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Wedding apparel style show will benefit Relay for Life |
A style show of wedding apparel has been scheduled for Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m., at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Caledonia. The former Founder’s Days Committee invites you to join them for this style show with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society Houston County Relay for Life.
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Caledonia Ambulance Service offers First Responder Course |
The Caledonia Ambulance service is offering a 40-hour First Responder Course.
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June 7 & 8 rain event causes $15 million in damage to area crops |
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Many areas in the river valley will have to be replanted as the recent floods have been submerged for well over 48 hours. Some $15 million in damages is estimated to have occurred in Houston county to crops. Photo by Daniel McGonigle
Farmers in southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa just can’t seem to get a break. Cold, wet weather had put the corn and soybean crops behind several weeks. The torrential rains, which hit the area June 7 and 8 have wreaked much more havoc to area crops.
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Violet Gaustad, middle and Wilma Wiebke, at right, visited with Loretta Knutson, as they checked over some of the produce at the Caledonia Area Farmers Market last weekend. The farmers market is open for business every Saturday from 8 until 2 and Sundays from 10 until 2. It is located at the intersection of Highways 76 and 44 and Kingston Street in North Park. Photo by Kristi Rogich
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City: “Accounting done outside the city limits should pay their bills on-time just like the rest of |
A request was made to the council from a “non-community payer” for special consideration and the waiver of late payment fees for the city utilities.
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Governor declares “State of Emergency” for Houston, Fillmore counties |
By Daniel McGonigle
Argus Managing Editor
Governor Pawlenty on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring a State of Emergency for Fillmore and Houston Counties due to the weekend storms which blanketed the area.
The governor’s executive order triggers a damage assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine if these counties are eligible for federal disaster assistance.
Because the storms, which dropped an estimated 10 inches of rain in some spots of Southeastern Minnesota, caused flooding and mud slides which resulted in damage to personal property, homes, businesses and the public infrastructure, Pawlenty could declare the State of Emergency.
“The resources of local, county and state governments must be fully utilized to insure the necessary response, damage assessment and recovery efforts,” stated Pawlenty. “The Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will activate the Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan and provide assistance to the affected local governments in determining the need for supplementary disaster aid.”
All state agencies, in cooperation with the appropriate federal agencies, have been directed to provide the assistance necessary to help local governments respond to, and recover from the recent flood.
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Flooding rocks area over the weekend |
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This Dorchester resident suffered extensive damage to his home in Dorchester. Here he is cleaning up the damage. Photo by Daniel McGonigle
Rainfall amounts of five to 10 inches in parts of Houston County caused severe flash floods this past weekend.
Emergency Management officials report 10.1 inches of rain fell in Brownsville and portions of the county had to be evacuated.
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