By Stacy Fritz Chatfield FFA continues its level of excellence through leadership, academics and community service. This past year, we had 11 FFA members who received their MN State FFA Degree. This brings us to a total of 100 members who have received this degree in Chatfield FFA history. As a chapter we were awarded the 3 Star Chapter Award for the eighth year in a … [Read more...]
Spring Grove FFA Chapter
Fillmore Central FFA Gearing Up for FFA Week
By Kayla Koch Fillmore Central FFA has had a busy year and is ready for more to come! Many Career and Leadership Development Events teams like General Livestock, Horse, Dairy, Poultry, Milk Quality, Floriculture, Fish and Wildlife, Companion Animal, Crops, Ag Mechanics, and Best Informed Greenhand have competed throughout the year. Eight students attended the … [Read more...]
College News
Graduates List Fall 2024 Iowa State University: Konnor Kivimagi, Chatfield, BS, Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude Minnesota State University, Mankato: Mick Bullerman, Caledonia, BS, Aviation, Magna Cum Laude; Rebecca Fox, Chatfield, BS, Corrections; Alexandra Hanson, Chatfield, BS, Dental Hygiene, Summa Cum Laude; Zachery Haugerud, Harmony, BS, Management, and … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – The Word of the Lord Endures Forever
By Pastor Mark Geselle Valley Christian Center “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “all people are like grass, and all their glory (like the K. C. Chiefs) is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Flashback – Native American Mounds
By Sally Ryman Rushford Historical Society Native American mounds in the Driftless region are generally massive earthen effigy mounds that are concentrated on high bluffs and ridge crests overlooking rivers. If you’ve been lucky enough to watch “Decoding the Driftless,” you’ve seen them photographed from the air. Created by various Native Americans hundreds to … [Read more...]
Wykoff Council Advances Infrastructure Plans, Approves Local Loan Request
By Zech Sindt The Wykoff City Council held its regular monthly meeting on February 10 at 7 p.m., with all council members and officials present, including Mayor Ryan Breckenridge, City Administrator Becky Schmidt, Administrative Assistant Luann Hare, and council members Barbara Fate, Kaleb Himli, Jeffrey Hare and Jane Baker. Brett Grabau from Stantec presented the … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Carmela Montalvo Acatzihua, 34, Rushford, Minn., 4/13/2024, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Alcohol, Fine $300, Total Fees $490. Local Confinement - 364 days (stay 364 days for two years). Supervised probation for two years - Conditions (1/29/2025): Contact probation officer as directed, Cooperate with the search of person, … [Read more...]
Sarah Petersen Faces Sentencing After Covering for Sister in Fatal Amish Buggy Crash
By Zech Sindt Sarah Beth Petersen has pleaded guilty to aiding an offender in connection with a September 2023 crash that killed two Amish children and seriously injured two other children. Sarah Beth Petersen, 36, admitted in court that she falsely claimed responsibility for the accident to protect her twin sister, Samantha Petersen, who was under the influence of … [Read more...]
Marilyn M. Morem
Marilyn M. Morem, 80, Rochester, Minn., died Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Seasons Hospice House. No services will be held per Marilyn’s wishes. Arrangements by Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. … [Read more...]