Alta is survived by four sons: Brad (Cindy) Bates of Rochester, Minn., Darrell (Deb) Bates of Winona, Minn., Allen (Sheila) Bates of New Meadows, Idaho, and Randy (Shari) Bates of Chatfield, Minn: 10 ...

Lynn Dean Tienter passed away on January 22, 2026, at Spring Valley Living in Spring Valley, Minn. Lynn was born on November ...

Mary Sikkink passed, when she was good and ready, on the Palliative Care Unit at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus, on January 24, 2026, after suffering a severe stroke on Friday, January 16.

Donna Eleene Erdman, 98, of Wykoff, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Spring Valley Living in Spring ...

Arden L. McCallson, 80, of Hokah, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. A celebration of life will ...

Clifford Dale “Dale” Rustad, born September 2, 1940, in Rushford, Minn., passed away peacefully at The Waters on Mayowood in ...

Lanesboro’s girls toughed out three wins on the week, two low-scoring affairs, and non-conference contest that went to the ...

The 2025 Business Person of the Year is Mike Steien, who owns the NAPA stores in Chatfield and Preston along with his wife ...

Living in rural Minnesota, we often hear about the challenges of declining population when a school referendum is discussed.

Whatever your stand on immigration, there’s probably another aspect worth considering. I just finished reading the book ...

I am a graduate of Rushford High School. I was on the Board of Directors of the Rushford-Peterson School District. I was on the Board for eight years prior to building the new school. We qualified for ...

In the January 5, 2026, issue of the Fillmore County Journal, there was error in the police report referencing Robert Ian ...