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Voters cast ballots in Aug. 11 primary election
Aug 12, 2026
Lake City City Hall was a polling place for the state primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The election caused the city council to postpone its August meeting by a week to Aug. 17. The primary election determines who will be on the ballot in the Nov. 3 general election. For more information about...
Hwy. 63 reopens to traffic
Aug 12, 2026
US Hwy. 63 at the intersection of Wabasha County Hwy. 15 has reopened Aug. 4 after a closure of more than a month to allow a large portion of bluffside to be removed. The work is intended to improve sightlines and safety at the intersection, according to the Wabasha County Highway Department. Steve...
County Board approves purchase of internal ballot collection box
Aug 12, 2026
Wabasha County’s Board of Commissioners on July 21 approved the purchase of a secure internal ballot collection box, to be used for the collection and secure storage of voted absentee and mail ballots returned by mail or in person during the absentee voting period.
The estimated purchase cost of $...
Five file for three seats on Lake City School Board
Jul 29, 2026
Five people have filed for three seats on the Lake City Public Schools School Board that are up for election this fall.
The filers are incumbents Jim Siewert and Jacob Atkinson, as well as Frank Kania III, Nathan Schumacher, and Keeley Roach.
Incumbent Jake Schumacher said he didn’t plan to seek...
Political sign season is upon us
Jul 29, 2026
Happy unlimited non-commercial signs season to all who celebrate.
“All noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number beginning 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until ten days following the state general election,” a state statute reads. “Municipal...
Paving underway on Goodhue County Road 2
Jul 22, 2026
Paving has begun on the multi-year rebuild of a section of Goodhue County Road 2. “Currently, the contractor, PCI Roads LLC, is placing mainline concrete which began at (Goodhue County Rd. 5) and will end at Territorial Road,” Goodhue County Public Works Director and County Engineer Jess Greenwood...
City bond rating holds steady at ‘AA’ ahead of sale
Jul 22, 2026
The Lake City City Council got good news about the city’s credit-worthiness at its regular meeting July 13.
On the recommendation of financial advisor Mike Bubany of David Drown Associates, the city obtained a new credit rating ahead of the sale of about $6.25 million in bonds to pay for the North...
Updated: School board filing open through July 28
Jul 22, 2026
Of the three Lake City School Board members whose terms are ending in January, one has filed for re-election, one doesn’t plan to file, and a third said he will seek another term.
As of Monday, July 20, incumbent Jim Siewert was the lone filer for the three available seats in the November election...
Bluff removal continues, road remains closed
Jul 15, 2026
Progress is evident on a project to remove roughly 47,000 cubic yards of bluffside to improve sightlines and safety at the intersection of Wabasha County Hwy. 15 and U.S. Highway 63 south of Lake City. But it’s unclear when traffic will again flow through the area. The closure of both roads near...
Tributes, grief after boating accident claims three lives, including two Wabasha firefighters
Jul 15, 2026
Authorities have identified the three boaters killed when the pontoon they were on reportedly collided with a barge on Saturday, July 11.
They are: Ashley Monson, 37, of Wabasha; Manuel De Angel-Sola, 52, of Wabasha; and Nicholas Loechler, 46 of Wabasha.
De Angel-Sola and Loechler were members of...
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