Caledonia Police Department Shay Robert McReynolds, 41, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/7/2022, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Chatfield Police Department Gavin John Presnall, 23, Eyota, Minn.; 2/23/2022, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $1,000 (stay $500 until 9/12/2024), Total Fees $695. Local Confinement - 365 … [Read more...]
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One Moment, Please… Upcoming election, Meet the Candidates
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com November 8 is just around the corner. Some of our readers may have already received a mail-in ballot. Before you cast your votes, you may want to wait a few weeks to see what candidates have to say in writing in the Fillmore County Journal. This past week, letters were mailed to all … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Monday, October 3 •City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. •Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •LeRoy City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 4 •Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Ostrander City Council, Community … [Read more...]
MaryAnn Heidtke
MaryAnn Heidtke passed away on September 21, 2022, at the Chosen Valley Care Center, where she was currently residing. She was born on December 23, 1944, in Preston, Minn., to Walter and Erna (Busitzky) Heidtke. She attended and graduated as salutatorian, from Wykoff High School in 1962. She then attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter, Minn., majoring in Political … [Read more...]
Game Stats (9/12-9/17)
Mid-Southeast Blue Football (9/16) Rushford-Peterson 19, Kenyon-Wanamingo 14 (R-P: G. Hengel 13-91, 2 TDs rushing, 3-15 receiving; Jonah Bunke 13-102 rushing; Riley Tesch 8 of 15, 120 yards, TD passing; Sampson Wilkemeyer 3-73, TD receiving; Dalton Hoel 2-32 receiving. R-P had first and goal trailing 14-13 in the fourth, but fumbled. One series later, Tesch hit Wilkemeyer … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson volleyball won the Wabasha-Kellogg Tourney. Nikki Schultz’s girls beat St. Anthony’s, Goodhue, and Medford in pool play, then LeRoy-Ostrander and W-K in the four-team first place bracket. R-P also beat Cotter 3-0 in TRC action while losing to La Crescent/Hokah in five sets. The Trojans improved to 2-3, 9-4. R-P football (1-1, 2-1) got a fourth quarter Grady … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Multiple Squads Win Tourneys
The week in volleyball was highlighted by Spring Grove, Mabel-Canton, and Rushford-Peterson winning weekend tournaments. The Lions and Cougars stayed undefeated. See Hot Shots for the Trojans win. SG Girls Capture Waukon Tournament Title The Spring Grove girls remained undefeated with a pair of SEC weeknight wins before seizing the championship at the Waukon Tournament. … [Read more...]
#3 Warriors Defend Their Way to Win
Caledonia football is back in the top ten, ranked #3 in AA. Carl Fruechte’s Warriors defended that high ranking by shutting down Dover-Eyota in a Southeast-White affair. Through three quarters, the Eagles had just one first down. It came by way of a 15-yard Warrior roughing the snapper penalty. D-E mounted nothing against the Caledonia defense, led by #55 Grant Ness, who … [Read more...]
#1 Gophers Drop 69 on St. Charles
Chatfield is the defending state Class AA champions. They returned a lot of talent and experience. The Gophers put up convincing wins in week one and two, so it wasn’t a huge surprise they earned the Class AA #1-ranking in the first poll of the season. After their week three showing, they are #1 with a bullet. The Gophers put a serious shellacking on St. Charles. Jeff Johnson’s … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Getting to court – by canoe, by wagon, on foot
In 1887, Judge Flandrau appeared before the Ramsey County, Minn., bar, where he delivered a lecture on the practice of law in the early days after statehood in 1858. “To give the younger members of the bar some idea on the difficulties attending the practice in early days, you must allow me to relate a few instances connected with my own experience. Mr. Brisbin called me down … [Read more...]