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Alice M. Elliott

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Alice M. Elliott, 86, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., after a brief illness. Alice Marie Waadevig was born on March 3, 1935, to Gilmer and Julia (Brunner) Waadevig in the Rushford, Minn.  Alice attended a country school thru 6th grade and assisted taking care of her younger siblings. Alice worked at … [Read more...]

Ronnie (Ron) Allen Lund

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Ronnie (Ron) Allen Lund, 68, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital surrounded by his family.  He was born April 23, 1953 ,to Milton and Leona (Olsen) Lund in the small town of Spring Valley, Minn.  He attended school at Wykoff, Minn.  Ron was always a hard worker building silos and then switching over to fencing which he continued to do … [Read more...]

Wrestling Preview

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The 2021-2022 wrestling season begins with Caledonia/Houston joining the Journal coverage group.  Five teams are now under the Journal Sports umbrella; Cal/Hou, GMLOS, LARP, FCLMC, and Chatfield.  Combined, those squads have 11 Super-Section final four slash state qualifiers returning.  Chatfield should again be strong as a team.  Cal/Hou returns the most state qualifiers.  … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotion: We are in the season of Advent

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By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Advent always falls at the darkest time of the year. In this part of the world, it is typically fully dark by supper time. Because of the darkness of night that arrives so early in Advent, a primary symbol of the season of Advent is LIGHT! We light Advent candles and talk about the coming of Christ, the … [Read more...]

Government This week

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Monday, December 13 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Grand Meadow City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • Houston City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City … [Read more...]

Government this week

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Monday, December 6 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Elementary Conference Room and via Zoom, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • LeRoy City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 • Fillmore County Commissioners, … [Read more...]

There’s no stopping Duxbury

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What matters is not how many times you’ve been knocked down.  What matters is how many times you’ve gotten back up after being knocked down by life.  That seems to be the story line of Carter Duxbury’s football career. Growing up in Chatfield, Carter played football, basketball, and baseball.  He said one of his favorite memories was as a sophomore in 2013, when the football … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

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Caledonia Police Department William Allen Hefte, 68, Winona, Minn.; 11/6/2021, Failure to Obey Traffic Signal, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Chatfield Police Department Lorna Alice Maschoff, 65, Lanesboro, Minn.; 10/3/2021, Duty to Drive With Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Kieara Regine Hunter-Tabb, 24, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; 8/31/2021, … [Read more...]