4-H Club Legend AHF - Arendahl Hi-Flyers, BC - Bloomfield Cloverleaves, CC - Carimona Cruisers, CW - Challenging Workers, HHH - Harmony Helping Hands, I- Independent, LL - Lanesboro Livewires, MBB - Mabel Busy Bees, NGG - Norway Go-Getters, RRR - Root River Rabbits Beef Supreme Beef: Eliza Aggen, HHH Champion Dairy Steer: Sawyer Johnson, CC; Reserve Champion: Everett … [Read more...]
Pailey Gordon
Writer/Reporter
pailey@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Things are Changing
By Wenda Grabau As the summer wanes and the onset of autumn appears, it is easy to notice things that are changing. The landscape highlighting the delicate white blooms of Queen Anne’s Lace in summer now supports the brilliance of autumn’s goldenrod. Wild cucumber vines which have been undercover climbing up and blanketing nearby sturdy supporting plants, now show what they … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Three Things that Never Change
By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches As the school year begins, so do our programs at church ramp up! Pastors and leaders get excited about more youth, children and families in church. What curriculum will we use? What topics and themes do we highlight? How can we bring out God’s story in a new and relevant way? What games should we plan and … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Aric Allen Elmore, 52, Caledonia, MN; 6/16/2026, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Jose Luis Lopez Romero, 26, Caledonia, MN; 5/27/2026, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours (Felony), Total Fees $180. Commit to Commissioner of Corrections, Minnesota … [Read more...]
Leap of Faith
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church is celebrating 75 years of ministry this year. The theme for this year of celebration is “A Leap of Faith” as it both describes how Our Savior’s was formed, and our current faithful response to ministry today. Seventy-five years ago, discussions between Trinity Lutheran of the Norwegian ELC Synod and Zion Lutheran of the ALC German Synod came to … [Read more...]
Rediscovering Myself, One Hobby at a Time
By Sara Mensink One of my goals this year was to find some new hobbies while rediscovering a few old ones. Now that my son is sleeping through the night (mostly), I have a little more “me” time and a whole lot more energy! Over these last few months I’ve thought to myself, what do I actually want to do with my free time? One thing I knew for sure was that I wanted something … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – A Warm Fuzzy or a Cold Prickly?
By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish of the UMC Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston, and Spring Valley: Faith Churches (and Lenora) When I was in seminary, I had many blessed moments studying theology, Biblical studies, pastoral counseling, preaching, church administration and the various things needed in parish ministry. I had many talented and well-learned professors … [Read more...]
Bike Trail Death Press Release
On Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:46 p.m., Fillmore County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call of an adult male deceased on the Root River Bike Trail approximately two miles east of Preston. The investigation determined that a 63-year-old male from Iowa was riding eastbound on the trail ahead of a group of other riders, when a tree fell from the side of the trail onto the … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Jeffrey Allen Feine, 68, Caledonia, MN; 6/29/2026, Careless Driving - Operate Any Vehicle Carelessly on Street or Highway, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Chatfield Police Department Peter Sylvan Hebrink, 22, Chaska, MN; 7/30/2026, Speeding (45/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $140. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Katharine McCarthy Anderson, 24, … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – A Jealous God
By Pastor Kevin Barnhart Spring Grove Evangelical Free Jealousy is a deep and very real emotion. It bubbles up in ways that so often we categorize as negative. Being jealous over possessions, over a physical trait, talents, relationships, over all kinds of things we long for and indeed God commands us not to covet anything. But, and this is the most beautiful caveat you can … [Read more...]