On Monday, November 17, Luke Greden, of CLA Rochester, presented the 2025 fiscal year audit to the Kingsland School Board. The general fund revenue totaled $8,550,597 with 71.7% coming from state aid, 15.5 from property tax, 3.2% from federal aid and 1.4% from earnings on investments. “Overall, a very healthy year for the general fund,” Greden expressed. The general … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board Listens to Presentation About Potential Building Projects
Caledonia Public School’s board members met Monday, November 17 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. The board held a short informational meeting at 5 p.m., about the flexible learning year renewal starting 2026-2027. Board member Peterson then called the regular school board meeting to order at 5:38 p.m. All board members were present as well as both principals and … [Read more...]
Volleyball (11/17)
Volleyball: Chatfield Makes State Title Match, Falls in Five It was a remarkable season for Chatfield volleyball. Chatfield advanced further than any squad before it (and as far any school currently covered by the Fillmore County Journal ever has dating back to 1974). Chatfield got so close in the championship match, up 2-0. But the Gophers ended up as Class AA State … [Read more...]
Football (11/17)
Football: Cougar Dream Season Ends In No-Second Agony Dreams sometimes end agonizingly. After a fairytale season and the school’s first state berth in football since 1981, #3 in 9-Man Mabel-Canton (South 3-seed, 11-0) bowed out in the state quarterfinals at Buffalo High School. Versus #5 Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (South 2-seed, 10-0), it did not just come down to the last … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Semester Tests Questioned
The Lanesboro School Board heard concerns about the current semester test policy from the public at their November 12 regular board meeting. Jeff Lepper, who has three children in Lanesboro Schools and is an educator himself, said he supports semester tests, but feels that they should not be used as a punishment for missing school. Lepper declared that nothing new was being … [Read more...]
Chatfield Board Approves Contracts and 2026-27 School Calendar
At the November 12, 2025 school board meeting, board members David Sovinski, Katie Priebe, Tom Keefe, Josh Thompson, Jill Harstad and Mark Johnsrud were present. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, elementary principal, Shane McBroom, and high school principal, Eric Nelson attended remotely. Student senate representatives Zaylee Boyum and Kylie Sinn were also … [Read more...]
Caledonia Welcomes Four New Teachers
Four new teachers joined the staff at Caledonia Public Schools this year. They are Nicole Meyer, Maria Inglefield, Kailee Olerud, and Liza Bruce. Meet Nicole Meyer Nicole Meyer grew up in Winona and graduated from Winona Senior High School in 2020. After high school she attended Winona State University. She started her teaching career at Dover Eyota High School as a … [Read more...]
Football (11/10)
Football: Cougars Blank Lions 16-0 For First State Berth Since 1981 The year was 1981. Ronald Reagan was president. Dallas was a popular television show. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” introduced the world to Indiana Jones. The Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl. Changing the channel on a television required turning a knob on the device. Current Mabel-Canton volleyball … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Win First Class A State Title, LFC’s Rakosnik Takes 11th
There is no question. Section 1A was the best at the State Class A boys meet at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights. The top two teams and top three individuals were from the section. Heading the cast are the state champion team from Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston. Matt Kingsbury’s group reached the top of the mountain. A climb that began in 2019 (15th), … [Read more...]
Volleyball (11/10)
Volleyball: #4 Chatfield Tops #5 Caledonia for 1AA Title The top two seeds in Section 1AA held true until the finals. The top two teams, #5 in AA Caledonia (1-seed) and #4 Chatfield (2-seed) squared off to go to state. Both won 3-1 in the quarters, 3-0 in the semis. Warriors Fend Off D-E, Avenge 2024 Loss to Cotter In a rematch of one of the two TRC matches in … [Read more...]