By Wyatt Garten The GM FFA has been pretty busy so far this year. We built a chick pen for the Mower County Fair barnyard, had a float in our homecoming parade, and had our annual fruit sales where we sold over $10,000 in fruit, meat and cheese, and other items. So far this year we have had three teams compete in Career Development Events (Livestock Judging, Fish and … [Read more...]
Wayne “Aldi” Gordon
1948–2025 Wayne Aldis Gordon, 76, beloved by many, passed away February 6, 2025, at his home. He was born in Red Wing in 1948 to Aldis and Inga “Luella” Gordon (Hendrickson) and grew up in Houston, Minn.. After attending college, Wayne served in the Army from 1969 to 1971, including a combat tour in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne. He married Rebecca Jo Gordon (Kaehler) … [Read more...]
Spring Valley-Wykoff Chapter – Leading in Fields, Leading in Life!
By Kristal Brogan The Spring Valley-Wykoff FFA Chapter is successfully completing various activities with its numerous members in the 2024-2025 school year. With members actively participating in these activities it makes it easy to be successful in everything the chapter has accomplished. This chapter has hard working members who are willing to take on any task handed to … [Read more...]
Chatfield FFA Continues Level of Excellence
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...]