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- Two injured in stabbing
Two men were injured and one arrested following some type of assault with a sword early this morning at a northwest apartment complex.
- Life-size nativity draws crowd to Harmony
Come Christmas time, its not unusual for Joe and Lantha Stevens to see a steady stream of vehicles pass by their home in southeastern Harmony each night.
- Greg Sellnow: In Fountain, no publicity could be bad publicity
Some folks in the tiny Fillmore County berg of Fountain are a little upset about their community's inclusion in a new book.
- 'Today' show remarks upset Fountain residents
Fountain residents are upset after NBC's "Today" show travel editor Peter Greenburg told viewers Tuesday that Fountain has one of "the lamest claims to fame." Fountain, which is about 30 miles south of ...
- Sinkhole near Cherry Grove is filled with artifacts from years past
For the last two years, University of Minnesota geology and geophysics professor E. Calvin Alexander has been bringing students to help clean a sinkhole in the Cherry Grove Blind Valley Scientific and Natural ...
- Snapshot, Fillmore County Board: Commission will get at least one new member
No matter who Fillmore County residents vote for, there will be change on the county board.
- Driver killed in Fillmore Co. identified
Dale D. Fischer, of McGregor, Iowa, died Saturday afternoon when another vehicle collided with him on Highway 52 south of Fountain, Minn., the Minnesota State Patrol reported this morning.
- Crash claims another life in Fillmore Co.
One person is dead after a collision Saturday afternoon on Highway 52 in Fillmore County, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.
- Committee looks at groundwater issues in area
A group of legislators and citizens found a trip into a dark hole clearly illustrated problems with sinkholes in southeastern Minnesota as members of the LCCMR (the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources) toured southeastern Minnesota for two days earlier this month. On a day that included stops at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) trout hatchery at Lanesboro, the Big Spring north of Fountain and the Karst Preserve north of Spring Valley, the 17-member committee was able to learn about the unique problems of karst topography, groundwater problems, trout stream management and more.
- Colorado man injured in Fillmore County accident
A Colorado motorcyclist suffered severe injuries on Sunday afternoon when his bike ran off Minnesota Highway 80 just west of Fountain in Fillmore County, the Minnesota State Patrol reports.
- Candidates for Fillmore County commissioner seat share views
Three county residents will be running for the position of First District Fillmore County commissioner on the primary election ballot Tuesday, Sept. 9. They are Cathy French, Tom Kaase and Karen Reisner. The candidates are looking to replace Stafford Hansen, who chose not to run again. The questions asked to the candidates follow. Responses to each question were limited to 150 words. 1. Please give your name, family, education and employment background. CATHY FRENCH - I have been lucky enough to call this area home for over 25 years and it's where my husband and I have raised two great children. Living here has allowed me to be an active member of the community and to also work as a volunteer with children in our court systems.
- Roadside produce seller finds customers
It is an annual site during the late summer months, and a sign that fall is not far away.
- Six charged in LeRoy break-in, assault
Six people are facing criminal charges for allegedly breaking into a LeRoy home last month, assaulting several people inside and trashing the place.
- Rochester features five prime patios for outdoor dining
Eating inside when there's sunshine and blue skies just doesn't seem right in Minnesota.
- Birth notices
Jay and Denise Johnson of Spring Valley, a son. Rebekah and Lee Kirgis of Rochester, a son.
- Answer Man: When will Peace Plaza start its wearin' o' the green?
Dear Answer Man, can you find out when they're going to remove the temporary fences around the nice new grass in the Peace Plaza? Also, doesn't it seem likely that the grass will be dead and trampled not long ...
- Flood victims start cleaning up, but 'the water just keeps seeping in'
Residents in several Fillmore County towns on Tuesday were cleaning up the muck left by weekend flooding.
- Sheriff reports five accidental deaths in Fillmore County
Two accidents at the end of last week in Fillmore County marked a string of five deaths in 13 days, which County Sheriff Daryl Jensen told media was both unprecedented and also tough for staff to handle, since many times they know the local residents. Early Wednesday morning, May 28, 18-year-old Steve Daskam, who lived with his family south of Harmony near the Minnesota-Iowa border, died in a single-car accident northeast of Harmony on Fillmore Co. 115. He was reported to be heading to a campout with friends. Daskam had graduated with the Fillmore Central Class of 2008 just three days earlier on Sunday.
- Minnesota Car Crash Victim Was Speeding
Fillmore County, MN- A southern Minnesota man has died in a Friday morning car crash.
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City DescriptionFountain is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.
Fountain is known as the sinkhole capital of the United States of America. Sinkholes are holes that form when cave or cavern roofs fall in bringing the ground down with it. The caverns normally form when ground water rubs against the underground limestone. When the water rubs the limestone the water becomes slightly acidic, then after the water becomes acidic it wears away at the limestone forcing caves to form.
As of the census of 2000, there were 343 people, 131 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 413.4 people per square mile (159.6/km²). There were 137 housing units at an average density of 165.1/sq mi (63.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.54% White, 0.58% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races.
There were 131 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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