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County board approves solar project near Lake City

Mar 19, 2025

Wabasha County Supervisors on March 4 approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request by Ralph Addonizio of Novel Energy Solutions, a solar energy company in St. Paul, for a 1 Megawatt commercial solar energy system. Addonizio submitted a CUP application on Jan. 21, requesting to operate a...

Council approves $62,000 separation agreement with public works director

Mar 12, 2025

At its regular meeting Monday, March 10, the Lake City City Council approved a separation agreement with now-former city Public Works Director Scott Jensen. Jensen had been on leave from the city since February 10, with Assistant Public Works Director Mitchell Rigelman fulfilling the duties of the...

Storm delays Graphic home delivery, retail availability

Mar 5, 2025

Home delivery and the retail availability of the March 6 issue of the Graphic has been delayed due to blizzard conditions. Road closures between Lake City and the Madelia, Minn., printing plant where the Graphic is printed prevented the truck carrying the Graphics from completing its delivery route...

Committee recommends separation agreement with Public Works director

Mar 5, 2025

At a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, the City of Lake City’s personnel committee recommended a separation agreement with the city’s Public Works Director, Scott Jensen, who was recently placed on leave. “The committee reviewed and considered a separation agreement with Scott Jensen and voted...

Sheriff: Teenager killed in morning rollover crash

Feb 26, 2025

A teenager was killed in a morning rollover crash in rural Goodhue County on Feb. 25, according to the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office. “On Feb. 25, 2025, at approximately 8:03 a.m., the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle rollover accident in Goodhue Township,” the...

County board approves Honeywell building contracts

Feb 26, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on Feb. 18 approved a new agreement with Honeywell International of Golden Valley to provide building automation services to the County’s Old Courthouse Annex/Criminal Justice Center. The cost is $14,775.21 per year for three years, with a Cost of Living Adjustment (...

Army Corps plans meeting on restoration of Robinson Lake area of the river near Wabasha

Feb 19, 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a public meeting on the Robinson Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project Feb. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Wabasha-Kellogg High School, 2113 Hiawatha Dr. E., Wabasha. The project purpose is to enhance and restore...

Lake ice thick and blue

Feb 19, 2025

The first ice thickness measurements by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in two years showed Lake Pepin ice to be up to 20 inches thick in places and predominantly blue. Blue, or clear, ice is denser and slower to melt than its white counterpart, which contains air bubbles that give it its...

Teepeeota Acres plat request approved

Feb 12, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on Feb. 4 approved a final request by Grant Griffin to plat a subdivision, known as Teepeeota Acres, in Greenfield Township. He submitted a final plat application on Dec. 18, 2024. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on Jan. 27 to hear testimony related to...

Lake City City Council Lakefront PUD concept approved, tobacco license denied