City Administrator Joe Hoffman summarized the proposed adjustments to the 2017 budget at the city council’s September 20 meeting. As discussed at the September 6 meeting, there is a $129,282 Twenty-14 Project surplus. Using just a portion of the surplus each year to reduce the amount levied for the bond payment for a period of years will help keep the payments level. The … [Read more...]
F & M Community Bank meets with Rep. Tim Walz
Representatives of F & M Community Bank recently met with U. S. Representative Tim Walz at the bank’s office in Rochester. Dan Christianson, CEO; Charles Aug, President; Jim Oeltjenbruns, Senior Vice President; and Mike Tuohy, Board Member, met with Congressman Walz to discuss various community banking concerns. “Congressman Walz was very cordial and interested in hearing … [Read more...]
Wallace L. Osland
Wallace L. Osland, 80, of rural Lanesboro, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus. He was born in Cresco, Iowa, on June 29, 1936 to Nels and Agnes (Miller) Osland. The lived on a farm near Bristol Center in York Township of Fillmore county until 1940, when the family moved to a farm north of Cresco on Golden Ridge Road in Howard County, Iowa. In 1950 … [Read more...]
Jerker Saxentorp
Word has been received of the sudden death of Jerker Saxentorp, 51, of Vargarda, Sweden.On Thursday, August 25, 2016. Jerker passed away on his way to work. He was born April 22, 1965 to Elov and Britta Johansson, and went to school and lived his entire life in the community of Vargarda. Jerker first came to Preston, Minn., at age 19, through the MAST (Minnesota Ag … [Read more...]
Preston discusses 2017 budget
City Administrator Joe Hoffman presented some possible adjustments to the 2017 budget at the city council’s September 6 meeting. Councilman Dave Harrison was absent. The initial draft of the budget was discussed at the August 23 meeting with a $54,000 levy increase over last year, or 6.77%. Hoffman noted there was no increase in health insurance premiums, but none had been … [Read more...]
Preston Historical Society announces raffle winners
The Preston Historical Society conducted the drawing for the winners of the recent raffle fundraiser at their August Society meeting. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for Historical Society projects. The Society would again like to thank F & M Community Bank for providing matching funds of $1,000 (a dollar for each ticket sold). Preston businesses and individuals, … [Read more...]
County to trim 2017 Budget
At the September 6 meeting of the county board, the commissioners, by consensus, set a goal to limit the levy increase to less than 6 or 7%. County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman reviewed preliminary numbers for 2017. Vickerman said based on what each of the departments presented, before any changes are figured in, the levy increase could potentially be over 15%, or about $1.4 … [Read more...]
Doug and Deb Ristau family named the 2016 Fillmore County Farm Family of the Year
The Doug and Deb Ristau family has been named Fillmore County’s 2016 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota. Doug and Deb purchased a 320-acre farm in 1987 with a small 30-cow Herford herd, which they purchased from the previous farm owner, and were part owners of a 60-cow Holstein herd with Doug’s parents. In 1995, they began custom raising Holstein heifers … [Read more...]
2016 Fillmore County Fair 4-H non-livestock results
Aerospace Champion: Lauren Olson, Reserve Champion: Trevor Ruen Bicycle Champion: Lauren Olso, Reserve Champion: Kathryn Pickett Child & Family Development Champion: Megan Hopp Constructed Clothing Champion: Avalon Jacobson, Reserve Champion: Emarie Jacobson Fashion Revue - Tailor Champion: Mara Schwarz, Reserve Champion: Jackie Apenhorst Fashion … [Read more...]
Preston Library wraps up its 2016 Summer Reading Program
The Preston Library staff would like to thank and congratulate all of the readers who participated in the “Go For the Win” summer reading program. A total of 138 children signed up for the program. The Cuddle Me group were read to for 480 days, the Pre-Readers group had 2625 books read to them (an increase of over 700 from last year), the Readers group read a total of 37,980 … [Read more...]