The 2016-2017 high school sports year was a year of the senior. It seems every school in Fillmore County had a plethora of very highly acclaimed athletes, who partook in a tremendous amount of successes. The 2017-2018 high school sports year can’t be specifically termed. Teams and athletes still had plenty of success. Six county teams made state. Twenty-one athletes … [Read more...]
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College News
Graduations Spring 2018 • Gustavus Adolphus College: Nicholas Elder, Chatfield, Nursing; Justin Friedrich, Chatfield, Chemistry; Rebecca Bunne, Ostrander, Biology, Psychological Science • LeTourneau University: Shauna Betz, Lanesboro, BA English/Language Arts, Summa Cum Laude • Iowa State University: Abby Olson, Chatfield, Elementary Teaching, Andrew Love, Preston, BS … [Read more...]
Red Cross urges donors to fill Missing Types to prevent summer blood shortage
The American Red Cross needs help to bring back the A’s, B’s and O’s. This is not a typo. These letters represent blood types, and the reality is that during blood shortages these letters do go missing from hospital shelves. The American Red Cross urges donors of all blood types to give now to help prevent delays in patient care this summer. Earlier this month, A’s, B’s and … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Nikolaas Steven Brundige, 20, Chatfield, Minn.; 5/19/2018, No Motor Vehicle Insurance (Owner), Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Victoria Jasmine Klos, 26, Eyota, Minn.; 4/5/2018, Duty to Drive with Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Katherine Ann Baumgartner, 69, Rochester, Minn.; 5/25/2018, Failure to Yield at … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Merrill Patrick Overend, 55, Chatfield, Minn.; 5/5/2018, Duty to Drive with Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Anthony Joseph Calabrese, 19, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; 5/28/2018, Speeding (65/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Preston Earl Cutbirth, 60, Magnolia, Tex.; 5/24/2018, Failure to Yield at Stop Sign, Fine … [Read more...]
“All” Softball Selections
In the Three Rivers, Chatfield and Cotter tie for a league high five All-Conference picks for softball. The top two girls in the Gophers order, stand-outs Lexi Chase and Belle Berg each make the list for a third straight season. The sophomore pitching ace Chase led the Gophers to an 18-4 season. She went 14-2 with 185 strikeouts, just eight walks, and a .287 earned run … [Read more...]
“All” Baseball Selections
The Three Rivers All-Conference baseball list is littered with county players. Eleven of the 13 players are seniors. Section 1A champion Rushford-Peterson and Chatfield each get four selections. Gopher Ben Ihrke heads the cast. The senior (CF/P) repeats as All-TRC while getting honored as 2nd Team Class AA All-State. Irhke hit .457 with team-highs in home runs (3) and RBI … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, June 25 • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Mabel-Canton School Board, Media Center, 6 p.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, High School Media Center, 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 2 • City … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Loses Two at State
The run is over. Rushford-Peterson’s memorable 2018 baseball season was destined to end on either June 15 or June 16. The Trojans hoped for the 16th (state title game at Target Field). Instead, R-P played a game in Chaska, then a game in Jordan. Miscues were an issue, though it was not just a Trojan problem. R-P (1A Champion, 15-8) first took on tournament 3-seed South … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Kristopher Nguyen, 26, Rochester, Minn.; 5/19/2018, Speeding (39/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Jamie Dale Hanson, 25, Stewartville, Minn.; 5/13/2018, Driver Over/Around Barricades, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Gabriel Wallace Haskin, 19, Rochester, Minn.; 2/12/2018, Disorderly Conduct - … [Read more...]