Houston County News

Argus News Editor If he accepts the offer, Kurt W. Zehnder, who is the current police chief at Good Thunder, Minn.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor It appears as if Houston County staff will have to jump through a few more hoops before the County Community Services parking lot, located just south of Tru-Gas Propane becomes a reality.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor The last piece of the puzzle? That's what an 8,000 square foot piece of land, which was once part of C.M.ST. & P Railroad, might be.

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

The 41st Annual Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast is scheduled for Sunday, June 28. The breakfast is set to take place at the Houston County Airport located about 2 miles south of Caledonia on Highway 76.

Houston County DFL chairman Steve Kemp will step down from his leadership post to run for the Minnesota House in 2010.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor "I still think we've got a good chance of getting it .

A public hearing has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m., June 29 in the Caledonia Municipal Auditorium to consider a zoning application made by Houston County.

After spending nearly five months renovating the building, two of the three departments have moved into Houston County's newest office building, County Community Services located on Highways 44 and 76 in Caledonia.

The 2009 Houston County ADA Breakfast on the Farm, held Saturday at Diersen's Minnigan Hills Farm of rural Caledonia was a huge success.

A provocative art project? In St. Paul and across Minnesota, hundreds of three-sided purple cylinders are being hung in ash trees, each hooked to an upper branch and tied to the trunk.

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 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.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Stating the numbers are not in concrete and purely speculative, Houston County Financial Director Casey Bradley reviewed some calculations he worked up on debt service and how it would impact county taxpayers.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Figuring they were saving more than $8,700 in the storage shelving bid received for the County Community Services building, the Houston County Board unanimously approved a motion to purchase a slightly used generator for $9,500 from Viking Electric of Spring Grove.

Going to a movie in southern Houston County no longer involves leaving the state.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor A long-running legal battle over zoning issues between Houston County and Matthew and Beth Solum, 23642 Maple Leaf Drive in Spring Grove Township was resolved earlier this month.

By Craig Moorhead Special for the Argus Members of the Bee Creek and Duck Creek watershed committee met May 20 in Spring Grove.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Finding themselves between a rock and a hard place, the Houston County Board approved a motion to move forward with the grading and site elevation plans for the public works facility the county hopes to build just north of the high school/middle school campus in Caledonia.