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One recent Sunday, the congregation was asked to dress up in clothing from previous time periods the last 150 years. Photo submitted

Looney Valley Lutheran Church Celebrates 150 Years

September 22, 2025 By Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

On Sunday, September 28, Looney Valley Lutheran Church will join together to celebrate a century and a half of its … Read Story

From left to right: Go Green member Isaak Michel, Mr. Jacob Kramer, Go Green Member Landan Betthauser and Mannix Darr. Isaak and Landan were involved in identifying the plants on the bluff along with five other Go Green members; Mannix is installing the trail marking signs and the kiosk for his Eagle Scout project. Photo by Wanda Hanson

Go Green Kicks Off Plant Scavenger Hunt

September 5, 2025 By Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

Are you and your kids looking for a fun way to get out and enjoy nature this fall? The Go Green Club from … Read Story

Once a first-person interpreter at Historic Forestville, John Grabko, president and founder of Historic Adventure Travel Tours, explained the richness of pioneer life to those experiencing the Ghost Towns of Southeastern Minnesota day trip. Photo by SimplyMary

Historic Forestville Ending Interpretive Tours

September 1, 2025 By Mary Whalen 1 Comment

An irony existed when the banks of the Root River could not contain recent rainfall amounts temporarily closing Historic … Read Story

News

Lanesboro Golf Course Celebrates 100 Years

September 22, 2025 By Barb Jeffers

The Rushford Village Council at the September 16 meeting. Photo by Kirsten Zoellner

Village Sets Preliminary Levy

September 22, 2025 By Kirsten Zoellner

Kingsland School Board Talks Construction and Numbers

September 22, 2025 By Paula Barness

R-P Board Returns Solar Grant

September 22, 2025 By Wanda Hanson

Fillmore County Journal - Spring Valley, Minnesota

SV Council Approves Preliminary Levy

September 22, 2025 By Paula Barness

In vintage baseball, players do not use gloves, only one ball is used for the entire game, and the bat is a round wooden stick with a maximum diameter of 2.5 inches. Photo submitted

Play Ball: Wykoff Fall Festival Hits It Out of the Park!

September 22, 2025 By Charlene Corson Selbee

St. Johns faculty and staff from left to right: Julianne Rowe, Robin Breckenridge, Rev. Timothy Sandeno, Kayla Duxbury, Laura Danielson, Mickey Angerman. Photo submitted

St. Johns Lutheran School Celebrates 150 Years

September 22, 2025 By Hannah Wingert

Fillmore County Journal - Harmony, MN

Investigators Say Harmony Woman Drained Father’s Account of $39,000

September 22, 2025 By Zech Sindt

Spring Grove Lions Logo

Spring Grove School Board Approves Maximum Levy

September 22, 2025 By Charlene Corson Selbee

Fillmore County Journal- Spring Grove

Spring Grove Discusses Safety

September 22, 2025 By Kaitlin Longhauser

Caledonia Middle/High School to Hold Career Fair

September 22, 2025 By Kaitlin Longhauser

Body Found on Upper Iowa River

September 22, 2025 By Fillmore County Journal

Sports

Houston’s Elliot Frauenkron battles forward against the Spring Grove defenders including Christian Bjerke (#34), Caden Gerard (#15), and others. Houston ended a 20-game losing streak to the Lions via a 24-18 victory. Photo by Emma Geiwitz

Football (9/22)

September 22, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia’s Elsa Blum (#4) and Chatfield’s Harper Goldsmith (#8) contend at the next for the ball in the teams ranked-versus-ranked TRC matchup. The #6 Warriors (4-0, 10-1) stayed perfect in TRC play with a tight 3-0 sweep (25-23, 26-24, 25-23) of the #3 Gophers. Photo by Leif Erickson

Volleyball (9/22)

September 22, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

LARPH Isaac Rasmussen (left) is within a few hundred yards of the finish at the Luther All-American cross country meet. Featuring many ranked runners and teams from the Tri-State area, Rasmussen took an impressive 11th place (of over 200 competitors) to help his team to a strong fifth place showing. Photo by Paul Trende

Cross Country (9/22)

September 22, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Hot Shots

September 22, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Soccer (9/8 – 9/11) 

September 22, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia defenders Cooper Allen (#52), Anthony VonArx (#75), and Charlie Mauss (#57) combine to take down St. Charles’ Bryndon Koeppel. The Warriors rallied from a tough week one loss by taking it to the Saints 40-18 in week two. Photo by Craig Johnson

Football (9/15)

September 15, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore Central’s Lauren Dahly encounters the triple block of Chatfield defenders Trindy Barkeim (#1), Julia Goldsmith (#11), and Amaya Harmening (#13). In a battle of the #3 teams in Class A and Class AA, FC ended Chatfield’s two-plus year TRC win-streak via 3-1 final. Photo by Leif Erickson

Volleyball (9/15)

September 15, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Cross Country (9/15)

September 15, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Hot Shots (9/15)

September 15, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Soccer (9/2 – 9/6)

September 15, 2025 By Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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Fillmore County Journal - Weekly Newspaper Serving Southeast Minnesota's Bluff Country - Letter to the Editor

Letter about Prelude to Revelation…

September 22, 2025 By Commentary Submissions Leave a Comment

Miller Not Seeking Reelection in 2026

September 15, 2025 By Commentary Submissions Leave a Comment

One Moment, Please… USPS (lack of) Communication and Transparency

September 15, 2025 By Commentary Submissions Leave a Comment

Rep. Davids Supports School Safety Agenda

September 15, 2025 By Commentary Submissions Leave a Comment

Columnists

Fillmore County Journal-Pastor Mark Woodward

Pastor Devotions – Where Does The Road Lead?

September 22, 2025 By Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journa; - Lee Epps

Peering at the Past – The Parade-Leading Blacksmith and the Last-Paying Passenger

September 22, 2025 By Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal- A Goodly Heritage

A Goodly Heritage – Change of Pace 

September 22, 2025 By Wenda Grabau Leave a Comment

I Used a Slide Rule to Calculate How Many Years We’d Been Married

September 22, 2025 By Al Batt Leave a Comment

Obituaries

Thomas Mitchell obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Thomas “Tom” Mitchell

September 22, 2025

Inez Abraham obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Inez Pauline (Gunem) Abraham

September 22, 2025

Anthony Smith obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Anthony “Tony” Wayne Smith

September 22, 2025

Steven Theobald obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Steven “T-Bone” Michael Theobald

September 22, 2025

LaDonna Nash obituary, Fillmore County Journal

LaDonna Marie (Patzner) Nash

September 22, 2025

Darlene Daniels obituary, Fillmore County JOurnal

Darlene Daniels

September 18, 2025


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