Luanne Peterson, age 88, of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully at Traditions of Harmony Assisted Living in Harmony on December 29, 2019. Luanne was born on April 19, 1931, to Robert and Marvel (Wheeler) Wentworth in Cresco, Iowa. She graduated from Cresco High School and went to work at a five and dime store in Cresco, where she met her future husband Lloyd Peterson. … [Read more...]
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Signa Sorenson
Signa (Sig) Sorenson was reunited with her husband and the Lord December 30, 2019, at the Chosen Valley Care Center. She was surrounded by her family and passed on peacefully. Sig was born to Gjert and Berthina (Berg) Waadevig in rural Peterson June 13, 1927, was raised in the Peterson area and graduated from the Peterson High School. After school she moved to Chatfield and … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Juana Lashaun Walker, 20, Chatfield, Minn.; 9/27/2019, Driving After Suspension, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. 9/27/2019, Small Amount of Marijuana in Motor Vehicle, Fine $150. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Abigail Florence Day, 21, Jefferson, Ga.; 11/30/2019, Duty to Drive With Due Care - Speed Greater Than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/17 – 12/21)
Lanesboro 38, Triton 72 (L: B. Ruen 12 pts (3-5 threes); P. Benson 11 pts (3-8 threes); Sophia Simes 11 pts) FC 63, L-A 46 (FC: K. Sikkink career-high-tying 27 pts (9-10 FTs), 14 rebs, 4 stls; Kassidy Broadwater career-high 18 pts (7-9 FGs), 4 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls. Falcons trailed 27-21 at half, out-scored Cardinals 42 to 19 in second half) R-P 29, Caledonia 61 (RP: … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/17 – 12/21)
L/P 70, Kingsland 55 Caledonia #2 in AA 92 R-P 73 (RP: Luke O’Hare 17 pts, 5 rebs; Malachi Bunke 15 pts (5-8 threes); Justin Ruberg 14 pts, 12 rebs, 8 asts; Ben Wieser 12 pts (6-8 FGs); Korey Burroughs 11 pts. C: Austin Klug 24 pts (six threes); Noah King 22 pts) L-A 56, FC 84 (FC: Z. Haugerud 18 pts (9-11 FTs), 5 rebs; Trevor Hershberger 12 pts (4-8 threes); Ian Shupe … [Read more...]
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Kandace Sikkink tied a career-high with 27 points, adding 14 rebounds, as FC came back to beat L-A 63-46. The Falcons (4-1, 5-3) are in second place in the TRC-East behind #8 in AA Cotter (6-0, 11-0). Jaiden Zimmerman had 20 points to lead Chatfield past La Crescent 61-59. LARP wrestling beat SC 57-16 and W-K 42-21. They are 3-1. … [Read more...]
College News
Fall 2019 Graduation List •Minnesota State University Mankato: Zachary Eggers, Chatfield, BS, Construction Management; Megan Kiehne, Lanesboro, MS, Rehabilitation Counseling; Quinton Sand, Mabel, BS, RN Baccalaureate Completion, Cum Laude; Logan Back, Ostrander, BS, Construction Management, Cum Laude; Lisa Boyum, Peterson, MS, Elementary Education; Josiah Nelson, … [Read more...]
County approves final 2020 budget and levy
At the December 17 meeting of the Fillmore County Board, the final 2020 budget and levy was approved with no real changes from the preliminary numbers. County Administrator Bobbie Vickerman reported the numbers: the total 2020 budget is $32,872,530, which includes the tax levy, other sources of revenue, and state and federal funding. The final levy payable in 2020 totals … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Wins FCLMC Invite
When Chatfield wrestling takes on the FCLMC Wrestling Tourney, the Gophers are typically one of the favorites. For the fourth time in seven years, favorite turned into champion. Travis Bartels’ group (211) topped Pipestone Area (194) for the team title. Leading the way was Seth Goetzinger (5-0), who won 145 pounds. He did so with just a pair of wins (5-1 D, 11-2 MD), but … [Read more...]
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Banking in three threes, fighting defensively, and getting a round game from Ellie Buchholtz (18 pts, 7 rebs, 9 asts, 6 stls), Kingsland’s girls posted a big SEC win over GM 58-45. Buchholtz also had 24 points in a 48-44 non-con loss to Central Elkader. Kingsland (3-0, 4-2) leads the SEC-West. Houston’s Emma Geiwitz had 24 and 31 points in wins over R-P and La Crescent. The … [Read more...]