Fay Arlene Colgan, 88, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, with her three daughters at her side. She was born at home on August 22, 1935, to Frank and Lottie (Gray) Krueger. She grew up on the farm, located about seven miles west of Chatfield with her siblings, and attended the District #99 and “Dogtown” … [Read more...]
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Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Christopher Michael Schmitz, 58, Eitzen, Minn., 2/18/2024, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Michael Lane Thomas Atwell, 22, Sterlington, La., 5/21/2024, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. Dennis Ronald Bornholdt, 57, Rochester, Minn., 5/25/2024, … [Read more...]
Ola “Lea” Buenger
Ola “Lea” Buenger, age 91, passed away on Sunday morning, August 11, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Lea was born in Rock Island, Ill., March 9, 1933, to Egbert and Ola May Wormen. She was the youngest of three siblings, two sisters and one brother. They moved to Iowa where Lea finished her schooling and worked many odd jobs, two of which were for the veterinarian in … [Read more...]
Area Players/Coaches Compete in Volleyball All-Star Series
On Wednesday, July 24, the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association put on its All-Star match at Mounds View High School. The event was held in conjunction with the Coaches Association’s annual summer clinic. Six area athletes and two coaches took part in the event; Mabel-Canton’s Kinley Soiney and Sahara Morken along with their coach Lonnie Morken, Chatfield’s Harper … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Shawn Michael Bauer, 47, Caledonia, Minn., 5/20/2024, Operate Motor Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $105. Chatfield Police Department Sean Cole, 32, Ostrander, Minn., 5/11/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Jabariss Kejuan Ness-Bender, 20, Chatfield, Minn., 7/11/2024, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, … [Read more...]
Superintendent Harris Presents Goals for SY 2024-2025
At the August 7 school board meeting, board members Jill Harstad, David Sovinski, Katie Priebe, Josh Thompson, Mark Johnsrud and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, elementary principal, Shane McBroom, and high school principal, Eric Nelson. Reports McBroom stated that the outdoor learning space and maker space room are coming along nicely. The tables … [Read more...]
Kendall Hammell
Kendall Hammell, age 7, of Chatfield passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Kendall Ann Hammell was born the second daughter of Lucas and Melissa (Wassink) Hammell in Rochester, Minn., on September 24, 2016. Kendall would have been a second grader at Chatfield Elementary this fall. She was a brave little soul with a great sense of … [Read more...]
Patrick Joseph Halloran
Patrick J. Halloran, a retired Major General of the United States Air Force and a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, passed away May 31, 2024. He was born in Chatfield, Minn., on June 30, 1928. He entered the Air Force as an Aviation Cadet and graduated as a Second Lieutenant fighter pilot in September 1950. He flew 100 combat missions over North Korea in the F-84 … [Read more...]
Lavonne M. (Harwood) Hanson
Lavonne M. (Harwood) Hanson, age 87, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center from pancreatic cancer. Lavonne May Harwood was born on September 20, 1936, on the family farm in West Chatfield to Joseph and Martha (Eck) Harwood. She attended Chatfield schools and was a 1954 graduate of Chatfield High School. On June 3, 1955, she married her husband … [Read more...]
Thomas D. Klomps
Tom Duane Klomps, of Preston, Minn., passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at age 70. Tom was born May 4, 1954, to Francis and Lorraine Klomps. He grew up on a dairy farm in rural Fountain, Minn., and graduated from Chatfield Chosen Valley High School, Class of 1972. Making his home in Preston, Tom married Roxie Bremseth in July 1977; they later divorced. Remaining in … [Read more...]









