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- Kenyon fire displaces 14 from homes
After an apartment fire killed one man late Monday, residents of the buiding were allowed to retrieve belongings from their apartments Tuesday.
- Police identify Goodhue County fire victim
Kenyon police have identified the man found dead inside a burned out apartment complex in Kenyon in southeastern Minnesota.
- Police ID Kenyon fire victim
Kenyon police have identified Alan Howard Thuman, 64, as the man found dead inside a fire ravaged Kenyon apartment complex.
- Kenyon man killed in apartment fire
A Kenyon man was found dead in a burned-out apartment in Kenyon late Monday. The Kenyon Police Department said the man's name has not been released pending notification of relatives.
- 1st District VFW, Auxiliary to meet in Kenyon Sunday
VFW Minnesota First District Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary will meet in Kenyon on Sunday, hosted by Conrad Osthum VFW Post 141.
- Local optometrist retires after 54 years
Dr. Duane Wallaker is a native of Kenyon, Minn. He is the son of a U.S. Postal Service rural letter carrier.
- Red Wing would be garbage hub under plan
Pay now, sleep better later. That's how Goodhue County Public Works Director Greg Isakson plans on selling area cities and townships a proposed solid waste plan including a countywide environmental service fee.
- Deer are scarce, but friendships renewed
In the dreary pre-dawn darkness Saturday, a gang of veteran deer hunters gathered near the old oak tree near Kenyon and discussed strategy: gravel pile, bridge, old farmstead, the double tree stand.
- State should be lauded for stance
Seventy-five years ago this fall, Minnesota ratified the 21st Amendment of the Constitution to repeal Prohibition.
- Will wind blow benefits this way?
Officials hope wind turbines will blow dollars into Goodhue County. Several wind energy companies have converged on Goodhue County this year seeking to make money off area wind resources.
- Snapshot, Goodhue County Board: Two of three incumbents challenged
Three seats on the Goodhue County Board will be on the ballot Nov. 4, with incumbents seeking to hold on to their seats in each race.
- Main Street reacts to $700 billion rescue plan
Looking at the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, the feeling of Main Street Minnesota is fairly unanimous.
- Two area home builders charged with theft
Two area men, co-owners of a home-building company, are accused of multiple counts of theft for allegedly failing to pay more than $700,000 to businesses they hired as subcontractors.
- Answer Man: Where are George and Abe?
Dear Mr. Know-it-all -- and please notice I said Mister -- Rochester has a knack for moving things around.
- Second case of norovirus prompts Health Department caution
Just days after guests at a Rochester wedding this month fell ill from norovirus the same thing happened to people grieving the loss of a loved one at a Kenyon funeral.
- Melody Anne Sandstrom, 47
Melody Anne Sandstrom, International Falls, Minn., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at her sister's home in the Falls following her long and courageous battle with cancer.
- Dodge Center teen injured in motorcycle crash on Highway 56
A Dodge Center teenager riding a motorcycle was injured in a crash with an SUV on Minnesota Highway 56 this afternoon.
- Sviggum wants streamlined workers' comp
The system for workers' compensation in Minnesota should be focused to the two most important stakeholders: injured workers and the businesses that pay insurance premiums.
- Bombay Elevator near Kenyon burns
An elevator and office space at the Bombay Elevator near Kenyon was destroyed by fire Wednesday.
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City DescriptionKenyon is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. It was founded in 1856 and named in honor of Kenyon College. The population was 1,661 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highways 56 and 60 are two of the main routes in the city. Minnesota State Highway 246 is immediately north of Kenyon.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,661 people, 677 households, and 440 families residing in the city. The population density was 736.6 people per square mile (285.0/km²). There were 719 housing units at an average density of 318.9/sq mi (123.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.21% White, 0.12% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 1.93% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.
There were 677 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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