Brownsville Fire and Rescue Jake Danielson, Tony Kath (Assistant Chief) Caledonia Fire Department Pat Jilek, Matt Klug, Randall Ashbacher (Safety Officer) Chatfield Ambulance Leslie Tannahill, Dave Sovinksi Eitzen Fire Department Tim Paus Fillmore County Emergency Manager/Deputy Don Kullot, 25 years of service to Fillmore County, and 35 … [Read more...]
Houston County Sheriff’s Office Recognized for Excellence
CALEDONIA, MN, April 28, 2025 – Houston County Sheriff’s Office has been recognized for excellence in policy management and training for Law Enforcement and for Corrections in 2024 by Lexipol, the leading provider of solutions that empower performance excellence in public safety. This is the fifth consecutive year Houston Couty Sheriff’s Office has been recognized for Law … [Read more...]
Football (9/8)
Football/Volleyball: Gridiron Battle Highlights R-P/Caledonia Series It has been a while since multiple Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson teams did battle in the fall. Since football turned to districts, the teams’ gridiron squads have not played. But to open the first full week of the 2025 season, Warrior and Trojan volleyball and football squads did battle the same … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Faith is a Guide in Times of Distress
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Life is hard. It is full of ups and downs, pain and sorrow. For people of faith, our faith is part of what helps us weather those challenges in life! With lots of challenging national news happening in the last couple of weeks, I wanted to name some of the ways that faith can help you in times of … [Read more...]
Thyme & Again – School Days and a Little Homework
By Angela Denstad Time and again, back-to-school season comes around, and that means – whether you’re a student, a parent of a student, an educator, friend, fan, or neighbor of students – life shifts into school mode. Even for those who only vaguely recall their own long-ago school days, the fresh, fall air and dewy mornings might just lead to a longing for a new pair of … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Fair Livestock 4-H Results
4-H Club Legend AHF - Arendahl Hi-Flyers, BC - Bloomfied Cloverleaves, CC - Carimona Cruisers, CW - Challenging Workers, HHH - Harmony Helping Hands, I- Independent, LL - Lanesboro Livewires, MBB - Mabel Busy Bees, NGG - Norway Go-Getters, Root River Rabbits - RRR Beef Supreme Beef Champion: Cora Mayer, AHF Purebred Dairy Steer: Champion Faith Schriever, CC; … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Justin James Castle, 39, Caledonia, Minn., 6/11/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Chatfield Police Department Dylan Lee Kocak, 23, Fountain, Minn., 6/24/2025, Wireless Device - Send/Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Emir Alagic, 46, … [Read more...]
Keith H. Halverson
Keith H. Halverson, 89, of Decorah, former lifelong Mabel area farmer, died Monday, September 1, 2025, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa. Keith was born October 31, 1935 in Mabel, Minn., to Clifford and Mildred (Storlie) Halverson. When Keith was a young boy, the family moved to a farm north of Mabel where he resided for over 75 years. He was a 1954 graduate of Mabel … [Read more...]
Alice Marie Kruse
Alice Marie Kruse passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025, at Valley View Health Care in Houston, Minn., at the age of 82. Alice was born on October 12, 1942, to Charles and Ruth (Pieper) Kuecker. On April 9, 1961, she married Harold Kruse and together they raised their two sons, Daniel and Timothy, on their family farm between Eitzen and Caledonia. In 2005, Harold and Alice … [Read more...]
Brian Jonathan Pierce
Brian Jonathan Pierce, age 64, of Cook, Minn., passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, at Essentia Hospital in Duluth. Brian was born on March 25, 1961, in Rochester, Minn. He was the son of Myron and Mary Pierce of Spring Valley, Minn. Brian was baptized and confirmed at St. Ignatius Church in Spring Valley. On December 16, 1983, Brian was united in marriage to Lisa … [Read more...]