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Highland Township mining permit approved
Sep 16, 2026
Wabasha County Commissioners on Sept. 1 approved a Non-Metallic Mining Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request for Milestone Materials, a Rochester-based regional supplier of construction and landscaping aggregates.
Milestone Materials submitted and was granted a non-metallic mining reclamation...
County releases opioid settlement funding RFP
Sep 16, 2026
On Aug, 20, 2021, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office joined the historic $26 billion multi-state settlement agreements with pharmaceutical distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
In December 2022, the Attorney General’s...
Section of Wabasha County Hwy. 9 to close for bridge replacement
Sep 16, 2026
Wabasha County Hwy. 9 from Wabasha County Hwy. 33 south to 670th St. was planned to be closed to traffic beginning approximately Sept. 14 for a bridge replacement, the county highway department said.
Through traffic on County Hwy. 9 will need to use alternate routes. The road closure is...
Two injured as vehicle leaves road, strikes building
Sep 9, 2026
A vehicle travelling on Hwy. 61 in Lake City over the holiday weekend struck a power pole and then a building, injuring the driver and passenger, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The 2024 GMC Sierra was northbound when the crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according...
Swimmer’s body recovered on Cannon River
Sep 9, 2026
At 4:39 p.m. on Sept. 4, the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a male party in the water of the Cannon River, near Cannon Falls. It was determined that three men were swimming in the Cannon River near Cannon Falls. One of the men went under, and the other two went in...
Motorcyclist killed in Hwy. 60 crash
Sep 2, 2026
On Sunday, Aug. 30, at around 1:12 p.m., a 2024 Yamaha YZF motorcycle traveling westbound on Hwy. 60 lost control and struck a guardrail near milepost 214 in Wabasha County.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Nicholas Simien, 27, from Minneapolis died in the crash. He was wearing a helmet...
Police department publicizes Flock transparency website as the technology proves controversial
Sep 2, 2026
The Lake City Police Department is sharing a Flock transparency website detailing how and how often the department uses the license plate reader technology.
“There has been a lot of attention on Flock camera systems recently, and we wanted to get ahead of the conversation by making you aware of...
Wabasha County approves highway maintenance agreements with cities
Aug 26, 2026
Wabasha County Commissioners on Aug. 18 approved highway maintenance agreements with the cities of Elgin, Kellogg, Lake City, Mazeppa, Millville, Plainview and Wabasha for 2027, at a total cost of $29,299.08.
The agreements are funded from the County’s State Aid Municipal Maintenance Apportionment...
Summer road improvements underway in Lake City
Aug 26, 2026
Like many communities across Minnesota, Lake City is busy with road construction projects this summer.
The large North Garden Street reconstruction project also includes removing and replacing sections of curb and installing pedestrian ramps that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (...
Council splits over utility director qualifications
Aug 19, 2026
The Lake City City Council voted 5-1 to offer the utility director job to Joshua DeFrang at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 17.
As utility director, DeFrang would oversee the city’s electrical, water, and wastewater utilities.
City Administrator Rob Keehn told the council that the job posting...
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