Community
West Albany Winners assemble fruit baskets and sing carols for care center residents
Dec 10, 2025
The West Albany Winners 4H Club assembled fruit baskets and went caroling for the residents at the Lake City Care Center on Sunday, Dec 7.
Eagles and ducks
Dec 10, 2025
Photographer Ben Threinen got photos of eagles, mallards, and goldeneye in the shrinking open waters of Lake Pepin.
Olmsted Medical’s newest provider is a Goodhue native
Dec 10, 2025
A year ago in September, Lake City’s Olmsted Medical Center welcomed Family Medicine doctor, Dr. Kyle Drehmel, to its care team.
Patients of all ages can see Dr. Drehmel, who provides primary and preventative care and even offers same day appointments. He particularly enjoys treating chronic...
Packing for the Weekend receives $10,000 challenge grant for third year
Dec 10, 2025
The Greater Lake City Community Foundation recently presented a $10,000 check to support the Lake City Packing for the Weekend Program.
This is the third year of a challenge grant from an anonymous donor through the donor’s Donor-Advised Fund.
Donor-Advised Funds allow a donor to make a...
Peters Memorial Fund expands impact
Dec 10, 2025
What began as a small community initiative has grown into one of Lake City’s most active and wide-reaching nonprofit organizations. At the Peters Memorial Fund, we are dedicated to supporting local families, students, and residents in need, and over the past year we’ve dramatically expanded our...
Robotics team takes the floor at halftime
Dec 10, 2025
The Lincoln High School Robotics Team took to the floor during the boys’ basketball halftime show Dec. 4.
Students demonstrated the skill of last year’s $12,000 robot, which was made by a team size of about 12, while Co-Head Coach Jake Schumacher shared some program stats and took questions from...
Rotary hears of effort to translate PTSD book into Ukranian
Dec 10, 2025
The speakers at your Lake City Rotary meeting on Dec. 1 were Wayne Quist and Dr. Steve Lansing of the non-profit Veterans Empowered talking to us about the work they are doing to help so many with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
I would like to quote another Rotarian and a good friend of...
St. John’s Advent/Christmas concert is Dec. 21
Dec 10, 2025
The annual Advent/Christmas concert at St. John’s Lutheran Church will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m.
“Everyone in the community is invited, so please bring your family and friends,” Choir Director Linda Sievers said.
The church is located at 520 W. Chestnut St. in Lake City. A...
Trap shooting coaches speak to Kiwanis Club
Dec 10, 2025
Lake City Kiwanis member Dean Flugstad welcomed the Lincoln High School trap shooting team coaches Ross Freiheit and Kyle Muenkel to talk about this sport that has the most boys and girls participating than any other sport in Minnesota, some 50,000 students.
Head coach Ross is turning over his...
When a little slice of heaven freezes over
Dec 10, 2025
It’s happening again.
Lake Pepin is putting on a winter coat of ice that it’s likely to wear until March. And snowplows, shovels, snowblowers, ice skates, and sleds have made appearances in the last few weeks.
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The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season...
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