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Fillmore County Fair offers a history lesson at The O’Hara Country School
Chief Meteorologist Aaron White visited the O'Hara Country School at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Preston, MN and spoke with Joann Hall from the Preston Historical Society about the school and what people can learn by visiting.
Mabel To Follow County Cannabinoid Ordinance, Discusses Night Out
At the July 10 Mabel City Council meeting, the board unanimously passed resolution number 2024-07 concerning the public use of cannabinoids. This resolution aligns with Fillmore County’s ordinance number 20240423, which governs the use of cannabinoids in public places. Mayor Adam Wilder called the meeting to order at 6...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar tours a new veterans home in Preston
KIMT News Three's Evan Berg spoke with the senator about her visit to the new home on Monday. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visits State Veterans Home in Preston. After almost a decade of waiting, Preston opened a new state veterans home earlier this year, several months later, residents and one U.S. Senator are happy with what they’ve seen.
Lewiston Altura Public Schools to hold referendum for two new funding proposals
LEWISTON, Minn.- The Lewiston-Altura Public School district is holding a referendum on Nov. 5, to ask for funding for two different projects to support future development at its schools. The school district says the referendum is split into two separate funding requests. The first would ask for property owners to...
Our Towns Thrive When Everyone Is Welcome
I love the cultural and civic institutions that make our rural communities such a great place to live. From the post office, to restaurants, the county fair, local stores, to public schools, public libraries, and our newspaper. These institutions make our social lives richer. So, it was with great interest that I watched an editorial back-and-forth involving my two favorite institutions: public libraries in the Fillmore County Journal. For those of you who don’t voraciously read local commentary (you really are missing out) let me catch you up: In the middle of June, Ben Bisbach wrote eloquently about his experience attending a public meeting at the Harmony Public Library in which some residents petitioned the library to ban children’s books about gay people. The library declined to do so. Last week, Nancy Earndhardt responded to Ben’s letter, encouraging the library to ban books about homosexuality and generally indicated that she believed homosexuality should not exist.
Whalan to Host Good ‘Ol Days Celebration
The city of Whalan will soon be hosting its Good ‘Ol Days Celebration once again and everyone is invited to come and visit and meet friends and neighbors of Whalan past and present. This good news was announced at the Whalan City Council meeting which was held on July 8 at the Whalan Town Hall.
City of Wykoff Hoping to Have New Softball Field by End of Summer
The Wykoff City Council met per their usual schedule at 7 p.m. on July 8, the second Monday of the month, and after the meeting was called to order, it began with the Pledge of Allegiance. One of the most major issues brought up at the meeting was that of...
Chatfield School Board Begins Yearly Superintendent Evaluation
At the July 10 school board meeting, board members Jill Harstad, David Sowinski, Katie Priebe and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, elementary principal Shane McBroom, and high school principal, Eric Nelson. Board members Josh Thompson and Mark Johnsrud were not present. Reports. Shane McBroom reported...
Fillmore County Fair starts Monday
(ABC 6 News) — One of the oldest county fairs in Minnesota gets started on Monday as Fillmore County’s event kicks off. Monday is dedicated to 4-H as static project judging begins at 1:30 PM and goes until 7 PM. On Tuesday, attendees can check out The O’Hara...
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