Houston 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.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor and T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter "We've received enough vaccines to go ahead with limited flu shot clinics in the schools.

Firefighters worldwide share a number of traits, the most prominent being the desire to help their neighbors when disaster strikes.

With 35 years in the firewood business, Mike Besta has customers so loyal that they don't even ask about price.

Clinics to provide H1N1 vaccinations are planned in Winona and Houston County this week.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Due to the very wet October, which put Tri-County Electric Co-op crews way behind, Houston County will not be moving forward with the County Road 249 project this fall.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor "This certainly wasn't the way we were envisioning this.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Approximately $2,080 in cash and credit card receipts were taken from the safe at the Caledonia Liquor Store sometime between closing time Friday night Oct.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor After listening to some compelling testimony by Houston County Fair Board President Elden Pohlman and County Financial Director Casey Bradley, the Houston County Board agreed to advance the fair board $20,000. Up until 2008, the county budgeted $25,000 to help fund what many feel is the best "small county" fair ...

Two Acura vehicles the area's dive rescue team found while training in the Mississippi River both had been reported stolen in the Twin Cities area, officials said.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor With the advent of fall comes later sunrises and earlier sunsets, which means we are spending more time driving in the dark.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Houston County continued to receive good news concerning construction costs of the justice center, which will be built in downtown Caledonia beginning next spring.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Houston County is bucking the Minnesota Department of Transportation .

Members of Tri-County Electric Cooperative enrolled in Operation Round Up recently gave $5,640 in donations to worthy causes in September.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor After going to work every day at City Hall for the past 25 years, Caledonia Clerk/Administrator Bob Nelson did it for the last time Friday, Oct.

Numerous charges, including felony assault in the third degree, have been filed against Jerry McCloud, 33, of Caledonia.

By Craig Moorhead Special for the Argus "For 125 vines, close to 3000 pounds is it's potential," Robin Schlegel said as she looked at the vineyard.

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

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Updating the current solid waste ordinance for Houston County appears to be a more complex and time consuming endeavor than originally anticipated.