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No contraband was found during a K-9 sweep of the Caledonia Area Middle School/High School last week. According to Houston County Chief Deputy Scott Yeiter, a K-9 sweep of the school was conducted utilizing Virgil, the county’s K-9 officer, and three other dogs from Mower County. Members of the Caledonia Police Department assisted in the event, which took place Friday afternoon.
Photo by Chelsey Lager
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County learns local vets received $6 million in benefits in 2008
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The Veterans Administration provided nearly $6 million in benefits to Houston County veterans during 2008, according to Houston County Veterans Service Officer Rob Gross. Gross made the eye-opening report to the county board during the April 14 meeting.
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City to increase fee to $500 for brush dump key rental
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Area tree trimming contractors are going to have to pony up a little more money to obtain special access to the city’s brush dump. By a 3-2 vote the Caledonia City Council approved a motion to charge $500 for a key to the city’s brush dump located on the east side of town.
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Sheehan busted for indoor growing operation in Hokah
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On April 15 Matthew Joseph Sheehan, 29 of 11093 Ridgeview Road, Hokah, was charged with two counts controlled substance crime in the third degree, two counts of controlled substance crime in the fifth degree, and one count of ineligible person in possession of a firearm.
Investigator John Tvieten, in cooperation with the Southeast Minnesota Drug Task Force, investigated an indoor marijuana grow operation. During the investigation, a search warrant was executed at Sheehan’s place of residence. An indoor grow operation was discovered with approximately 28 kilograms of marijuana recovered along with the equipment used.
At the time of discovery, Sheehan was in the Houston County Jail, with work release privileges, serving a sentence for a 2008 conviction of controlled substance crime in the fourth degree.
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Healing Old Man River- habitat rehabilitation project explained
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Corps of Engineers Project Manager Tom Novak looked out at the room full of Mississippi River enthusiasts in Brownsville. “We’re not trying to build all the islands or all the land mass back,” he explained. “We’re trying to get the channels defined and get the vegetation protected. There’s a method to our madness.”
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Tinder-dry conditions keep ‘em busy
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The county-wide burning ban is still in effect for Houston County. But the very dry conditions have been keeping area fire departments very busy putting out grass and brush fires. In the photo above, the Caledonia Area Fire Department was called out to a brush and grass five at 13117 Prairie Ridge Road near Sheldon Wednesday, April 15 around 1:30 p.m. It took the local firefighters about an hour to contain the fire. All area residents are urged not to conduct any outdoor burning…not even burn barrels. Photo by Charlie Warner
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TEA party held in Caledonia
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A group of about 30 persons turned out to discuss tax issues during a public rally at the Houston County Courthouse in Caledonia. It was one of many TEA Parties being held throughout the United States on April 15. The word “TEA” stands for “Taxed Enough Already.” According to event organizer Rev. Paul Ibisch (shown above speaking to the group) of La Crescent, the idea is the U.S. government has sufficient tax resources or could have enough if the economy was healthy. The real problem is government spending. Increased taxation hurts the economy and job creation, according to Ibisch. Persons attending the rally were asked to bring food stuffs for the local food shelf. The rally lasted about a 90 minutes and a number of different persons spoke about government spending, on all levels, being out of control. Photo by Charlie Warner
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Local trout streams to be featured on TV
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Emmy award-winning outdoor TV journalist Bill Sherck spent several days last week filming a program on trout fishing in the Caledonia area. Above, cameraman Cy Dobson pans his camera across Winnebago Creek, while Sherck does his magic with his fly rod. Photo by Charlie Warner
Caledonia’s abundant trout streams, magnificent bluffs, and hardwood forests are going to be showcased on several outdoor TV programs viewed by persons throughout the Upper Midwest in May.
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