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Wrestling (2/2)

February 2, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield wrestling claimed first place as a team at the Lake City Tourney with Joey Cady (107), Gunner Polikowsky (114), Jameson Priebe (121), Logan Pearson (127), Layne Root (139), and Hunter Polikowsky (145) all taking first. Photo submitted

Girls Wrestling: Chatfield Takes Second at Second State Dual Meet  In the second incarnation of the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association girls dual championship, Chatfield had themselves a big event. Last year, they took 13th of 16. After a trio of hard-fought duals, the 8th-ranked Gophers wrestled for the state team title this year. In the Round of 16, Chatfield faced #9 … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (2/2)

February 2, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia girls basketball had a big week, beating Cotter/Hope Lutheran 77-55 to clinch a share of the TRC-East title and senior Aubrie Klug (holding sign) became the Warriors girls all-time leading scorer with over 1,761 career points and counting. The #10 in AA Warriors (15-3) have won eight in a row. Photo by Craig Johnson

Girls Basketball: #10 Warriors Clinch Share of East, Klug Become All-Time Scorer Caledonia girls basketball is on a roll. Scott Sorenson’s #10 in AA Warriors had a dominating three-win week that featured their best player setting the girls’ all-time scoring mark. In an afternoon Martin Luther King Day game, the Warriors ended the seven-game win streak of #6 in Class A Mayer … [Read more...]

Fillmore Board of Supervisors

February 2, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Tim Gossman District 1

District 1 Tim Gossman  2025 Vice Chair District 1 Townships Sumner Jordan Chatfield Spring Valley Fillmore   District 2 Jason Wetzel   2025 Secretary  District 2 Townships Pilot Mound Arendahl Rushford Village Holt Norway   District 3 Kathy Tesmer  2025 Supervisor  District 3 … [Read more...]

Alta Bates

January 27, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal 4 Comments

Alta Bates obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Alta Bates, age 97 of Rochester, Minn., and formerly of Harmony, Minn., died on Monday, January 26, 2026, at her home in Rochester, Minn. Alta Mae Walker was born on November 13, 1928, in Appleton City, Mo., to Clarence and Elsie Walker. She graduated from high school in Lincoln, Mo., in 1948, then moved to Kansas City, Mo., where she attended secretarial school. She also … [Read more...]

Lanesboro Market is a Dream Come True

January 26, 2026 by Barb Jeffers Leave a Comment

A ribbon cutting was held by the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce for the Lanesboro Market on May 22, 2025. Shown cutting the ribbon are manager of Lanesboro Market Cynthia Ruen, center, along with her husband Peter and daughter Cyan. Photo by Barb Jeffers

After more than two years without a grocery store the dream of having a market back in Lanesboro has come true for area residents.  The manager of Lanesboro Market, Cynthia Ruen, was asked to run the market before anything else went forward.  Owners of the building, Susan Schultze and Todd Readinger, as well as Lanesboro residents Phil and Heidi Dybing were happy with … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (1/26)

January 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia’s Jessica Stendel battles inside against Lewiston-Altura’s Rinlee Bergan (#23) and Clara Kreidermacher (#15) in the Warriors 91-51 TRC win. The TRC-East leading Warriors (9-0, 12-3) have won five in a row. Photo by Craig Johnson

Girls Basketball: #10 Warriors Run Win Streak to Five Caledonia’s girls continued their dominance of TRC competition with wins over Dover-Eyota at home and Lewiston-Altura on the road. The 9-4 Eagles usually put up a fight, but the teams’ league contest saw the Warriors dominate the second half 43-12. Said effort turned a 31-23 halftime lead into a 74-35 win. The Eagles were … [Read more...]

Wrestling (1/26)

January 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

LARP’s Carter Bronk and GMLOS’ Cael Smith get physical in a 145-pound match at the Screamin’ Eagles’ quadrangular. Bronk won by 18-14 decision and LARP swept the quad plus a home triangular (including topping #3 K-W). All told, they went 7-1 on the week to improve to 5-1 in the TRC, 16-3 overall. Photo by Paul Trende

Wrestling: LARP Posts Seven-Win Week Including Topping #3 K-W LARP wrestling continued their strong season with seven dual wins in eight tries including sweeping a triangular and a quadrangular at home. In Lewiston on a Tuesday, LARP took care of #3 in A Kenyon-Wanamingo 43-21 and Winona High 69-6. The win over the Knights was the Screamin’ Eagles’ second victory over a … [Read more...]

2025 Business Person of the Year – Mike Steien Receives Award of Excellence From Journal Readers

January 26, 2026 by Jason Sethre Leave a Comment

Mike Steien, owner-operator along with his wife Sylvia, stands behind the counter at their NAPA store in Preston, Minn. They have another location 15 miles up the road in Chatfield, Minn. Photo by Jason Sethre

As a newspaper, we have an opportunity to bring people together for a common good. To inspire and foster positive news presented by our readers that lifts people up in the communities we serve. Starting in 2020, the staff at the Fillmore County Journal coordinated the first-ever recognition for the Business Person of the Year. The newspaper publishes a form to fill out … [Read more...]

Boys Basketball (1/26)

January 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield’s Brooks Lea looks to elude Cotter/Hope Lutheran’s Lewis Shira in the teams’ notable TRC matchup. The Gophers beat the TRC-East leading Ramblers 67-57 and Albert Lea 77-57 to run their win streak to six. Photo by Leif Erickson

Boys Basketball: Class AA Uncertainty It was week that showed that the Class AA race in boys basketball is very uncertain (save #2 Goodhue).  Gophers Top East Co-leader Cotter, Albert Lea to Win Sixth Straight Chatfield’s boys continued to roll. On Monday, they notched a win over TRC-East leader Cotter/Hope Lutheran (4-0, 11-2), a team that had been ranked #6 in the … [Read more...]

College News

January 26, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Graduates List Summer 2025 Northeast Iowa Community College: Camryn Cox, Mabel, AA, Radiologic Technology University of North Dakota: Nathaniel Dietz, BS Aeronautics, Commercial Aviation, 2nd major - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, Magna Cum Laude, Scholar in the Honors Program Western Technical College: Jared Kotek, Jr., Caledonia; Payton Konz, Caledonia; … [Read more...]

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