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Friday | Caledonia Argus

Caledonia Police Chief is hired

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

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN, Good Thunder, MN

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Caledonia Argus

City trying to work out final issues with county's CCS office complex

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.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Caledonia Argus

County still working out snags for proposed CCS parking lot

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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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN

Mon Jun 29, 2009

AFP Blog

Postbulletin.com: Rochester, MN-Wagon train combines fun, charity

This blog contains assorted news and commentary on the fundraising profession and philanthropy gathered by the AFP Fundraising Resource Center.

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Related Topix: Mower County, MN

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Caledonia Argus

Department of Ag will spray for gypsy moths

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

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Rushford, MN, Winona County, MN, Hokah, MN

Thu Jun 25, 2009

HometownSource

Houston County Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast scheduled June 28

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.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Houston County DFL chairman will run for Minnesota House

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

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Related Topix: Preston, MN, Grove City, MN, Spring Grove, MN, Fillmore County, MN

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Caledonia Argus

County goes after state funding for proposed Public Works Facility

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

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN, Winona, MN

Caledonia Argus

Public hearing for county zoning requests will be June 29

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.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN

Fri Jun 19, 2009

HometownSource

County moving into new office building in Caledonia

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.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN

Thu Jun 18, 2009

HometownSource

June is Dairy Month and a time to milk a cow

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

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Related Topix: Drink, Milk, Breakfast, Life, Food, Caledonia, MN

Tue Jun 16, 2009

TwinCities.com

Minnesota enlists purple insect eater to trap emerald ash borers

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.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, St. Paul, MN

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Caledonia Argus

County moves forward with solid waste ordinance changes

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.

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Related Topix: La Crescent, MN, Caledonia, MN, Hokah, MN

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Caledonia Argus

Road rally for Camp Winnebago will traverse scenic 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.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN, Brownsville, MN, La Crescent, MN, Hokah, MN, Houston, MN

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Caledonia Argus

County board reviews potential tax increases on the horizon

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.

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Related Topix: Prison, Tax, La Crosse, WI Metro, Spring Grove, MN

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Caledonia Argus

County buys back-up generator for County Community Services

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.

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Related Topix: Spring Grove, MN

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Post-Bulletin

The big screen comes to a small town

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

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Related Topix: Spring Grove, MN

Wed May 27, 2009

Caledonia Argus

Solum property brought into compliance with purchases of adjoining properties

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.

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Related Topix: Spring Grove, MN

Mon May 25, 2009

Caledonia Argus

Watershed committee to meet with Sen. Ropes and Rep. Davids

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

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Related Topix: Spring Grove, MN, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood

Sat May 23, 2009

Caledonia Argus

County board moves forward with site plans for public works facility

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.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MN, La Crosse, WI Metro

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