Judy (Sparrow) Gordon, age 77, passed away peacefully at home on October 9, 2022. Judy was born in Chatfield, Minn., on July 6, 1945, to Howard and Frances (Balcome) Sparrow. She was a beautiful soul who loved reading, animals, her family, friends, and good conversation. She truly believed in the value of being a decent, good human being and treating people with compassion, … [Read more...]
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Football (10/7 & 10/8)
Mid-Southeast Blue District Kenyon-Wanamingo 8, #5 in A Fillmore Central 41 (FC: Dillon O’Connor 17 of 27, 219 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTs passing; Chase Christianson 7-83, 3 TDs receiving; Bryce Corson 15-51, TD rushing, 2-25, TD receiving, defensive interception; Luke Hellickson 4-54 receiving; Kyle Daniels 7-yard TD run. Falcons (5-0, 6-0) led 27-0 at halftime and 41-0 in the … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Area Teams Host Meets
The Week of Monday, October 3 had area cross country teams hosting meets. Chatfield held its annual run at Chosen Valley Golf Course on Tuesday while LARPH hosted at Lewiston’s Heartland GC Thursday. Kivimagi/Strande Go 1-2 at Gopher Home Meet Chatfield’s home cross country meet featured two of the five ‘Journal 11’ teams, the Gophers and Kingsland. Twelve total squads … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Rivals Battle for Positioning
Volleyball the week of Monday, October 3 had rivals battling for league positioning. The big-ticket match was in the TRC, where league undefeated teams, former often AA play-off foes, Caledonia and Chatfield, did battle. Size Propels Warriors Past Gophers in TRC Showdown It was the biggest TRC match to date (and precursor to a huge football game). Caledonia (6-0, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On September 7, Bo Thomas Williams, 50, of Rochester, appeared before District Court Judge Carmaine Sturino. Williams is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. It is a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. On or about September 6, a Minnesota state trooper pulled over the defendant in Chatfield. Upon searching the … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Monday, October 17 •Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 6 p.m. •Caledonia School Board, High School Room A154, 6 p.m. •Kingsland School Board, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. •Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 18 •Houston County Commissioners, Work Group, Courthouse, 9:30 a.m. •LeRoy-Ostrander School Board, Board Room, 6 … [Read more...]
Grand Meadow welcomes new teachers
This school year found Grand Meadow welcoming five new teachers to its staff. Read on to get to know those new teachers. Kandise Drinkall will be teaching 7th, 8th, and 10th grade English at Grand Meadow this year. She was drawn to teaching because she never stops learning. She had debated between teaching English and agriculture for most of her high school years. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County 2021 audit reviewed
Miranda Wendlandt, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, detailed items related to Fillmore County’s 2021 audit at the county board’s October 11 meeting. Wendlandt reported that the county’s financial statements were issued on September 27 prior to the Minnesota statutory deadline. CliftonLarsonAllen completes audits for about 20 Minnesota counties. There were no disagreements with … [Read more...]
Larry Benson
Larry Neil Benson, 78, of Mabel, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, at St. Marys Hospital, surrounded by family. Larry was born August 21, 1944, in Spring Grove to Orlando and Tena (Dahle) Benson. He attended school in Mabel and was a member of Scheie Lutheran Church, where he also served as board president for a time. He worked as an automatic sprinkler fitter and he … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Jovial King had 31 assists as Caledonia volleyball stayed TRC perfect with a 3-0 sweep of W-K. The Warriors (6-0, 11-8) are two wins behind Chatfield (8-0, 22-1) in the TRC standings. L-O volleyball won its two SEC matches on the week, beating L/P and G-E 3-0. Jenna Olson had 32 assists versus the Athletics. Jordan Runde had 19 (kills) and 14 (digs) and 4 (aces) versus the … [Read more...]