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Even a Flag Could Kill You in Vietnam

May 18, 2026 By Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

Staff Sergeant Keven Zane Goodno was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam in the fall of 1972. Goodno had enlisted … Read Story

Fountain’s Robert Earley, Tank Commander in Cologne Tank Duel

May 18, 2026 By Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

Robert Earley, a farmer from Fountain, played an important role in a tank duel in Cologne in the closing chapters of … Read Story

News

Fillmore County Journal - Chatfield MN

Chatfield Shady Oak Redevelopment Proposal Tabled Indefinitely

May 18, 2026 By Karen Reisner

Fillmore County Journal- Melartin proposes July event in Spring Valley

Spring Valley Downtown Improvement Project to Begin This Month

May 18, 2026 By Paula Barness

Ask a Trooper

May 18, 2026 By Troy Christianson

Spruce Street Assessments Adopted in Houston

May 18, 2026 By Wanda Hanson

Peterson Averages Rate; Considers Citizen Complaint

May 18, 2026 By Kirsten Zoellner

Whalan City Council Meets with Full Agenda

May 18, 2026 By Barb Jeffers

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Lanesboro School Anticipates Revenue Reductions

May 18, 2026 By Wanda Hanson

Chatfield School Board Hears 2027 Budget Projection Update

May 18, 2026 By Fillmore County Journal

Wykoff Council Discusses Possible New Fire Station, Utility Projects

May 18, 2026 By Zech Sindt

Brown’s Tire & Battery, Inc. Celebrates 40 Years of Service

May 18, 2026 By Wanda Hanson

Sports

Track and Field (5/8)

May 18, 2026

Three Rivers Conference Golf (5/4 – 5/8)

May 18, 2026

Non-Conference Softball (5/9)

May 18, 2026

Southeast Conference Softball (5/4 – 5/8)

May 18, 2026

Three Rivers Conference Softball (5/5 & 5/7)

May 18, 2026

Non-Conference Baseball (5/4 – 5/9)

May 18, 2026

Read this months “Ask the Experts”

Columnists

You Are What You Eat – You Blooming Onion

May 18, 2026 By Al Batt Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal- A Goodly Heritage

A Ride on Sunday Afternoon

May 18, 2026 By Wenda Grabau Leave a Comment

Rev. Anders Nelson

Pastor Devotions – … And It Was Good

May 18, 2026 By Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Peering at the Past The 1850s, Territorial Days on Portland Prairie

May 18, 2026 By Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Latest Commentary

Fillmore County Journal - Weekly Newspaper Serving Southeast Minnesota's Bluff Country - Letter to the Editor

Letter about school library management…

May 18, 2026 By Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Klobuchar Addresses Rising Fertilizer Prices at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing

May 18, 2026 By Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Finstad Calls on DOT to Support United Airlines Service Between Rochester and Chicago O’Hare International Airport

May 18, 2026 By Commentary Submissions Leave a Comment

A Pastor’s Heart

May 11, 2026 By Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Obituaries

William Frutiger obituary, Fillmore County Journal

William (Bill) Louis Frutiger

May 18, 2026

Lorin Hove obituary, Fillmore county Journal

Lorin Earl Hove

May 18, 2026

Memorial and Celebration of Life for Daniel Volkman

May 12, 2026

Colletta Tripp obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Colletta Ann Tripp

May 12, 2026

Larry Kimball obituary, Fillmore county Journal

Larry J. Kimball

May 12, 2026

Vincent Arnold obituary, Fillmore County JOurnal

Vincent Arnold

May 11, 2026


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