In Re: ARTHUR BURTON FOSTER, Decedent. NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR DESCENT OF PROPERTY Matthew Bly (“Petitioner”) has filed a Petition for Determination of Descent. It is Ordered that on September 2, 2025, at 9:30 AM, a hearing will be held in this Court via Zoom, see notice of remote hearing, at Fillmore County Court House at 101 Fillmore Street, Preston, … [Read more...]
City of Rushford Village Notice of Two Public Hearings
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Rushford Village will hold two public hearings prior to the regular council meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rushford Village City Hall located at 43038 State Highway 30, Rushford, Minnesota 55971. Public Hearing 1 will begin at 6:40 p.m.; Public Hearing 2 will begin at 6:50 p.m. Public Hearing 1: … [Read more...]
HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 12, 2025
Mayor Scott Wallace called the City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. May 12, 2025, with the Pledge of Allegiance. Council present: Mayor Scott Wallace, Zeb Baumann, Danny Todd, and Steve Westby. Staff present: Michelle Quinn, Brett Hurley, and Ed Jacobs. A list of public members present is on file. Nature Center Assistant: Motion by Todd, seconded by Westby to authorize … [Read more...]
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 23-PR-25-295
In Re: Estate of LARRY DEAN HUNDORF also known as LARRY D. HUNDORF also known as LARRY HUNDORF, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given, that an application for informal probate of the above-named Decedent’s Last Will dated June … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Ordinary Days
By Pastor Pam Seebach Harmony, Mabel, and Newburg United Methodist Churches Students and teachers (for the most part) have been released from school for the summer. Ahead of us stretches a long expanse of summer days, an expanse of time which, as a child, seemed endless. Long days of doing nothing, interspersed with trips to the library or the swimming pool. Beautiful, … [Read more...]
Correction
On page 7 of the June 9 Area Sports section, the Fillmore County Journal inadvertantly published an incorrect photo for Jack Schmitz’s Athlete of the Week recognition. Please see page 5 of this week’s Area Sports section for the correct Athlete of the Week photo of Jack. We apologize for the error. … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Christopher Lloyd Farver, 50, Caledonia, Minn., 3/18/2025, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $105. Chatfield Police Department Skyler Shane Ehlenfeldt, 28, Rochester, Minn., 3/14/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Celene Arellano-Garcia, 28, Harmony, … [Read more...]
Stanley Alan Diersen
Stanley Alan Diersen, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, at Emplify Health La Crosse, Wis., at the age of 71. He was born September 3, 1953, in Caledonia, to Wilbert “Jake” and Bernice (Rud) Diersen. He was Confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church - Eitzen in 1958 and always stayed strong in his faith. He was the church treasurer and church elder. After … [Read more...]
Robert David Maust
Robert David Maust, affectionately known as Bob, was born on May 25, 1938, to Chester and Eunice (Pickett) Maust at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He grew up in the town of Preston and spent his childhood helping out on the family farm, driving tractors, delivering newspapers, and assisting his father at the local creamery. He attended Preston High School, where he … [Read more...]
Maynard “Dusty” Johnson
Maynard “Dusty” Johnson, 88, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on June 6, 2025. On June 6, 2025, Maynard Johnson joined his beloved wife Marjo in eternity. He was born August 2, 1936, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Arthur and Myrtle Johnson. After losing his mother at a young age, Maynard struck out on his own, working on local farms before moving to South Dakota to live his cowboy … [Read more...]