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November 9, 2020 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Sixth-ranked Chatfield football fell to #1 Caledonia 33-6, as Eli King accounted for over 300 yards total offense and all five Warrior TDs.  Sam Backer ran for 124 yards in defeat, as Chatfield moved the ball (1st downs: Chat 15, Cal 20), but couldn’t score.  Lanesboro won its third straight (3-1) by shutting out M-C 42-0.  J.T. Rein had 132 yards rushing and 2 TDs.   FC … [Read more...]

Football (10/30)

November 9, 2020 by Paul Trende

#1 in AA Chatfield 6 (Chat: S. Backer 27-124 rushing; Carter Daniels 7-yard TD run.  Cal: E. King 15-31, 239 yards, 4 TDs passing, 14-63, TD rushing; Austin Klug 6-123, TD receiving; Isiah Reinhart 3-45, 2 TDs receiving; Colten Welsh 3-48, TD receiving.  Turnovers: Chat 4, Cal 2.  1st Downs: Chat 15, Cal 20.  Warriors led 20-0 at half, all scoring drives coming after converting … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

November 9, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal

Caledonia Police Department Sean Douglas Connor, 25, Caledonia, Minn.; 10/11/2020, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Omar Torres Herrero, 33, West Salem, Wis.; 9/4/2020, Speeding (75/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. Christian William Myrah, 50, Spring Grove, Minn.; 7/2/2020, Careless Driving, Fine $275, … [Read more...]

SUMMARY OF MINUTES, 10-27-20

November 9, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal

SUMMARY OF MINUTES, 10-27-20 Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in special session, Courthouse, Preston. Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press. Board approved: • Agenda & Consent agenda • Commissioner Warrants total: $99,450.96 o DS Solutions, Inc. $2,488.10 o MCCC, MI 33: $5,516.50 o Summit Fire … [Read more...]

Gloria Vrieze

November 5, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal

Fillmore County Journal - Gloria Vrieze Obituary

On November 3, 2020, Gloria Ann Vrieze, 78, of Fountain, Minn., passed away after a short battle with cancer. Gloria was born on November 26, 1942, to Elnor and Myrtle (Olson) Danielson. Gloria was a 1960 graduate of Lanesboro High School. She married Nevin Vrieze May 8, 1965. They had four children: Kealon, Darin, Stuart, and Rhonda. She worked at Mayo Clinic out of high … [Read more...]

Donald “Ole” Bothun

November 3, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal

Donald "Ole" Bothun obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Donald “Ole” Bothun, 67, of Chatfield, died Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, Methodist Campus in Rochester.  Ole was born August 15, 1953, in Rochester to Irvin and Amy (Hoiseth) Bothun.  He was raised in Chatfield and attended Chosen Valley High School.  On May 17, 1975, Ole and Cindy Anderson were married in Whalan.  They made their home in Chatfield where … [Read more...]

Government this week

November 2, 2020 by Fillmore County Journal

Monday, November 2 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Work Session, Elementary Conference Room, 6 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, November 3 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 … [Read more...]

#8 Gophers Get By Z-M, Eye #1 Caledonia

November 2, 2020 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - High School Football

It wasn’t pretty. Some of that is just how football can be. Chatfield improved to 3-0 by beating Zumbrota-Mazeppa (0-3). The Gophers led just 6-2 well into the second half. They scored in the first quarter after an 11-play 82-yard drive (Sam Backer 32-yard TD run). But Chatfield had just three other offensive plays in the half. One was a bad snap through the end zone for a … [Read more...]

Gophers Shock Falcons, Post 2-0 Week

November 2, 2020 by Paul Trende

It was a hard one to see coming. FC volleyball has been a strong program in the TRC for about a decade. Chatfield was good in the early 2010s, but then fell off. The Falcons have won the last four meetings by sweep (though Chatfield twice got to 20 last season). Each team entered a 2020 match-up having played PEM. FC swept (25-17, 25-17, 25-20). Chatfield got swept (11-25, … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

November 2, 2020 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Kingsland volleyball won two SEC matches on the week. Ellie Buchholtz had 14 kills and 13 digs in the win over L/P, 22 kills in a win over G-E. Alyssa Link supplied 59 total assists. GM volleyball went 2-0 also. Hailey Hindt had 16 kills and 18 digs in a tough 3-1 win over L-O. Cardinal Gracie O’Byrne had 25 digs in defeat. Hindt then had 16 kills and 16 digs in a sweep of … [Read more...]

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