A team can’t lose if it yields zero points. Chatfield football proved that point in notching their third victory of the year. The first half versus Triton was a choppy offensive quagmire; four total first downs, seven three-and-outs, Chatfield with 46 total yards of offense, 0-0 score. The Gophers found some offense in the third quarter, breaking the seal late in the stanza … [Read more...]
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It was a week of either really good volleyball serving, or suspect serve receive. R-P got 14 aces in beating Houston 3-1. Jaelyn Connaughty had 9 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs, and 9 aces. R-P then beat PEM 3-1 with 16 aces. FC had 14 and 15 aces in wins over Southland and La Crescent. Lexi Thorson had 10 of M-C’s 16 aces in a win over Lanesboro. The Cougars then had 18 aces … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/10 – 9/15)
R-P 3, Houston 1 > 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21 (RP: J. Connaughty 9 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs, 28-29 serving, 9 aces; Alyvia Eide 25 digs; Lauren Lawston 7 kills, 15 digs; Peyton Hoiness 19 assists, 11 digs; Kaitlyn Bieberdorf 8 kills. H: Ariel Scanlan 8 kills, 7 assists, 9 digs; Emma Geiwitz/Jenny Albrecht 6 kills; Alyssa Rostad 10 digs; Gretchen Hill 8 digs) PEM 1, R-P … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/13)
Mayo Invite (Chatfield’s girls took 22nd (of 24), the boys 24th (of 27), in a race that included mostly AA-schools. Neither Gopher squad had a top 50 finisher) … [Read more...]
Donna Marie Jech
Donna Marie Jech, 84, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away at her home on September 15, 2018, after a short battle with cancer. Donna was born on January 23, 1934, to Baldwin and Mildred (Martin) Narveson in rural Chatfield. She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1953. On September 3, 1955, she married Robert R. Jech in Stewartville, … [Read more...]
Trenton “Trent” Merkel
Trenton “Trent” Merkel, 19, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Saturday, September 8, 2018, near Grinell, Iowa, after a car accident. Funeral services for Trenton Merkel will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at the North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Lanesboro, with Rev. Sarah Walker Brown officiating. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Monday, September 17, 2018, … [Read more...]
School secretaries/administrative assistants of Fillmore County
Who can we thank for school days unfolding as they should, satisfying our never-ending need for communication, being the friendly faces our children can count on seeing day in and day out, year in and year out, managing necessities like lunch money, activities, medications, state and federal reporting, and so much more? We can thank the staff in every school office in the … [Read more...]
College News
Spring 2018 Graduations • Upper Iowa University: Kourtney Coyle, Harmony, Exercise/Sport Sciences; Isaac Freese, Lanesboro, BS Exercise/Sport Studies, Cum Laude; Zachary Royston, LeRoy, Industrial Technology • UW-Madison: Mikaela Bray, Chatfield, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, BS Biology Dean’s List/Chancellor’s Awards • Ripon College: Hannah Boyum, Peterson, … [Read more...]
County approves updated road impact agreement with Highland Sand Co.
At the September 11 county board meeting, an updated road agreement was approved after a long discussion regarding the number of loads of industrial sand that can be hauled out of the Rein Sandpit per day, Section 35, Holt Township. Larry Thompson, president of Highland Sand, has requested approval of a new route. The final destination is Prairie du Chien, Wis., where the sand … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Steven Michael Bolte, 31, Red Wing, Minn.; 6/7/2018, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200, Total Fees $320. 6/7/2018, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200. John Archie Bonjour, 54, Fayette, Iowa; 8/21/2018, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Seth Alan Christianson, 38, Spring Valley, Minn.; … [Read more...]