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 ...

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.

Dory passed away on August 19, 2025, after a short battle with blood cancer. Dory is survived by her daughter Melissa (Brandon), granddaughters Mariana, Haley and Natalie; great-granddaughter Allie, ...

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.

On Monday, August 11, Drew Weber, of Bolton and Menk, gave the the Spring Valley City Council an update on several ongoing projects.

Student board representative Grayden Beckman shared that the student council had met with new high school principal John Cassellius to plan for Homecoming 2025. Since the Homecoming football game will ...

The children run happily to their teacher, apron strings catching in the breeze and bonnets hanging down their backs, excited to start a new school day in their one-room schoolhouse. At first glance, ...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City Council of Brownsville on the 3rd day of September 2025, in the City Hall located at 104 6th St. N. at 7:00 p.m. to consider a ...

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.

The Fillmore County Board of Adjustment will conduct a tour on Monday, August 25, 2025. They will leave the highway shop at 9:00 a.m. and visit sites in Forestville Township where Bryan Boland has ...

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 ...

Question: It seems like we have been seeing a fair amount of rain along with flash flood warnings. Can you talk about what motorists should do if they encounter such a thing? Answer: Flooding can ...