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Counting the votes in Lake Township
Mar 14, 2018
Lake Township election judges Mike Ryan (left), Lisa Moyer (center), and Barb Kobs tally votes for township supervisor and clerk after polls closed Tuesday, March 13. Township residents cast 18 ballots in the election. Roger Eggenberger was re-elected supervisor with 15 votes. Write-in votes were...
Familiar faces vie for city administrator job
Mar 14, 2018
Five finalists remain out of a candidate pool of 38 applicants for the Lake City city administrator job, and two of them have previously worked for the city.
Gary Weiers of David Drown Associates, the firm the City Council hired to help it select a replacement for retiring City Administrator Mark...
Grant to help county help trafficked youth
Mar 14, 2018
On Feb. 23, Hope Coalition was awarded a 16-month grant by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault to create a Safe Harbor Protocol Team. This team will be formed as part of the Goodhue County Sexual Assault Multi-disciplinary Action Response Team (...
Council approves White Distribution warehouse on 10th Street
Mar 14, 2018
A warehouse on the corner of North 10th Street and Monroe Street won unanimous approval from the Lake City City Council on Monday, March 12.
White Distribution and Supply plans to build a two-story, 42,000 square foot building on the 2.2 acre site. The Illinois-based company currently has a...
Sheriff’s Dept.: drive sober or get pulled over
Mar 14, 2018
St. Patrick’s Day is one of America’s most widely celebrated holidays, for the Irish and non-Irish alike. Sadly, the night often ends with drunk drivers on the road, which pose a threat to other drivers, vehicle passengers, and pedestrians.In 2016 alone, 60 people were killed in drunk-driving...
Cooperative to hold annual meeeting Saturday
Mar 14, 2018
The 81st annual meeting of Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association will be held Saturday, March 17, in the high school auditorium, 705 Mill Street in Zumbrota. Three directors will be elected and the nominees are as follows:District 4: David Hernke and Christine GilbertsDistrict 5: Rick...
Eagle Center welcomes new eagle ambassador
Mar 7, 2018
On Sunday, March 4, the National Eagle Center in Wabasha announced the name of their newest eagle ambassador.During the announcement event, visitors learned the name and heard the story of his rescue from those involved back in the summer of 2016. Latsch was found on the ground near a bald eagle...
Spring truck weight restrictions in effect
Mar 7, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has ended winter load increases in the south, southeast and metro frost zones and started spring truck weight restrictions in the southeast, south and metro frost zones on Monday, March 5.Road restriction maps showing the locations of weight-...
Corps snow surveys under way throughout the region
Mar 7, 2018
A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, began collecting snow surveys throughout the region March 6 and will continue through 12.The team is taking the surveys to assist Corps’ water management officials in determining how much water is contained within the snowpack this...
Open water appears near Methodist Point
Mar 7, 2018
The trail of a snowmobile leads into a patch of open water on Lake Pepin near Methodist Point Saturday, March 3. Portable ice fishing shelters stand nearby. The opening is near the area staked out with thin ice signs by the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Department earlier this winter. On Feb. 21, the...
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