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Fats in Foods presentation is Oct. 14 at library

Oct 1, 2025
The Lake City Public Library (LCPL) invites the public to Fats in Foods: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. at the LCPL. This program is led by health professional Amanda Halls, RD, LD Mayo Health System. Amanda will discuss the differences in the types of fats in our...

Furniture exchange returns for third year

Oct 1, 2025
The Lake City Furniture Exchange is returning for its third season in October. This successful volunteer venture allows people to donate gently used furniture for a good cause, rather than resorting to the landfill for disposal of it, according to organizers. People who need furniture for their...

Historical Society’s Johnny Appleseed Day includes presentation on local apple lore

Oct 1, 2025
Did you know Lake City can lay claim to being the source of the first Honeycrisp apples to hit grocery stores when they were new to the market in 1996? Years earlier, before it even had a name, Dennis Courtier, Lake City native and owner of Courtier’s Pepin Heights Orchard got a taste of the...

History rolls into Reads Landing

Oct 1, 2025
History rolled into Reads Landing as the Greenwood Prairie Classic Iron Club brought more than 40 antique tractors to the Wabasha County Historical Society Museum during their annual tractor ride. The event, sponsored by the Kellogg Lions Club in conjunction with the Kellogg Watermelon Festival,...

Luhmann shows reserve champion at State Fair

Oct 1, 2025
Goodhue County 4-Her Clara Luhmann of Lake City showed the Reserve Champion Any Other Breed (AOB) Ewe Lamb and sixth overall Breeding Ewe at the Minnesota State Fair 4-H Sheep Show on Aug. 22. Luhmann’s Registered Montadale January Ewe Lamb won the AOB January Ewe Lamb Class before going on to be...

Man killed in motorcycle crash

Oct 1, 2025
A fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash occured in Wabasha County Saturday, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. “On Sept. 27 at approximately 14:04 hours, the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to South County Road 11 and County Road 6 for a report of a one-person...

October: High season at Frontenac State Park

Oct 1, 2025
October is traditionally the most popular month to visit and/or camp in Frontenac State Park. The cool, comfortable weather and vivid colors attract so many nature lovers — and yet you’ll find the park doesn’t feel especially crowded, even on a sunny Sunday. Come check it out! And if you feel like...

One final performance for magician Brent Coggins

Oct 1, 2025
On Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the dining room at the Lake City Care Center, Brent Coggins’ wife and daughter, fellow magicians, friends, neighbors, along with fellow residents and staff at the care center, and even a television reporter from KAAL-TV watched as he performed one last magic show. For...

Pass It On is dancing on its 20th anniversary

Oct 1, 2025
Sometimes you just feel like dancing. That’s the mood these days at the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City. On Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, Pass It On will celebrate 20 years of service to the Lake City Community and beyond. That’s twenty years of our volunteers reaching into bags and boxes and...

Public health spotlight: Breast lump 101

Oct 1, 2025
Up to half of all women will experience breast lumps in their lifetime. While finding a breast lump can be concerning, it is important to remember that not all breast lumps are breast cancer. In fact, most breast lumps are not cancerous. However, all breast lumps should be checked immediately by a...

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