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By Courtney Gran Argus Student Intern It is always a wonderful thing when a community can come together to support a cause.

Peter Jacobs plays his children Cecily, Ben and Henry in the family home Friday morning.

In past editorials, we've expressed some skepticism concerning online K-12 education.

'We're pretty much on schedule. We've received some perfect rains, have plenty of sub-soil moisture and things are looking very good.' That's the way Houston-Fillmore Extension Educator Jerry Tesmer summed up the 2009 crop situation for Houston County.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Got a classic car, a motorcycle, or just enjoy cruising on the scenic back roads of Houston County? Then circle June 20 on your calendar.

Donnay Ryan and Sara Donnay of Elk River announce the birth of their son, Cade Ryan, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.

2 Lewiston-Altura defeated No. 7 Spring Grove 10-0 in five innings in Section 1A East play.

The Houston County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the La Crescent Police Department and the Winona County Sheriff's Office arrested five adults and two juveniles for multiple offenses including two felony counts of burglary in the first degree.

Head east to Cushon's Peak Campground in Houston, Minn., this week for SEMBA's 11th Annual Spring Bluegrass Festival.

It's called string-band music, old-time music, traditional music, cowboy music and bluegrass.

The Houston County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the La Crescent Police Department and the Winona County Sheriff's Office arrested five adults and two juveniles for multiple offenses including two felony counts of burglary in the first degree.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement to create the Minnesota High Speed Rail Corridor in partnership with the Regional Railroad Authorities of Ramsey, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Houston, and Olmsted Counties.

In Houston, Minnesota, the phrase "pigging out" took on a new twist, or meaning, or something, when Mary Beesecker, a pet sitter who permitted a potbellied pig to gorge itself from a normal weight of 50 pounds to a heartclogging 150 in just nine months, was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to animal cruelty.

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Longtime Caledonia-area businessman Richard S. Skauge 61, died Thursday, April 23 at his Spring Grove home.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Although he appreciates being recognized for his actions, Minnesota State Trooper Kelley McGraw of Caledonia doesn't feel he is a hero.

Drive into Spring Grove, and take a wild guess about where its settlers came from.

Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp: Probation in fat pig abuse case A Houston, Minn.

There's another $1 million coming from the U.S. Department of Labor to victims of flash flooding in southeastern Minnesota in August 2007.

There's another $1 million coming to victims of the flash flooding in southeastern Minnesota in august 2007 from the U.S. Department of Labor.