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...]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That an application has been made by Andrew and Kristi Esser, 1298 Lost Park Drive, La Crescent, MN 55947, for a Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Building in a Residential District (Section 29 – 29.14 Accessory Buildings and Structures in Residential Districts, Subdivision 1), in La Crescent Township on following premises, … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That an application was received from the following persons for a variance of setback requirements: Derek and Rachel Kasten: Pt W½ SE¼, Section 17, Township 104, Range 4, Houston County, Minnesota. (Parcel #08.0192.000) La Crescent Township: Variance to reduce side yard setbacks in an agricultural district (14.8 … [Read more...]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:00 a.m. Place: Commissioners Room, Courthouse, Caledonia, MN *Virtual Meeting Held due to Peacetime Emergency Declaration in response to COVID-19 Pandemic. Members Present via Computer: Eric Johnson, Teresa Walter, Jack Miller, Robert Burns, and Greg Myhre Call to order: 9:10 … [Read more...]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 9:20 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...]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:00 a.m. Place: Commissioners Room, Courthouse, Caledonia, MN *Virtual Meeting Held due to Peacetime Emergency Declaration in response to COVID-19 Pandemic. Members Present via Computer: Eric Johnson, Teresa Walter, Jack Miller, Robert Burns, and Greg Myhre Call to order. Presiding: Chairman … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past; 1901: Houston County steps up, provides for the unfortunate
First of two parts “The present county poor-house is a very poor house indeed... a rickety old affair” said the Caledonia newspaper in 1892. Eighty-nine years later, the Houston County Poorhouse was described as a “model of beauty and utility” when nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. In between those two assessments, the county had decided to replace the … [Read more...]


