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PFCT and RASA present ‘Cinderella’
In their 30th collaboration, Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre and RASA presented two performances of “Cinderella” last Friday and Saturday at the R-P auditorium. Pictured above: Cinderella’s...
View ArticleCounty Board discusses increase in juvenile probation in Fillmore County
Fillmore County’s Board of Commissioners entertained several visitors during the Oct. 22 meeting as Travis Gransee, director of Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted Community Corrections, reviewed results of 2018...
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Mabel-Canton girls win two, return to sub-section title match
HEATHER KLEIBOER/NEWS LEADER Sarina Stortz is on the attack for the Cougars in the opening tourney match against Rushford-Peterson. HEATHER KLEIBOER/NEWS LEADER The Cougars celebrate after a good play...
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Heintz-Kuderer, Middendorf among state’s best shooters
Colton Heintz-Kuderer Emma Middendorf The Mabel-Canton trap team finished the fall season in second place in the Class 1A - Conference 9 standings. The Cougars scored 1,888.50 points in Week 5 and...
View ArticleLady Trojans split tourney matches to end season
The Rushford-Peterson volleyball team saw their season come to a close last week. After a thrilling 3-2 victory over Lanesboro in the opening round of the Section 1A tournament, the Lady Trojans faced...
View ArticleR-P trap team finishes fall season with fourth place finish
The Rushford-Peterson trap team finished the fall season in fourth place in the Class A, Conference 1 standings. The Trojans finished with 642.5 season points after scoring 148.5 points in week five,...
View ArticleFootball ends season in second round of playoffs
The Rushford-Peterson football season came to an end in the second round of the district playoffs after a 34-18 loss at home to the Goodhue Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Trojans fell behind 14-0...
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LARP boys headed to state cross country meet
TCR/SCOTT BESTUL Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson boys cross country runners scored a second-place nish at last week’s MSHSL Section 1A Cross Country Meet, earning a trip to the state meet this...
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Sybil Betz Williams
Sybil Betz Williams passed away Sept. 10, 2019 in Pacific Grove, Calif. Sybil was born Fen 11, 1947 to Robert and Verna Betz in Rushford. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1965. She attended...
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The road to Treasure Island
TCR/KRISTIN BURDEY Pictured are villianous pirates Long John Silver (Christina Scaife, left) and Black Dog (Ca- del Carter, right). See the all-school play “Treasure Island” at the R-P schools...
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Flower shop, high school students “petal it forward”
Submitted Photo Rushford-Peterson students along with Root River Floral teamed up to “Petal it Forward,” an event which took place Wednesday, Oct. 23. Randomly-selected people were given a free...
View ArticleO’Donnell seeks to retain city council seat
Jim O’Donnell of Rushford is running unopposed to retain his seat on the Rushford City Council. Having just completed his first four-year term, O’Donnell wants to continue some of the work he helped...
View ArticleBotcher running as write-in for Rushford Council seat
Doug Botcher is running for a seat on the Rushford City Council as a write-in candidate. He’s running for the seat vacated by Terri Benson, who’s now running unopposed to replace Chris Hallum as Mayor...
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Weekend fire at Rushford Airport destroys hangar
SUBMITTED PHOTO A re in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 26, destroyed a hangar and its contents at the Rushford Municipal Airport. Fire damaged a hangar at the Rushford Airport over the...
View ArticleArna Rennan to perform Norwegian music in Rushford
Rushford Lion’s Club and Rushford Public library present Norwegian musician Arna Rennan, performing Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. with free supper and social hour starting 6 p.m. at the Rushford American Legion....
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City officials hear about housing concerns
GRETCHEN MENSINK LOVEJOY/SPRING VALLEY TRIBUNE Ryan Baumtrog, of Minnesota Housing, addresses the gathering of city officials from various towns at the League of Minnesota Cities meeting held in...
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Chatfield forum highlights rural alternative energy projects
GRETCHEN MENSINK LOVEJOY/BLUFF COUNTRY NEWSPAPER GROUP Guido Wallraven of Saerbeck, Germany, explains how his town has an alternative energy system that is renewable and sustainable. GRETCHEN MENSINK...
View ArticleWorkforce housing forum set in Spring Valley Nov. 14
SE MN Together and the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund are co-hosting a workforce housing forum in Spring Valley on Thursday, Nov. 14.This opportunity for residents and officials of area communities in...
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LARP cross country coach named Section 1A Coach of the Year
LARP cross country coach Matt KingsburyMatt Kingsbury, long-time coach of the Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson (LARP) cross country teams, was honored as the Boy’s Coach of the Year at the Section 1A...
View ArticleTen football players named all-conference
The Rushford-Peterson football team recently wrapped up a solid 7-3 season, with several players earning postseason honors. The Trojans placed seven players on the All-Three Rivers Conference first...
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