Chatfield native Chad Curry spent his high school wrestling career earning win after win, ending his career with a second place finish in the Minnesota State High School wrestling tournament in 2008. But, finding athletic success in a professional arena is hardly the usual outcome, despite being the dreams of many. Curry has found a way to not only do it, but with impressive … [Read more...]
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Government this week
Monday, March 6 City of Houston Planning/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Canton City … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/20 – 2/23)
PEM 70, FC 39 (FC: K. Bennett 10 pts; Paige Donlinger 9 pts; K. Broadwater 8 pts, 4 stls) #10 Hope Lutheran (7-17) 15, #7 Lanesboro (7-16) 54 (L: A. Gathje career-high 16 pts (8-9 FGs), 7 rebs; Haley Polin 10 pts; Cassidy Ruud 9 pts, 7 rebs; Lexie Johnson 6 pts, 6 rebs, 6 assists) #12 Chatfield (4-21) 33, #5 Pine Island (17-9) 53 (C: Kyra Dokken 7 pts. Gophers finish at … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/20 – 2/25)
L-O 59, Lanesboro 61 (L: C. Scott 20 pts (7-10 FGs), 5 rebs, 4 blks; Co. Schwichtenberg 17 pts, 10 rebs, 6 assists; Carson Schwichtenberg 13 pts. Scott scored 9 of Burros’ last 11 points) A-C 56, M-C 54 in OT (MC: B. Henry 15 pts, 15 rebs, 4 stls; Drew Wyffels 13 pts, 7 assists; Brenden Kerns 12 pts) #2 in AA Caledonia 75, Chatfield 43 (C: Brandon Ebnet 10 pts; A. Hompe … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Senior Alyssa Gathje had a career-high 16 points as Lanesboro beat Hope 54-15 in a 1A East play-in game. R-P’s boys won two, including beating L-A in overtime, avenging a loss. The Trojans (13-3, 17-8) are 1A East’s 2-seed and await 10-seed Hope Lutheran (6-19) or 7-seed FC (4-12, 10-15). Collin Scott (20 pts) sank two free throws (0:02) to propel Lanesboro over L-O 61-59. … [Read more...]
Mandt, Tekautz, and Thomas Grapple to State
They were one day warriors. A blizzard turned the Section 1 individual wrestling meets into a 12-hour Saturday affair. Chatfield, LARP, and FCLMC each had a guy qualify for state. Six county guys finished third. A bunch of seniors concluded excellent careers. A junior continued his prominence. Chatfield’s Jake Mandt (bye, pin, 20-9 MD) made the … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central to close Root River Program
The Fillmore Central School Board approved a motion to close the Root River Program at their February 28 meeting. Enrollment has been dropping and currently, there’s only one student in the program. Several work sessions with special education agencies were held to talk about the direction of the program. A committee consisting of Principal Heath Olstad, Special Education … [Read more...]
Hilltop Estates agreement amended
At the February 27 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, councilors approved a resolution amending the 2008 agreement with Hilltop Estates LLC. City Clerk Joel Young explained the target for the number of lots to be sold by 2023 by the developer will very likely be missed due to the effects of the Great Recession. The developer had agreed to have 155 lots sold by 2023 or … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports (3/6/17)
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Devin Tyler Hansen, 21, Kasson, Minn.; 12/3/2016, Stopping/Parking within Ten Feet of Fire Hydrant, Fine $20, Total Fees $32. Quincy Paul Ingvalson, 42, Mabel, Minn.; 1/7/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Dalton James Stephans, 25, Chatfield, Minn.; 12/5/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. MN … [Read more...]
County approves rezoning requests
Zoning Administrator Cristal Adkins reported on two rezoning requests for properties located near Chatfield in Chatfield Township at the county board’s February 28 meeting. A public hearing on each request was held at the February 22 Planning Commission. Terence Yust requested the rezoning of a portion of his property (in Section 6) from Agricultural to RA (Residential … [Read more...]