A year ago, LARP’s Luke O’Hare made his first state cross country meet. Section 1A’s preeminent male runner ran his fastest time of the season (16:55) to take 41st overall. This season, he took a big step forward. A top ten finish next year will be a goal. O’Hare moved up 24 spots to take 17th at the state meet in Northfield. He finished 5000-meters in a time of 16:29.9, … [Read more...]
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King to King Too Much For Gophers
In some other section, Chatfield football (3-seed, 8-2) would be the dominant force. But in Minnesota Section 1AA, Caledonia (1-seed, 10-0) is the monolith, and the Gophers again fell in the section title game. The difference was the Noah King to Eli King connection and first half ball security. An interception on the Gophers first possession led to a King to King 35-yard TD … [Read more...]
November 5, 2019 Special Election unofficial results
City of Ostrander •Council member elect - Dan Hellerud, 23 (95.83%). Write-in, 1 (4.17%). City of Rushford •Mayor elect - Terri Benson, 183 (96.83%). Write-in, 6 (3.17%). •Council member elect - Jim O’Donnell, 150 (52.26%). •Council member elect – (Tie vote) Doug Botcher, 59 (20.57%) and Leigh Volkman, 59 (20.57%). Write-in, 19 (6.6%). Second council member … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Samantha Nichole Butler, 20, Mora, Minn.; 8/24/2019, Duty to Drive With Due Care - Speed Greater Than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Bradford Allen Cornell, 40, Chatfield, Minn.; 9/28/2019, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Crystal Sue Dempewolf, 23, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/9/2019, Driver Who is Not Owner Must Later … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On October 29, Dakota Ray Janning, 22 of Austin, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Janning is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. On or about October 28, within the city of Chatfield, an officer was dispatched to the Cenex Gas Station in response a … [Read more...]
Janice Marie (Asleson) Nelson
Janice left her temporary home at Good Shepherd in Rushford and entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at the age of 77. Janice Marie Nelson was born on June 22, 1942, to Arnim and Ella (Rain) Asleson, in Lanesboro. She graduated with the Lanesboro High School class of 1960. On August 31, 1963, she married David A. Nelson at Root Prairie Lutheran Church, … [Read more...]
Genevieve Arline (Hanson) Brown
Genevieve Arline (Hanson) Brown, 93, passed away on October 30, 2019, after a short illness at her home in Princeton, Minn. Gen was born on April 13, 1926, to Emily (Tucker) Hanson and Tedeman Hanson in Irving, Wis. Gen was the second youngest of nine children. After graduation, she worked as a conductorette on the Minneapolis street car lines where she met the love of … [Read more...]
Mayvis Theresa (Erickson) Schwartz
Mayvis Schwartz, 94, of rural Chatfield, passed away at Seasons Hospice in Rochester on November 3, 2019. She was born on November 26, 1924, in Fillmore County to Melvin and Mabel (Redalen) Erickson. Growing up, she lived in Pilot Mound and graduated from Chatfield High School. She married Fritz Schwartz in 1946, and they resided in rural Wykoff. A few years later, they … [Read more...]
Kenneth Francis Malley
Kenneth Francis Malley, 95, of Preston, Minn., passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, surrounded by his family. Kenny was born on April 1, 1924, in Wykoff, Minn., to Thomas and Margaret (Wilbright) Malley. Kenny was united in marriage to Kathryn (Patty) Hanson on January 19, 1948, and they made their home in Fountain … [Read more...]
Gophers Get Back to Section Title Game
You play hard as long as you can, even if it means playing one of the nation’s top programs in the end. For a second straight year, Chatfield football is in the 1AA Section final. In the quarters, the Gophers (3-seed, 6-2) took on K-W (6-seed, 3-5). Chatfield posted two TDs in the first (Sam Backer 3-yard run, Corey Ericson 26-yard INT return), second (Reid Johnson 2-yard … [Read more...]