Hokah News

David Krenz spent Wednesday in his office - bare walls, a nearly empty desk, mute tones of gray and white.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor The Houston County Commissioners are really getting to know a lot about tree pests.

To the sounds of teachers singing "Happy Trails", students at La Crescent-Hokah Elementary left school for the last time this year.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor The Houston County Board unanimously approved a motion to contract the services of attorney Kevin Johnson, a solid waste ordinance specialist, to help County Environmental Services Director Rick Frank draft a new solid waste ordinance for the county.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Memorial Day services will take place throughout Houston County Saturday, May 23 and Monday, May 25.

To Rodney and Emma Blank, their 8-year-old Labrador retriever mix, Sadie, was more than just a dog.

On April 15 Matthew Joseph Sheehan, 29 of 11093 Ridgeview Road, Hokah, was charged with two counts controlled substance crime in the third degree, two counts of controlled substance crime in the fifth degree, and one count of ineligible person in possession of a firearm.

Beltrami County Sheriffa s Office of Emergency Management has announced a countywide participation in Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week 2009.

Members of the Caledonia, Houston, Hokah, La Crescent, Spring Grove and Brownsville fire departments took part in a 'house burn' training session Saturday at the former Stan Meiners farm on Highway 44 north of Caledonia.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor By a 3-2 vote, the Caledonia City Council approved a request made by Caledonia Police Officer Chad Hauser for the city to relax the "response time" language in its employment requirements.

Master of Minutiae, what's going to happen to the old Salvation Army Thrift Store building in Rochester? That's such a distinctive structure.

Four months from now, David Krenz will have a new job. Krenz is currently the Superintendent of the La-crescent - Hokah School District.

A semitrailer driver died at the scene Tuesday when his vehicle traveling on Interstate 380 went into the ditch and crashed.

Ice jams on the Root and Zumbro rivers are causing flooding in low-lying areas of southeastern Minnesota.

Melting snow, rising rivers and fractured ice have combined for at least two ice jams in the Root and Zumbro rivers.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Madison County, Iowa has nothing on Houston County.

One of my favorite things to do is read stories about local history. I am fascinated by ancestry, personal journals and early settlements in Wisconsin and the surrounding area.

Southeastern Minnesota was hit by a handful of weather extremes in 2008. Nearly 6.4 inches of rain fell during eight days in June and led to some flooding, July through September were unusually dry and 28.6 ...

After serving five years as superintendent, David Krenz will be leaving the La Crescent-Hokah school district.

Two church burglaries in Houston County have piqued the interest of Fillmore County residents, who remember when vandals trashed a place of worship there in 2007.