J.T. Rein’s 3-yard TD run late propelled Lanesboro football over L/P 33-28. The Burros led 21-0. Rein ran for 156 and 3 TDs. Lucas Howard authored Kingsland’s first three-TD game in a long time, but the Knights fell to #2 L-O 52-22. Play-off football seeding (9-man); 6-seed Lanesboro (3-4, 3-5) at 3-seed SG (6-2), 7-seed Kingsland (1-6, 1-7) at 2-seed GM (7-1), 5-seed … [Read more...]
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Volleyball (10/14 – 10/19)
L-O 0, Kingsland 3 > 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 13 kills, 12 digs; Shelby Beck 7 kills; Alyssa Link 21 assists; Caitlin Miner 5 kills, 3 blks; Audrey Webster 12 digs) Houston 0, GM 3 > 9-25, 14-25, 9-25 (H: Emma Geiwitz 5 kills; Lilly Carr 5 assists, 8 digs) R-P 3, Southland 0 > 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 (RP: Kaleah Davis 12 kills; Alyvia Eide 15 … [Read more...]
Like true love, a Packard lasts forever
Imagine your wedding day. Now imagine that after the ceremony, a friend takes you and your spouse for a ride around town in a classic car. Now imagine that 60 years later, the same friend takes you both on a ride again, in the same car. It seems like something that could only happen in a Hollywood film studio, but it recently happened in Chatfield. Florence and Sharon … [Read more...]
Hands-free law solutions at Main Street Wireless
“It was assumed that it was coming,” Lee Novotny, owner of Main Street Wireless in Chatfield, said of the hands-free driving law that went into effect in Minnesota on August 1, 2019. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, Minnesota is the 20th state in the US to pass a hands-free law. Novotny was not surprised. “I think it was an obvious one that it was … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, October 21 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Kingsland Cafe, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22 • Fillmore Central School Board, Preston Media Center, 7 a.m. • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Monday, October 28 • Spring … [Read more...]
DEED Awards $2.7 Million in Business Development Grants Funds will provide business assistance to targeted populations
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today awarded two-year grants totaling $2.7 million to 13 nonprofit groups that provide services and technical assistance to emerging businesses and entrepreneurs in Minnesota. The Business Development Competitive Grant Program, which was approved during the 2019 legislative session, provides funding to … [Read more...]
Trio of Football Teams Move to 5-2
R-P, Chatfield, and Houston football teams each won in week seven, moving to 5-2 on the season. Red Zone Efficiency, Wieser Propel R-P Over FC The final tally was and 18-point R-P win over FC. But it could’ve been a closer contest between two county rivals on a cold, windy, and even snowy October night. Red zone efficiency was the stat of the game. The Trojans were 4 … [Read more...]
Runners Near Full-Throttle
The cross country campaign is quickly nearing the post-season. The last event before the TRC and 1A Meets had all four county programs trek to Plainview for the Jodi Rahman Invite. Matt Kingsbury’s LARP guys (58) notched their third team victory of the year, besting Pine Island (87), RACE (95), and St. Charles (98). Chatfield took 6th, LFC 10th, and Kingsland 11th (of … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The county top two volleyball program kept winning. FC beat Chatfield and D-E each 3-0. M-C beat Houston 3-0. The fifth-ranked Cougars (13-0, 29-2) have already won the SEC-East. FC (8-2, 13-8) is tied for second with PEM (8-2, 11-12) in the TRC behind Caledonia (10-0, 22-6). L-A (7-3, 19-9) is in fourth, Cotter (6-4, 16-8) fifth. Chatfield volleyball lost the county’s … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/8 & 10/10)
Chatfield 0, FC 3 > 25-20, 25-14, 25-21 (FC: Lauren Mensink 12 kills, 12 assists, 7 digs; Kandace Sikkink 9 kills, 18 assists, 11 digs; Maddie Krage 8 kills; Krista Jorgenson 5 kills; Hope Sexton 18 digs, K.J. Corson 16 digs, 21-22 serving. C: Mollie Henry 6 kills; Abi Hinckley 21 digs; Devann Clemens 11-11 serving, 3 aces, 5 assists, 6 digs. Chatfield went 56-56 serving. … [Read more...]