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Board approves excavator purchase despite bid concerns
Feb 14, 2018
After additional discussion and consideration, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners has decided to move ahead with the purchase of a new 2018 John Deere 160 GLC excavator from RDO Equipment Company and dispose of a 2004 Case CX 130 with 6,400 hours in trade or equipment sale by auction.
This...
Mayo updates city council on staffing, renovation plans
Feb 14, 2018
Renovations at Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) in Lake City are on track, but scaled back.
Early in 2017 MCHS announced renovations to its emergency department and hospital in Lake City that it expected to begin that year.
In November Mayo announced that the project was being redesigned.
On Feb....
Pushing snow in the road could create legal trouble
Feb 7, 2018
Goodhue County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation remind the public that it is unlawful to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street.
Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the plowing, blowing, shoveling or otherwise placing of snow on to public roads. This...
Crime Stoppers partner with Wabasha County Sheriff's Office
Feb 7, 2018
The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office and Crime Stoppers of Minnesota are working together to gain more crime information from people who want to remain anonymous.
The program enables Crime Stoppers’ ability to collect anonymous tips that may save thousands of dollars of investigators’ time and...
Lumber yard owner faces felony charges
Feb 7, 2018
The owner of Lake City Lumber is charged with two felonies stemming from a child prostitution sting in Wisconsin last month.
Spencer Kuehl, 54, of Red Wing is charged with attempted first degree sexual contact with a child under age 12 and child enticement, both felonies.
The charges carry a...
Downtown hotel project on ice
Feb 7, 2018
A letter of understanding between the Lake City Economic Development Authority (EDA) and a hotel developer giving the developer exclusive rights to develop a project encompassing downtown land owned by the EDA has expired.
The letter formally expired at the end of January, but developer David...
Parties hold precinct caucuses
Feb 7, 2018
The cafeterias at Bluff View Elementary School and Lincoln High School became hubs of political activity for a few hours Feb. 6 as local Republicans and Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party members held their precinct caucuses. Above at Bluff View, Wabasha County Republican Party Co-chair David...
Beginning genealogy class offered at Historical Society
Jan 31, 2018
On Thursday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m., the Goodhue County Historical Society will host a genealogy class which will provide participants with tools to discover their family history. Co-sponsored by Red Wing Community Education, the class will be led by Vickie Albu, a lifelong resident of Dakota County...
Wabasha County Forestry Day is Feb. 9
Jan 31, 2018
The 2018 Wabasha Forestry Day will be held at BJ’s Bar and Grill, 61486 County Road 86 near Theilman on Friday, Feb. 9. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the program scheduled to start at 10 a.m.This year’s theme is Managing and Protecting the Landscape Puzzle. It builds on last year’s theme...
Wabasha gets $450k for new barge terminal
Jan 31, 2018
Wabasha Port Authority will construct a new barge terminal thanks in part to a $454,876 grant from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
The $625,500 project will include dredging of existing access channel and placement of the dredge cut material on the adjacent barge terminal site...
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