Thank you again to all of our veterans for their service to our country. Veterans Day has come and gone, but we can never forget their sacrifices of so many men and women from our region. Back in 2014, with the help of some amazing people on our team at the Fillmore County Journal, we started a project in which we had hopes of publishing our first-ever book dedicated to the … [Read more...]
Highlights from 2022 election First female mayor, nay to the booze, and nobody wants the job
This election cycle had quite a bit of activity taking place, which meant voters were making some significant decisions, yet again. In District 26B, State Representative Gregory M. Davids ran uncontested with 94.67% of the votes. For Governor and Lt. Governor, DFL incumbent Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan won with 52.27% of the statewide votes. However, in Fillmore County, … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Our next generation of thought provokers
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com There’s something pretty amazing about getting your written work published in a newspaper or magazine. Back in the late 1970s, following the flood that devastated our family and many others in Rochester, Minn., on July 6, 1978, my mother wrote a piece about that experience that was … [Read more...]
Real Bites: Saxon Hall along The Great River Road
As travelers gaze at the beauty and wonder of Historic Bluff Country – chiseled bluffs, winding roads, deer crossing roads in angst, the peacefulness of farmscapes, and waterways pushing toward the storied Mississippi River – they may find themselves in a traffic jam in a town of less than 700 people. A Saturday night in the little town of Brownsville, Minn., attracts a crowd … [Read more...]
Mail-in ballots vs. in-person voting
With Election Day approximately 15 days away, a fair number of voters will have already cast their ballots because they received them by mail. Here’s how those numbers break down on a per county basis within the Fillmore County Journal coverage area. Fillmore County Of the 37 precincts representing Fillmore County polling places, 12 of those precincts have opted for the … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Cooking contest back to in-person event
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com Since 2010, the Fillmore County Journal team has worked in collaboration with Brad Hoiness, the owner of Harmony Foods, Preston Foods, and Rushford Foods, and his team at the grocery stores, to publish a cookbook titled Tasty Temptations. All of the cookbooks we’ve published can be found … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Upcoming election, Meet the Candidates
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com November 8 is just around the corner. Some of our readers may have already received a mail-in ballot. Before you cast your votes, you may want to wait a few weeks to see what candidates have to say in writing in the Fillmore County Journal. This past week, letters were mailed to all … [Read more...]
Granny’s Liquor robbed in broad daylight
Thursday, September 15, was a beautiful sunny day in the charming little town of Lanesboro, Minn., like many days in the small community nestled between the bluffs. Lori Bakke, owner of Granny’s Liquor, was getting ready to open her store for the day. She had gone out in front of her store on Parkway Avenue, and watered her plants and swept the entryway. It was a busy … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Scam alerts
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com Did you see the story reported in the August 16, 2022, issue of the Post-Bulletin about a 65-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man in Rochester, Minn., who wired more than $300,000 of their life savings in an online fraud case? The police reported that the woman called a phone number that … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com Over the past year, we decided we had finally arrived at a point in our lives when we could upgrade from our living room furniture to something we had always wanted. When our children were little, we stopped buying new anything (vehicles or furniture, in particular), because it was going … [Read more...]