Pailey Gordon
Writer/Reporter
pailey@fillmorecountyjournal.com
2026 MFCP and ACP Awards
By Pailey Gordon This spring, three members of the Fillmore County Journal team attended the MFCP conference hosted in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This annual event attracts newspapers from all over the 10-state area throughout the Midwest, offering sessions dedicated to graphic design, sales, marketing, networking and idea exchanges. At the MFCP conference, the team at the Fillmore … [Read more...]
Volleyball – Athlete of the Week – Cora Bicknese (Chatfield)
Football – Clutch Performer of the Week – Blake Hubbard (Grand Meadow)
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Amanda Sue Buckland, 43, Spring Grove, MN; 8/20/2026, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Noisy/Obscene, Fine $150, Total Fees $225. Jerralyn Mary Wallraff, 43, Caledonia, MN; 8/12/2026, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Noisy/Obscene, Total Fees $75. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). Supervised probation for one … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past – Mail Was Tossed Onto and Off a Moving Train
By Lee Epps It was not airmail, but the incoming mailbag was certainly airborne for a few seconds as it was tossed off a moving train to an awaiting Isaac Holmes. The mail moved by rail, but this train did not stop at San Jacinto, Minnesota, where the post office hired Holmes to meet the train where he could. Holmes, who resided near the present-day Valley High Golf Course, … [Read more...]
Meet the Candidates Pt. 4
In the October 5 candidate Q&A section, Nicole Johnson was mistakenly noted as running for La Crescent School Board. She is in fact a candidate for Houston School Board. We apologize for the error. Please see her Q&A responses below. Nicole Johnson Candidate for Houston School Board 1. Tell us about yourself. My name is Nicole (Nickki) Johnson. I grew up in the … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week: Claire Sherburne
Cross Country (9/21)
Pine Island Meet (Z-M/K-W’s boys (45) topped Pine Island (55), K-M (72), Byron (107), Lourdes (114), Jordan (117), and GMLOS (194). Z-M/K-W’s Caleb Kevan (16:10.3) and Christian McCutcheon (16:13.9) took first and second. Ethan Schnable took 22nd (18:13.2) to lead GMLOS. Forty-nine boys competed. Byron’s girls (23) topped Jordan (51), Lourdes (72), PI (108), K-M (141), Z-M/K-W … [Read more...]
It Is the Gift of God
By Rev. Peter J. Haugen St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:1-2). “We … all formerly lived in the lusts of the flesh, indulging the … [Read more...]