Caledonia News

Halloween isn't just for kids, as these folks can attest to. Semcac Senior Dining of Caledonia held its Halloween party last Friday and had a great turnout.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Approximately $2,080 in cash and credit card receipts were taken from the safe at the Caledonia Liquor Store sometime between closing time Friday night Oct.

Fourteen members of the St. John's Lutheran School kindergarten class took a tour of the Caledonia Fire Station last week.

By Craig Moorhead Special for the Argus At the Oct. 19 meeting of the ISD #299 Board of Education winter sports coaching contracts, snow removal and other seasonal issues were on the agenda, along with budget concerns.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor With the advent of fall comes later sunrises and earlier sunsets, which means we are spending more time driving in the dark.

Emergency units were called to the scene of a tractor-vehicle accident Oct. 18 at 11:29 a.m. According to Kelley McGraw of the Minnesota State Patrol, Thomas Osborne of Spring Grove was east bound on Highway 44 near the Tru-Gas tanks several miles east of Caledonia, when his Jeep Cherokee rear-ended a tractor driven by Richard Leary of Caledonia.

By Craig Moorhead Special to the Argus One wall of Lorraine and Lori Thillen's basement is a veritable country western music hall of fame.

Caledonia police will go trick-or-treating for impaired drivers this Halloween weekend through increased DWI patrols.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

In the competition for students, not all school districts are created equal. In the past decade, declining enrollment has been a fact of life for most of the 34 school districts in southeastern Minnesota, but the pain has not been distributed evenly, a review of state data shows.

A metal pole shed containing 350 big round bales was a total loss following a fire at the Burdell Hahn farm in Yucatan Township.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Houston County continued to receive good news concerning construction costs of the justice center, which will be built in downtown Caledonia beginning next spring.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor It's back to the drawing board for the Caledonia City Council when it comes to hiring a new city clerk/administrator. The council discussed the lack of progress on that front during the Oct.

"For 125 vines, close to 3000 pounds is it's potential," Robin Schlegel said as she looked at the vineyard.

Members of Tri-County Electric Cooperative enrolled in Operation Round Up recently gave $5,640 in donations to worthy causes in September.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor The Seventh Annual Culinary Extravaganza, which is a fund-raising event for the Four Seasons Community Center, will be held Sunday, Nov.

Numerous charges, including felony assault in the third degree, have been filed against Jerry McCloud, 33, of Caledonia.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor After going to work every day at City Hall for the past 25 years, Caledonia Clerk/Administrator Bob Nelson did it for the last time Friday, Oct.

Caledonia officers will conduct enhanced Click It or Ticket seat belt patrols Oct.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Loyal customers who have a very good work ethic, as well as a very dedicated staff are reasons why both Ron Chamberlin and Don Meiners feel the Eitzen State Bank has been able to not only survive the ups and downs of the past century, but has been able to prosper.