The Houston County Commissioners convened for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 17. Chairman Eric Johnson promptly called the meeting to order at 9 a.m., followed by the Pledge of ...

Each farm had an orchard with apple trees and pear trees. Ben recalled, “many kinds of berries growing on the stony pastures and along the stone fences … blueberries and blackberries as big as plums ...

I tried to twitch my nose. In the TV show “Bewitched,” Samantha, played by Elizabeth Montgomery, twitched her nose to activate her magic. I hoped to mimic her actions and be able to levitate the piano ...

For a fifth straight year, St. Michael/Albertville High School hosted the Class A state track and field individual meet. GML-OKS, RPH, LFCMC, Chatfield, and Cale-donia/Spring Grove were all ...

At the their June 16 meeting, the Kingsland School Board thanked the Kingsland Athletic Booster Club (KABC) for their generous donations of $20,000 for the athletic fields maintenance and $130,000 to ...

The Mabel-Canton School Board was formally recognized by Ehlers & Associates during its regularly meeting on June 17, following the successful sale of school building bonds. Jodie Zesbaugh of Ehlers ...

For it to continue, Fillmore Central girls golf will need a major retool. In the program’s 11th consecutive state appearance, the Falcons could not author an encore to last year’s share state ...

At the June 17 county board meeting Sheriff John DeGeorge said they were planning jail tours for the public on July 7 and 8 from 5-8 p.m. each day. The board accepted those two dates for the jail ...

Two standout events are set to bring that spirit to life the weekend of June 27-29 in Bluff Country. Laura Days in Burr Oak, Iowa, and Brownsville Days in Brownsville, Minn., invite locals and ...

At this point, about 65% of diseased trees have been removed by property owners that were notified. City code declares diseased trees to be a public nuisance. The city has removed trees on public ...

Johnson’s Rolling Acres was this year’s host for Fillmore County Dairy Night on the Farm the evening of June 14; although foreboding clouds filled the skies, the night went off without a hitch. The ...

Grove clay target (trap) team placed fourth at the Class 4A state championships and qualified for the overall, all-classes state tournament, conducted by the Minnesota State High School League. Photo ...