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Lake City postcard mural coming to pharmacy wall

Aug 9, 2023
Lake City is about to experience a splash of color as the transformation of the Kennedy Drug by Sterling’s south facing exterior wall becomes a colorful, eye-catching and welcoming mural. The Lake City Mural Committee (formerly the LC 150th Celebration Committee) and Destination Lake City (DLC)...

Ground faults cause outages, close street

Aug 9, 2023
Ground faults have caused two recent power outages in Lake City. Last week a ground fault near the dead end of West Marion Street left three customers without power for about nine hours, according to Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen, whose department oversees the municipal power...

Blacktopping set to begin on N. 7th Street

Aug 2, 2023
After being delayed by hot weather last week, blacktopping was tentatively scheduled to begin along a section of N. 7th St. this week, according to a July 28 weekly project update email from Bolton and Menk, the City of Lake City’s engineering firm. “The contractor has a safety policy to protect...

Wabasha County Board approves driveway

Jul 26, 2023
Wabasha County Commissioners on July 18 approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request submitted by John and Kelsey Martin of rural Millville. The Martins submitted a conditional use application on May 18 to construct a driveway in a bluff impact zone in West Albany Township. The 136.55-acre...

One dead, another hospitalized after collision on Highway 63

Jul 26, 2023
Two vehicles traveling opposite directions on collided on Highway 63 on July 19, leaving one driver dead and the other hospitalized. Spencer Davis Sommerfield, 26, of Millville, died in the crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. At about 4:30 p.m. that day Sommerfield was southbound in a...

One dead in collision involving tractor in Goodhue County

Jul 19, 2023
A Stewartville woman was killed after the vehicle she was driving collided with farm machinery in Goodhue County on July 11, according to the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office received a report at about 10:42 a.m. that day of an accident involving a tractor and vehicle on...

Motorcyclist dies after hitting deer

Jul 19, 2023
A 29-year-old Lake City man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Hwy. 63 near Orchard Lane in Lake City on July 14. According to the State Patrol report, Spencer Neal Streed was southbound on Hwy. 63 shortly before noon that day when the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer and Streed...

Hwy. 61 closure at Ski Road begins July 20

Jul 19, 2023
Hwy. 61 will be closed at the Ski Road intersection starting Thursday, July 20 near Frontenac as crews construct passing lanes, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The closure means people traveling from Red Wing to Frontenac on Highway 61 will need to use the detour – Highway...

City council approves TIF to enable Pepin Manufacturing, Inc., expansion

Jul 19, 2023
On July 10, the Lake City City Council held a public hearing on and later approved a tax increment financing (TIF) district to aid Pepin Manufacturing, Inc., in an expansion at its Lake City site on Hwy. 61 S. The company—which produces medical electrodes, lint rollers, and other products—is...

Council approves full-time officer position with code enforcement duties

Jul 12, 2023
After a search for a part-time police officer who would handle code enforcement for the city yielded no applicants, the Lake City City Council on July 10 approved a full-time officer position in an effort to fill the role on a 5-2 vote. The council approved the part time position on June 12. It...

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