
2020 Business Person of the Year Jones receives award of excellence from Journal readers
The year 2020 became one that tested everyone in ways never imagined. For business leaders, they contended with circumstances they had never encountered before. There were issues with supply chain, facility capacity limitations, shutdowns, social distancing, mask mandates, COVID exposure protocol, staffing, sanitization, health, and safety – to name a few. Over the past few years, the staff at the Fillmore County Journal has considered initiating a “Business Person of the Year” nomination process that […]

96-year-old Grandma Bea retires
As she is lovingly known in Spring Grove, Grandma Bea is 96-year-old Beatrice (Hatling) Doely. Doely, a spry lady with a genuine personality and smart appearance, retired at the end of December after 23 years with the Spring Grove Public library. “Bea Doely is an inspiration to everyone she meets. She works hard and never complains. In fact, she is always optimistic and cheery. I come away from encounters with Bea with a sense of […]

Dealing with trespassers
Rushford landowner Richard Anderson is frustrated with consistent, repetitive, chronic, and increasingly more flagrant trespassing by hunters on his private property and is working to make a change in trespassing laws. After conversations with his neighbor Bob Wick who has similar concerns, and reading a letter to the editor and interview in the Outdoor News with Mark Strehlow who owns hunting land in the Detroit Lakes area, Richard joined forces with the other two men […]

Whalan swears in officials
The first order of business at the Whalan City Council meeting in January was to swear in re-elected council members. Whalan City Clerk Michele Peterson administered the oath of office to Mayor Marlys Tuftin and councilmembers Owen Lewis, Tanya Cook and Thore Johnson. The regularly scheduled council meeting was held on January 11, 2021, on Zoom. Also present at the virtual meeting was council member Kim Berekvam. After reviewing the agenda there were four additions […]

Fillmore County accepting applications from businesses and non-profits for relief grants
The Fillmore County Board held its annual meeting on January 5. County Administrator Bobbie Hillery called the first meeting in 2021 to order. Three commissioners were reelected in the November general election. Judge Matthew Opat administered the oath of office to Marc Prestby, Larry Hindt, and Mitch Lentz who are each beginning a new four-year term. Commissioner Randy Dahl was elected chairman and Lentz was elected vice-chairman. Relief grants Applications from businesses and non-profits will […]

A family of winners
As the name implies, American Quarter horses are bred to run at lightning speed for a quarter mile and are remarkably intelligent. Their build is perfect for tight turns and sudden stops. This popular breed of horse performs as a racehorse and is known for its performance in rodeos, horse shows, and as a ranch horse. Winning is in their DNA, which can be traced back to the Colonial Days of the 1600s. Earlier this […]
COVID-19 News in Fillmore County
News

Fillmore County Solar Farm applies for CUP

Travis Torgerson appointed to fill vacant seat on the Spring Grove City Council

Camp Creek restoration work

Rushford Village extends clerk’s hours; approves Public Works employees

Kingsland opts to not pay $2,500 “COVID fee”
By Rich Wicks

Spring Grove elementary students start winter sports

Several utility billing issues discussed by Canton City Council

CEO in the classroom

Mabel-Canton to stay in hybrid model for now
By Rich Wicks

Chatfield School Board elects new officers
By Mary Allen

Fillmore County District Court

Peterson council brings new councilors on board

Fillmore County continues jail need assessment

Chatfield council urges you to pay stimulus money forward if you can
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Columnists

Historic memories of Fillmore County: “The Photo Artist”

Peering at the Past – The engineer and the fireman jumped out in time to save their lives

Pastor Devotions: Behold I am doing a new thing; can you not see it?

We kitchen tabled everything

Rustic wood

Smoked meats and horseradish — yum!

They cut off heads at the drugstore

Pastor Devotions: A future with hope
Obituaries

Judith Elizabeth Kuehn

Kenneth N. Denny

Frederick “Fred” Allan Boice

Mary Ellen (Webb) Lietz

Elaine Marie Erickson

William “Billy” Amunrud

John Norman Kinneberg

Ruth Ida Paulson

Mary Catherine Winkelman

Jessie Ervin Wells Emery

Jeanette K. Budde

Richard “Pete” Neil Peterson

Eunice E. Applen

John Carl Brose

Betty Sue Roa
