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MnDOT has begun bridge inspections in SE MN
Apr 4, 2018
Motorists in southeast Minnesota should be alert for lane restrictions as the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has begun bridge inspections to assist local governments.By the end of the season in the fall, MnDOT’s southeast Minnesota inspectors will have evaluated nearly 350 bridges...
SEMMCHRA first time homebuyers loans available
Apr 4, 2018
The Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (SEMMCHRA) has announced that Goodhue, Wabasha, and Winona Counties received a $1,280,921 allocation to provide homeownership opportunities through single-family mortgage revenue bonds. The mortgage offered is a 30-year,...
Goodhue County SWCD has trees available
Apr 4, 2018
The Goodhue County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has trees available for spring planting. Shrubs available include redosier dogwood, common purple lilac, common ninebark and flame willow. Deciduous trees available include sugar maple, bur oak, red oak, swamp white oak and white oak...
Goodhue County to test CodeRed system April 9
Apr 4, 2018
Goodhue County’s Emergency Notification System, CodeRED, will be tested on Monday, April 9, to validate telephone numbers in the Goodhue County’s database. There is no need for action if people receive the call; emergency personnel are merely testing the system to ensure it is operational as...
City administrator interviews are Saturday in Lake City
Apr 4, 2018
Candidates to replace retiring Lake City Administrator Mark Sievert will be in Lake City Friday for a tour, individual meetings with city councilmembers, and interviews with two committees, one made up of city department heads and another of local government leaders.
Members of the latter...
Overnight detours planned April 10-12 for bridge ramp demolition
Apr 4, 2018
Motorists on Highway 61 near the Highway 63/Eisenhower Bridge in Red Wing will be detoured during three nights April 10-12 as construction crews demolish the remainder of the slip ramp bridge over Highway 61, according to the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation.
The Highway 63/...
Villa Maria Sold to St. Paul Company
Apr 4, 2018
Villa Maria has a new owner.
St. Paul-based Commonwealth Properties purchased the former convent, Catholic school and retreat center in Florence Township on March 2, according to Susan Whelan, director of communications for the Ursuline Sisters of the Central Province, which sold the property....
Tax forfeited Lake City home to go up for auction
Mar 28, 2018
Wabasha County Auditor/Treasurer Denise Anderson came before the County Board of commissioners at their regular meeting on March 20 to set the appraised value on two tax-forfeited properties.
The next step in the sale process is to set the date and time for the public auction.
All commissioners...
Icy water claims car on Lake Pepin
Mar 28, 2018
A car sank into Lake Pepin the evening of Wednesday, March 21. There were no injuries.
Douglas Melbye of Plum City, Wis., drove onto the ice at the Maiden Rock access, according to the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office.
After determining the ice was about 20 inches deep, he drove about 100 yards...
Vendor trouble causes Goodhue County to split up tax mailing
Mar 28, 2018
Finance Director Carolyn Holmsten updated the board on a vendor issue that is affecting county tax valuations. Typically, she said, tax valuations come together in the same envelope on the first day of March but this year they’re going out separately. She said a high number of legislative changes...
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