Spring Grove School District is excited to introduce four new teachers who have joined the Spring Grove community this year: Ethan Papenfuss, Dana Langworthy, Brett Gulbranson, Erin Woods, Jeannine Hisel, and Laura Moen, a group united by their dedication to students and their love of learning. Ethan Papenfuss Growing up near Spring Grove, Ethan Papenfuss always … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/01)
Southeast-Central Yellow Cast Headed by Chatfield/Caledonia Standouts Triton (5-1, 7-3) and Chatfield (5-1, 6-3) shared the Southeast Central ‘Yellow’ sub-district in football with Caledonia (4-2, 9-3) posting the most wins and winning Section 1AA. Rochester-Lourdes (3-3, 7-4), Dover-Eyota (2-4, 4-5), Rushford-Peterson (1-5, 3-6), and St. Charles (1-5, 2-7) rounded out the … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Receives Clean Audit Opinion
Jason Boynton from Smith Schafer presented the 2024-2025 audit report to the Fillmore Central school board at their November 25 meeting. The report received a clean, unmodified opinion. Enrollment has been going down over the last eight years from 635 to 560 this year which affects the funding the school receives. The federal aid dollars are back down to pre-pandemic amounts. … [Read more...]
Sports (11/24)
Volleyball (11/24)
Standout Chatfield, FC, and Caledonia Players Head All-TRC Volleyball List The top four teams in the Three Rivers Conference in volleyball were Caledonia (10-0, 26-6), Fillmore Central (9-1, 27-7), Chatfield (8-2, 27-8), and Rushford-Peterson (7-3, 18-6) while Winona-Cotter (6-4, 25-8), Lewiston-Altura (5-5, 15-13), Dover-Eyota (4-6, 19-11), Wabasha-Kellogg (3-7, 9-16), … [Read more...]
South-East All-District Football
Mabel-Canton (8-0, 11-1) claimed the South-East football title over Spring Grove (6-2, 8-3), Kingsland (6-2, 6-3), Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (5-3, 6-4), Houston (5-3, 5-4), LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (4-4, 5-5), Wabasha-Kellogg (3-5, 4-6), Grand Meadow (2-6, 2-7), Lanesboro (1-7, 1-8), and Faribault Bethlehem Academy (0-8, 1-8). The Cougars get a league high five … [Read more...]
All-TRC Girls Soccer
The Three Rivers Conference released its girls All-league soccer list. Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston (0-9-1, 3-12-1) gets one pick, two-time selection, senior Loisah Gay. The striker/wing was also All-TRC as a sophomore before missing her entire junior season with injury. Gay scored seven of the Warriors’ 21 goals plus one assist. Receiving honorable mention for a fourth year … [Read more...]
Three New Teachers at Mabel-Canton
The new school year brings fresh faces to the Mabel-Canton School District, which welcomed three new teachers: Cole Mundt, Samantha Livingood and James Ryan. Cole Mundt Cole Mundt teaches seventh through 12th grade government, economics, health, and physical education. He hails from Utica, Minn., and graduated from Lewiston-Altura High School in 2020. He graduated … [Read more...]
Rushford- Peterson Voters Will Decide Building Question
At the November 17 Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting, the board approved in a 5 to 1 vote to call for a vote on the proposed building referendum. The decision followed a lengthy discussion by the board with each member explaining their thinking before voting. Chris Grindland shared his research on future enrollment and population projections in Fillmore County. “Based … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Superintendent Submits Resignation
The M-C School board accepted Superintendent Gary Kuphal’s resignation/retirement, effective June 30, 2026, at the November 18 regular school board meeting. Kuphal said in his resignation letter, “The district, which includes the board, staff, students, and the community, have been extremely supportive of our school and of me, and I have truly enjoyed my work here.” The … [Read more...]