Fillmore County News

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor The 4-H program in Houston County is alive and well and involved approximately 2,000 youth in 2009.

The Fillmore County Board has been discussing the Federal Communication Commission's narrowband mandate, but board members still have a lot of questions to ask before they decide on how they'll comply.

This weekend, the house passed its version of a health care reform bill, and while things are moving, what if you didn't have that much time to wait for reform to come? "I don't want to die, I'm too young, I'm too young to die," says Glenda Scrabeck.

SPRING VALLEY -- Laura Klomps, age 88, of Spring Valley, died Monday evening, Nov.

The primary seat belt law took effect in June, but some drivers in Southeast Minnesota still aren't getting the message.

Minnesota health officials are reporting three more deaths from swine flu and another death from a flu-like illness that wasn't confirmed as H1N1.

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First it was a Tyrannosaurus rex. Then giant creatures from under the sea. Now the large-tusked animals of the Ice Age are coming to Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester.

Mayo Clinic employees lined up in droves on Tuesday to get H1N1 influenza vaccinations.

A St. Charles couple believes three of their horses may have been attacked by a cougar on their family farm west of Forestville State Park earlier this month.

A Winona man was injured when his motorcycle ran off the road Saturday afternoon.

A small plane crashed in Lakeville somewhere, and I dialed the police chief to get the skinny.

There are few businesses in southeastern Minnesota that can trace their lineage to the 19th century.

The Minnesota State Patrol says one woman was injured when her pickup truck left the road and rolled in Fillmore County.

The production of the new H1N1 vaccine is slowing down production for the seasonal flu vaccine.

After serving four terms as Dakota County sheriff, Don Gudmundson announced Monday that he will not seek re-election next year.

Getting there: Lanesboro is 125 miles south of the Twin Cities, mostly on Hwy. 52 through Rochester, with the final 9 miles along Fillmore County Road 8. Where to stay: The town and its environs are awash in B&Bs . I had a wonderful stay at the Belle Rive , on the top floor of a house abutting the Root River.

September 1st marks the start of national preparedness month. Local emergency managers are reminding everyone to be prepared for the many disasters we face every year in southeast Minnesota and north Iowa.

The Fillmore county sheriff's department is investigating the owner of several horses for possible animal neglect.

The Fillmore County Sheriff's Office is an investigating a case of possible animal neglect after several horses were found underfed in a rural Lanesboro pasture.