to Cathy Enerson, the EDA Director, “The loans will be used to provide assistance to small local businesses directly during the COVID-19 pandemic event. The loan is intended to be interim financial aid to help keep businesses … [Read more...]
Mathew Vreeman
Mathew C. Vreeman, 43, passed away unexpectedly June 4, 2020, on the family farm in rural Preston, Minn. Mat was born May 21,1977, in Rochester, Minn., to Konnie E. Vreeman and Paula A. (Lockwood) Vreeman. He graduated from Kingsland High School in Spring Valley in 1995. Mat was united in marriage to Carrie D. Beckendorf on September 11, 2004, at Cherry Grove United … [Read more...]
Foreclosure: Preston Iron Works & Truck Repair
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: FORECLOSURE Court File No. 23-CV-16-582 Marine Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. PRESTON IRON WORKS & TRUCK REPAIR, INC., SHELDON L. & SUE ANN KINNEBERG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPT. OF IRS, MONSANTO, INC., Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER JUDGMENT AND … [Read more...]
Preston 2021 street and utility improvements
City Engineer Brett Grabau reviewed the feasibility report for potential 2021 street and utility improvements at the Preston City Council’s June 1 meeting. Grabau explained the report was put together to give the council the ability to pick and choose project areas to keep within financial limitations they had set some months ago. The city’s capital financing plan was updated … [Read more...]
City of Preston Summary Financial Report
Historic Memories of Fillmore County A very famous preacher once visited an old Preston Church
Continuing on, (decades ago), my siblings and I have almost reached the Preston Elementary School! At the intersection of Fillmore and Pleasant Streets, two beautiful churches sat on opposite corners. We walked on the north side of the street allowing us to pass by a splendid red brick building, the glorious Preston Presbyterian Church. Even at a young age we were struck by its … [Read more...]