Houston County CARES Business Relief Grant still accepting applications
The Houston County Board of Commissioners have allocated $1,130,000 of County CARES Act funds to disburse to small businesses (50 or fewer employees and $5m or less in annual revenue) in the form of an economic support grant. La Crescent township will also be allocating funds towards this program. One hundred twenty-six applications were received in the first round of grant … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Winnebago removal “the most spectacular sight ever witnessed in this area”
Second of a two-part series For tribal elders, this migration was unpleasant but nothing new. More than a century later, local historian Percival Narveson termed “this uneasy procession” to be “the most colorful and spectacular sight ever witnessed” in what became western Houston County. In the summer of 1848, about 2,500 Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians, 90 soldiers, about … [Read more...]
2020 Houston County State Fair results
Beef Cow and Calf - Commercial: Cory Scanlan, 1st, Champion Commercial Cow/Calf, Brownsville Wildcats Dairy Steer, Crossbred Division: Cory Scanlan, 1st, Reserve Champion Crossbred Dairy Steer, Brownsville Wildcats; Jenna Scanlan, 2nd, Brownsville Wildcats Market Beef: Steer - Hereford, Registered: Leo Privet, 2nd, Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, Showmanship - Award of … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Cindy Romero Boettcher, 41, Preston, Minn.; 9/7/2020, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Domanick Mitchell Bushman, 23, Howard Lake, Minn.; 9/3/2020, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. 9/3/2020, Stop Sign Violation, Fine $50. 9/3/2020, No Motor Vehicle Insurance - Owner, Fine $200. 9/3/2020, Registration … [Read more...]
2020 Houston County Fair livestock results
4-H Club Legend BHSS - Black Hammer Swift Scooters BW - Brownsville Wildcats CR - Caledonia Rockets HNH - Hearts and Hooves HC - Hokah Chiefs HCSS - Houston County Sharpshooters IND - Independent LTL - La Crescent Tiger Lilies LL - Lazy Lopers MBRS - Mayville Blue Ribbon Strivers MCL - Money Creek Livewires NN - Newhouse Norsemen PP - Portland … [Read more...]
2020 Houston County Fair 4-H non-livestock results
4-H Club Legend BHSS - Black Hammer Swift Scooters BW - Brownsville Wildcats CR - Caledonia Rockets HNH - Hearts and Hooves HC - Hokah Chiefs HCSS - Houston County Sharpshooters IND - Independent LTL - La Crescent Tiger Lilies LL - Lazy Lopers MBRS - Mayville Blue Ribbon Strivers MCL - Money Creek Livewires NN - Newhouse Norsemen PP - Portland … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Beverly Arlene Aasum, 82, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/29/2020, Driver Approaching Intersection Fails to Yield Right of Way, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Ezra Francis Dvorak, 18, Caledonia, Minn.; 8/23/2020, Consumption by Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Christopher Michael Schuldt, 46, Caledonia, Minn.; 2/29/2020, Disorderly Conduct - … [Read more...]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:10 a.m. Members Present: Eric Johnson, Teresa Walter, Jack Miller, Robert Burns, Greg Myhre *All Members participated via computer/conference call due to declared peacetime emergency. Conference call information was shared for public participation Board Workgroup Session Call to order. The … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That an application was received from the following persons for a variance of setback requirements: Jared Cords: North 7A SE¼ NE¼, Section 7, Township 104, Range 7, Houston County, Minnesota. (Parcel #10.0063.001) Money Creek Township: Variance of setback requirements to meet the required ¼ mile setback from an existing feedlot … [Read more...]