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Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

January 26, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

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Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Meghan Mary Black, 42, Palmetto, Fla.; 12/7/2025, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $120. David Wayne Hagen, 65, Cresco, Iowa; 1/6/2026, Speeding - Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $120. Henry H. Hershberger, 20, Lanesboro, Minn.; 4/20/2026, Disorderly … [Read more...]

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 

January 26, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 11, 2017 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $189,732.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jeremiah Smaglik, a single person, and Angela Willimack, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for … [Read more...]

ORION TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST

January 26, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

The Rochester Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Orion town hall, 9006 County Rd #7 SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 on Monday, February 9th, after 8:00 p.m. regarding: An application for a Conditional Use Permit for the conversion of existing agricultural buildings to an agribusiness classroom and conference center. Applicant: Brad Vrieze – G – … [Read more...]

Ellen Ann McGill

January 20, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Ellen McGill obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Ellen Ann McGill, 94, of Stewartville, Minn., passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 16, 2026, following a short illness with lung cancer. Ellen Ann Frisbie was born on April 4, 1931, in Racine Township, Mower County, Minn., to Samuel and Dorothy (Flynn) Frisbie. She grew up on the family farm in rural Stewartville and graduated from Stewartville High School … [Read more...]

Wrestling (1/19)

January 19, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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Wrestling: Warriors Top LARP, Sweep WK Triangular Wrestling in the TRC authored up another surprise. The first shock was LARP beating #2 Chatfield 39-36 to start the year. At W-K triangular, Caledonia/Houston (3-13) topped LARP (2-0, 8-1) by 36-36 score on criteria. The dual came down to the last weight between ranked wrestlers. Cal/Hou started with pins by Kiptyn Meiners … [Read more...]

Hot Shots (1/19)

January 19, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Caledonia’s girls basketball beat PEM 81-54 and St. Charles 72-39. Aubrie Klug scored 39 versus the Bulldogs and 29 versus the Saints. The Warriors (7-0, 10-3) lead the TRC-East over Cotter/HL (4-2, 7-7). Nadia Happel scored 28 points as R-P topped W-K 88-25. Hailee Warren scored 23 as Kingsland topped St. Charles 56-48. Avery Kingsley scored 22 as Houston topped A-C/G-E 69-48. … [Read more...]

Basketball (1/19)

January 19, 2026 by Paul Trende

Lanesboro’s Quadyn Kettner takes the charge from LeRoy-Ostrander’s Reid Hungerholt in the Burros 83-33 SEC win. Team Burro, the SEC-East leader (4-1, 8-2), has won five in a row. Photo by Paul Trende

Basketball: Around the Horn Hoops It was a week of basketball games between area teams. LeRoy-Ostrander and Lanesboro had a boys/girls series, as did Fillmore Central and Chatfield, Spring Grove (SG/M-C) and Grand Meadow, Houston and L-O. The Falcons also hosted Kingsland in boys b-ball, as did L-O with GM, Mabel-Canton with Houston, Houston with Lanesboro, and SG with M-C. … [Read more...]

Lucky in Love The VanMinsel Wedding

January 19, 2026 by Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

Jon and Mary Jo VanMinsel

Jon (Lucky) and Mary Jo VanMinsel got married July 26, 2025, one of the hottest days of the whole year, but they still declared the day perfect!  This was the second wedding for both Lucky and Mary Jo; they wanted a venue where they could relax and enjoy the day. When they checked out Bluff Country Retreat in rural Whalan, they knew they had found it, a beautiful setting for … [Read more...]

Lanesboro Arts Hosts High School Exhibition

January 19, 2026 by Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

Georgia Foltz, from Preston, stands by her monotype “Oracle.” Photo by Wanda Hanson

On a dark, snowy evening in January, Lanesboro Arts presented a sparkly contrast to the night. The well-lit gallery was humming with people of all ages strolling around to check out a wide variety of art created by high school students from area schools.  January 10 was the opening reception for the annual high school art exhibition. Art work from over 40 high school … [Read more...]

Hot Shots (1/12)

January 12, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Caledonia’s boys took on tough competition, losing to West Salem 93-79, beating #3 in AA Pequot Lakes 59-55 in overtime at the Target Center, then losing to #2 in AA Belle Plaine 78-76 as a part of the Southern Minnesota Hoop Festival (at Mayo High School). Sophomore Grant King scored 29, 27, and 28 points in the three games with 12 combined three pointers. The Warriors (3-0, … [Read more...]

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