Monday, April 2 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. • Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 • Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7:30 … [Read more...]
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A message of faith
By Rev. Loel Wessel Spring Valley, MN Herb Panko is in good company when he regards the dying and rising of Jesus as fiction. (FCJ, March 26, 2018). The women who went to Jesus’ tomb on Sunday morning following his crucifixion were looking for a dead body too. When they reported to the disciples that Jesus’ grave was empty and an angel said “He is not here; he is risen as … [Read more...]
Five Knowledge Bowl teams advance to state
The 2018 Senior High Knowledge Bowl Regionals, sponsored by the Southeast Service Cooperative, were held on March 19, 2018, at the Wood Lake Meeting Center in Rochester. The following area teams competed after advancing from Sub-Regionals. A total of 115 teams (56 in Tier AA and 59 in Tier A) participated in Sub-Regionals on March 7, 8, 13 and 15, 2018. Tier AA Regional … [Read more...]
Track and Field Team Capsules/Previews
Rushford-Peterson/Houston > Head Coach: Gary Wade. 2017 TRC team finishes: girls 2nd, boys 5th. 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 4th, boys 8th. Returning state qualifiers: None. Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Nicole Blagsvedt (4th Shot, Disc), Emily Didier (1,600, 3,200), Kjersta Hinz (H-Jump, 4x100), Triton Meldahl (T-Jump, 300-H), Allison Papenfus (400, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Michael Lee Luck, 25, Lanesboro, Minn.; 2/18/2018, Speeding (74/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Michael Brian Rumsey, 51, Harmony, Minn.; 1/24/2018, Passing on Right When Prohibited, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Spencer Allen Yeadon, 24, Spring Valley, Minn.; 12/16/2017, Speeding (75/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $230. Adil Hussein Adil, 20, … [Read more...]
Mary Jane Christopherson
Mary Jane Christopherson, age 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at her home in rural Fountain, Minn., after a year long battle with melanoma cancer. She was born July 22, 1943, in St. Louis, Mo., to John and Alberta (Hogan) Jackson. Mary Jane had developed a lifelong love of horses on her parents weekend farm in Missouri. Her first horse was Dan, a … [Read more...]
Eugene C. Stewart
The funeral service for Eugene C. Stewart, 90, of Racine, Minn., was held 11 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2018, at Redemption Hill Church in Stewartville, Minn., with Rev. Curly Werth and Rev. Chad Skaren officiating. Burial followed at Hamilton Cemetery in rural Racine, Minn. Mr. Stewart boarded the train for Glory on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Chosen Valley Care Center … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 26 • 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, March 27 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, Elementary Meeting Room, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 2 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, … [Read more...]
Temporary concrete batch plant for CSAH 1 paving
The Fillmore County Planning Commission held their first meeting of 2018 on March 15. The last meeting of 2017 was held on October 26. Zoning administrator Cristal Adkins opened the meeting and welcomed new member Trinity Johnson. Johnson will replace Brad Erickson who retired from the committee after 12 years of service. Gary Ruskell was elected chairman and Steve Duxbury was … [Read more...]
1st Team
Lauren Buchholtz (5’9” junior G/F, Kingsland): After playing alongside a good group of seniors for two years, the keys to the Knight girls basketball car were given to Buchholtz. The ultra-fast and high-jumping Lauren leapt and sped her way to a break-out junior season. She became the ninth Knight to top 1,000 career points (1,086). Paisley Larson’s 1,296-point record is … [Read more...]