Fillmore County Journal – "Where Fillmore County News Comes First"

Fillmore County, Minnesota, has a case of laboratory confirmed measles (rubeola) as identified by the Minnesota Department of Health Laboratory.  This result will be identified on the Minnesota Department of Health Measles Disease Statistics effective September 16, 2026.  This is a case of domestically transmitted measles in an unvaccinated adult. Per data privacy practices,...

Charles Ellsworth Peterson, age 92, passed away September 14, 2026, surrounded by his loving family in Spring Grove, Minnesota.

Charles was born to parents Arnold and Myrtle (Veum) Peterson at the old Spring Grove hospital on July 31, 1934. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove, where he was a life long member. Raised in Pleasant Vall...

Thore “Everett” Johnson, 80, of Whalan, Minnesota, died on September 12, 2026, in Emplify Health (Gunderson Lutheran Hospital), La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Everett was born on December 4, 1945, along with his twin brother Ernie, to Thore and Lydia Johnson in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Twins were not expected and the second birth came as a complete surprise to their parents. A nur...

Marlys (Anderson) Jennings, age 95, of Caledonia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Claddagh Senior Living in Caledonia.

She was born May 6, 1931, in Winona County, Minnesota, to Clarence and Gertrude (Baarley) Anderson. She and Francis Jennings were united in marriage on August 14, 1954, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cale...

Roger Elton Johnson, 99, of Houston, Minnesota, died Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse.

Roger was born to Oscar and Olga (Hostvet) Johnson on August 25, 1927.  He attended Oak Ridge and Houston Schools.  Roger served one year in the Navy Seebees stationed in the Philippines. In 1950, he re-enlisted in the Air Force and served in Japan du...