La Crescent News

Customers of Ace Telephone in Southeast Minnesota went without service for several hours Wednesday.

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

They were once grade-school buddies, studying, eating, saying the Pledge of Allegiance, playing games at recess together at the two-room schoolhouse in Stockton.

Another close encounter of the natural kind, reported by Rick of La Crescent: "Looking out our back window today, we saw a young bunny moving slowly along.

Colin Dingfelder scored on a wild pitch and Andrew Helland scored on a sacrifice fly by Gabe McDowell in the 12th inning to send La Crescent to a 4-2 victory over DeLaSalle in the Class AA semifinals at Dick Putz Field in St.

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.

Comments SECTION 1AA FINAL FOUR Championship round La Crescent 12, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 7 La Crescent forced a second and deciding championship by rallying for three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game, and five more in the eighth for the comeback win at Hudson Field on Tuesday night.

WINONA -- Alet A. Moger, 95, of 712 Olmstead St., Winona, died Friday, May 29th at Claddagh House in La Crescent, MN.

My name is Kelcey Kryzer and I am Miss Cottage Grove 2008-09. With just a little while left in my reign, I would like to share with you how I, along with my royal court, represented the Cottage Grove community.

Early this week, southeastern Minnesota farmers were seeing parched soil, with rainfall well below normal amounts since April 1. As of Tuesday morning, most of the Rochester area was either classified as "abnormally dry" or in "moderate drought," according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Runners tell their tales. People who train for marathons and other road races all have their own stories to tell.

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

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

Municipal wells in six communities in this region had or still have problems with too much fecal coliform or radium last year, the Minnesota Department of Health reported.

By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com The Emmy-award winning host of Morning Edition on Minnesota Public Radio, and co-host of Almanac, a weekly public affairs program produced by Twin Cities Public Television, will make a guest appearance in Cambridge.

The city of La Crescent is investigating its police chief after he wrote himself a ticket for dumping some brush at a city site after it was closed.

MNChief Tickets Self,0143 La Crescent chief tickets himself for dumping Eds: APNewsNow.

An elderly Wisconsin man was charged with hit-and-run last week after he nudged a pedestrian twice with his car for walking too slowly.A Slowly I turn, step by step Ronald Fischer, 81, of La Crescent approached the 54-year-old woman, who was not identified, walking in the parking lot of a local La Crosse theater and hit her twice in the thigh with ...

There have been at least three highly publicized cases of cruelty to animals in southeastern Minnesota in the last six months.