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Goodhue County considers suing opioid manufacturers

Nov 16, 2017
Goodhue County may sue pharmaceutical companies to recover money spend combatting opioid addiction. Goodhue County Attorney Stephen Betcher told the County Board at the November 7 meeting that the County Attorney’s Association has been helping to coordinate a review of potential law firms that are...

Wabasha County Board denies one dog business, approves another

Nov 16, 2017
At its Nov. 7 meeting, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners denied a conditional use permit to a dog daycare and boarding facility just south of Lake City on Oct. 24. Kirk and Kate Bremer were seeking a permit for the operation of a dog boarding daycare facility in Lake Township on Miller...

Lake City: Birthplace of world-class hospicing?

Nov 16, 2017
Lake City Sanctuary Hospice will have its tax abatement, if it can reach an agreement with the City Council on a development agreement by Friday. In a 5-2 vote, the council voted to approve the abatement, which would refund up to a total of $800,000 in city property taxes over 20 years, provided...

City Administrator to retire

Nov 16, 2017
Lake City City Administrator Mark Sievert will retire next year. The City Council on Nov. 13 voted to accept his retirement resignation, which will take effect “on or about May 2,” according to an Oct. 27 email from Sievert to the council included in the meeting packet. “I have thoroughly enjoyed...

Marina board explains is process as council looks at waterfront development

Nov 16, 2017
Ed Towey said the Lake City Marina Board regards Lake City’s 5,000 citizens as the municipal marina’s shareholders. “Those shareholders are currently getting a return of $620,000 per year,” on the marina, said Towey, a member of the Marina Board. Towey’s comments came during a joint workshop...

November is peak month for deer-vehicle crashes

Nov 15, 2017
November is the peak time for deer-vehicle crashes in the state, so motorists should watch for them and drive cautiously, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).The main reason for the increase in vehicle crashes is that the deer mating season occurs in November. Increased...

Voters approve Bluff View expansion 978-844

Nov 9, 2017
Voters approved $12 million in bonding to pay for an expansion of Bluff View Elementary School on Nov. 7. The single question referendum passed with about 53.7 percent (978) of voters voting in favor, according to the district. 46.3 percent, or 844 voters, were opposed. “This is great for our...

Hospice abatement issue postponed

Nov 9, 2017
A special meeting for the Lake City City Council to consider a tax abatement for a proposed hospice facility in Lake City Monday night was cancelled. The council will instead revisit the issue at its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 13. Lake City Economic Development Authority Executive Director...

RW Hwy. 61 bridge project to make lane switch Nov. 10

Nov 8, 2017
Northbound Highway 61 traffic south of the Highway 63/Eisenhower Bridge in Red Wing is scheduled to be switched back from southbound Highway 61 onto the newly paved northbound lanes on Friday, Nov. 10, according to the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation.This work is being done by...

Wabasha County workers recognized

Nov 8, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed Wednesday, Nov. 1 as County and Tribal Financial Worker and Case Aid Day in Minnesota. Financial workers and case aides determine eligibility for multiple assistance programs and provide needed resources to the most vulnerable and poorest people in Minnesota. Pictured...

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