Landon O’Heron improved to 3-0 on the year, throwing a 13-strikeout, three-hitter, as Caledonia baseball beat St. Charles 2-1. The Warriors (4-0, 5-0), Cotter (4-0, 5-1), and La Crescent/Hokah (4-0, 4-1) are each still unblemished atop the TRC-East. Levi Rogers struck out 10 in just 3 2/3 innings pitched as Fillmore Central/Lanesboro topped Goodhue 4-2 in non-conference action. … [Read more...]
M-C School Board Names Mike Harvey as New Superintendent
The Mabel-Canton School Board approved hiring Mike Harvey as the school’s new superintendent at its April 21 school board meeting. According to his LinkedIn profile, Harvey is currently the CTE Construction teacher at Goodhue Public Schools in Goodhue, Minn. He has been employed in that capacity since August 2024. Before returning to teaching, he served as superintendent at … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board Taking Applications To Fill Vacancy
On Monday, April 20, the Kingsland School Board received Board Chair Kyle Rader’s resignation as he will soon be moving out of the district. Rader will remain on the board until June of this year. Superintendent Scott Klavetter explained because there are more than 90 days left of Rader’s term, there will need to be someone appointed to his seat. “Basically there are two … [Read more...]
Spring Grove School Board Approves Revised Budget
The Spring Grove School Board unanimously approved the revised 2025–2026 revenue and expenditure budget at its April 20 meeting. District Accountant Tanya Elton presented the board with a new report formatted to make it easier for board members to see where the costs are coming from. Elton reminded the board that she is pretty conservative. She underestimates revenues and … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public Schools Welcomes Whitney Steele
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, April 20 at Caledonia Elementary School in room 162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, and conducted roll call. All board members were present except for Chad Harms. District employees present included Superintendent Craig Ihrke, principals Nathan Boler … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Art Students – Movement at VAC
April 10 brought an enthusiastic Lanesboro art team to Madison, Wis. to compete at the state of Wisconsin VAC (Visual Arts Classic). The theme for the event was movement – both actual and symbolic. In order to compete, the team first needed to score a team first place at regionals. Art teacher Stena Lieb learned four years ago that as a registered member of the National Art … [Read more...]
Bonnie Hammon and Tom Hughes Inducted into Kingsland Booster Club Hall of Fame
The Kingsland Booster Club inducted two new members, Bonnie Hammon and Tom Hughes, to their Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 28, 2026. For the booster club this bi-annual event is one of their biggest fundraisers thanks to the auction and gun raffle. Around 125 area businesses and families donated to the auction. But the real focus is on those who have made a … [Read more...]
R-P Successful in Hiring Season
At the April 20 regular Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Ben Bernard informed the board that he was “extremely impressed” with the candidates for positions at R-P. He shared that there were some hard decisions as a result in the hiring process. “I feel like we added some excellent people to the staff for next year,” Bernard concluded. New personnel … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/20)
Baseball: Warriors Start With Four-Win Week Caledonia baseball began its 2026 season with four wins in six days. The Warriors swept a cold Monday doubleheader with Rushford-Peterson at St. Mary’s University. They took game one 9-1 behind senior Landon O’Heron’s dual effort (7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, Win, 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R). Will Allen (2-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/10)
Triton Meet (K-M’s girls (152.5) topped D-E (89.33), BP (82), and Chatfield (80.33). K-M’s boys (155) topped Albert Lea (132.33), Triton (102), D-E (96), and Chatfield (95.33). Lourdes, Hayfield, Medford, and Schaeffer also competed. For Chatfield’s boys, Ross Stoehr (110-hurdles > 17.00; 300-hurdles > 45.02) had two first places. Lane Schmaltz took first (Pole Vault > … [Read more...]