Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in special session at the Courthouse in the City of Preston. Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press. Board approved: •Cease nomination and cast a unanimous ballot to elect Commissioner Mitch Lentz as Chair of the Fillmore County Board of Commissioners •Cease nomination and cast a … [Read more...]
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One Moment, Please… Student writers create their own opportunities in life
At the beginning of this school year, I was asked to speak at a few schools about the annual Journal Student Writing Project, now in it’s 23rd year. The Journal Student Writing Project offers an opportunity for high school students to sharpen their writing skills, pick their topics of interest, and share their ideas and talents with readers of the Fillmore County Journal in … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Jamie Lynn Jahnke, 34, Rochester, Minn.; 10/24/2021, Driving After Suspension, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Krista Rae Riley, 20, Lime Springs, Iowa; 12/12/2021, Consumption by Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Chatfield Police Department Marcelino Galeana Adan, 20, Rochester, Minn.; 12/1/2021, No Minnesota Driver’s License, … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/11 – 1/15)
FCLMC Triangular (Neither D-E or LARP were close to full strength) > #11 in A Dover-Eyota 39, FCLMC 35 (Wolves led 5-0, but then not until 35-33 after 220. D-E won 113, 120, 132, 138, and 145. Eagles won by pinfall at 285 to win the match. Bodey Wright (220) won the matches only forfeit. Both teams were open at 126. Boston Wright (152), Cole Sass (160), O. Sass (182), … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/10 – 1/15)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 76, Rushford-Peterson 57 (C: P. Berg 24 pts (3-6 threes, 5-5 FTs), 7 rebs, 5 stls; Kara Goetzinger 19 pts (7-11 FGs), 8 rebs, 4 stls; Anna Kivimagi 6 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts; Shea Jech 7 pts. R-P: Ellie Ekern 18 pts (3-5 threes); Kaylee Ruberg 15 pts (7-12 FTs), 10 rebs; E. Jacobson 10 pts (4-5 FGs); Hannah Ronnenberg 8 pts, 4 asts. R-P … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/10 – 1/15)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 68, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 77 (FC: Gunner Benson 16 pts (4-6 threes); Jayce Kiehne 14 pts (3-4 threes), 6 rebs; Luke Hellickson 14 pts (4-8 threes), 7 rebs, 4 asts; Bryce Corson 9 pts, 11 asts; Jake Fishbaugher 7 pts, 6 rebs. PEM: Aeron Stevens 21 pts. PEM started up 17-0 and led 33-17 at half. FC hit 13 of 27 threes (48%), … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
GMLOS’ #2-ranked Cohen Wiste won 138-pounds at the Stewartville Invite. SG’s boys (6-0, 9-2) beat Kingsland 50-35 and GM 44-40, as Tysen Grinde scored 20. The Lions have won five in a row. L-O’s boys (4-2, 7-3) beat Schaeffer 59-41 for their fifth straight, but fell 81-56 to West leader L/P (5-0, 9-2). John Prestemon had a triple-double (11 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts), Stephan … [Read more...]
Trojans Boys Post Big 1AA Wins
It is often a tough task for 1A schools to compete versus 1AA teams. R-P’s boys bucked that trend, downing a couple AA TRC obstacles. Versus Chatfield (6-1), the Trojans (6-2) broke a 19-19 first half tie with a 15-4 run to end the half. They led 34-23 at intermission. The lead ballooned to 43-27 in the second. But Chatfield upped their pressure. R-P’s offense struggled … [Read more...]
Cal/Hou Hosts Key 1A Quad
Caledonia/Houston, Chatfield, and Goodhue wrestling teams are hoping to be big factors in Section 1A. All are ranked or rated Lean and Mean. Those schools and Glenwood City (WI) hooked up for a notable quadrangular. Matt Mauseth’s Chatfield (4-1) squad took care of GC handily, 61-15. The Hilltoppers had just three wins, none after 152. Chatfield took forfeit wins at 170 … [Read more...]
A father and his son, and hockey skates
This is the story of a Chatfield father who envisioned playing ice hockey as a youth, but because of the costs he could not take part in the sport. So along comes his son, who with his father’s support and enthusiasm started to skate at the age of three and grew up playing youth hockey in Rochester. An opportunity came along for Lyle Mullenbach to own a skating rink. … [Read more...]