If that moon had been a musical instrument, it’d have been blaring. It caused me to think of the poet Tom Hennen’s book titled “Darkness Sticks to Everything.” It failed to stick on a bright night.

Delores “Dory” Marie Swenson was born in LeRoy, Minn., on July 18, 1953, to Henry and Helen (Wierson) Swenson. Dory graduated LeRoy High School in 1971. She attended the LeRoy Lutheran Church. Dory ...

Mina Ruth Callanan, “Ruth,” 93, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Chosen Valley Care Center, surrounded by her husband Art ...

Rainbow and Shadow were both important to the Farmer’s wife. Neither was able to do the other’s job. They were each made for a different function or purpose. Dear reader, are you pondering why you are ...

While there have been many local family-owned newspapers that have either been sold to a corporation or simply closed, the Fillmore County Journal has been fortunate to remain healthy and sustainable.

Mary Elizabeth Jore, 62, of Houston Minn., passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at home, surrounded by her loving family.

Celeste Fay Culver, 98, of Higginsville, Mo., went to be with her Lord and Savior August 11, 2025, at Meyer Care Center. Celeste Fay Knipmeyer was born August 20, 1926, near Corder, Mo., to Milton and ...

Fredrick “Fred” Horihan, 75, longtime area farmer, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis., surrounded by his family. Per Fred’s request there will be no ...

Larry Calvin Kahl, age 72, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025, at home. He was born on December 28, 1952, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Calvin and Evelyn (Cardinal) Kahl. After graduating from Spring ...

On August 14, Richard turned 81 years old. He was 40 years old when he launched the Fillmore County Journal – literally a half a lifetime ago.

How much better to endeavor always to allow the light of Jesus to be reflected in our eyes as we learn more and more what it means to be fully who we are intended to be. Lovers of God, neighbor and ...

A mile west of town on the turkey farm of Vincent Poppe, the wind left no structures standing, removed large wheels from tractors, destroyed a truck and twisted machinery. Humans survived and many of ...