Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Add the yogurt and enough water to make a mixture somewhere between a slumpy dough and a thick batter.

During the public comment portion of the October 6 Lanesboro City Council meeting, Peter Torkelson asked if the disciplinary action taken against the library director had been removed from the records ...

Response to Congressman Brad Finstad’s statement regarding the government shutdown in the October 6 Fillmore County Journal.

Kleppes buy standing timber and cut logs at their mills in southeast Minnesota and eastern Iowa. They sell pallet lumber, grade lumber, railroad ties, crane mat timbers, and 3 ply laminated mats. They ...

The Rushford Fire Department has sent its contract for fire protection coverage in the amount of $2,419 per year for 2026-2027. The council approved the contract.

Kevin E. Hareldson, age 38, of Winona, passed away on October 9, 2025, at Mayo Health System-Rochester on St. Marys Campus surrounded by his family.

Richard (Dick) Allen Rislove, 79, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Rochester, Minn., passed October 6, 2025, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester. A graveside service followed by a celebration of life will be ...

Kenneth Jacobson, 83, of Rushford, died Friday, October 10, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family.

The arrival of the Southern Minnesota Railroad in 1867 turned Rushford into a “boom town” of commercial activity. The population swelled to 1,600. More than 150 buildings were constructed that year, ...

Houston Schools welcomed two new teachers to their staff this year: Angela Engebretson, speech and language pathologist, and Duane Ledin, music teacher and choir director. Angela Engebretson is the ...

Rebecca “Becky” Hanson, 80, of Rushford, died peacefully, Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home surrounded by her family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Sixth graders were eager to touch the fish that were caught by Fisheries Technician Gavin Bauer. Photo by Charlene Corson Selbee. Sixth graders from Houston County schools enjoyed ...