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Council delays street bonding decision
Jul 13, 2017
The City Council will likely vote in August whether to give itself authority to bond to pay for a five-year street construction plan.
Normally, the city would be required to hold a referendum to issue the $4 million in bonds, but state law gives the council authority to bond without voter approval...
Bluff View referendum decision could come Monday
Jul 13, 2017
The Lake City School Board is expected to vote Monday on whether, and how, to proceed with an expansion of Bluff View Elementary School.
At 32,000 square feet, the addition would add kindergarten classrooms, a new cafeteria, a multi-purpose gymnasium and storage space.
The changes would enable the...
Public safety building opens
Jul 13, 2017
It wasn’t quite a house-warming party, but it kind of felt like it Friday as members of the Lake City Police Department and Ambulance Service gave tours to City Council members and others of the city’s new public safety building on 10th street.
The facility officially opened the following Monday...
Minnesota drivers urged to slow down and stay safe
Jul 12, 2017
Minnesotans who think clear skies, dry conditions and country roads mean higher speeds are less risky need to reconsider that thought. Crash statistics tell a different story, and statewide extra speed enforcement from July 7-23 will remind Minnesotans to slow down and stay safe.Wabasha County area...
Wabasha County Fair receives grant
Jul 12, 2017
The Wabasha County Fair was a recent recipient of the Compeer Financial County Fair Upgrade Facilities Grant. This grant allowed the fair to install permanent lighting in the rabbit pavilion. The Wabasha Fair will be held July 19-22. More information and a full fair schedule is available at...
Lake City public safety building opens Monday
Jul 6, 2017
The City of Lake City’s new public safety building is complete and will be opening for business on Monday, July 10.
The city’s Police Department, Ambulance Department, and Emergency Operations Center will be housed in the new building located at 601 North 10th Street in Lake City.
Consisting of 15...
Letter: Climate change is real
Jul 6, 2017
To the editor:
The burning of fossil fuels causes climate change. All the temperature records are higher and are worldwide.
Cities along the coast line are experiencing flooding from increases in the water in the oceans and from storm surges. We have seen the pictures of face masks to breathe air...
Wabasha County Board denies union grievance
Jul 6, 2017
The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners denied a union grievance in a brief meeting June 27.
All commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and Assistant County Attorney Jake Barnes.
In line with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the courthouse...
Deputies nab Zumbro floater after five-hour manhunt
Jul 6, 2017
Wabasha County deputies captured 32-year-old Brent Espenson near Millville Thursday evening after he jumped in the Zumbro River and floated for several miles, according to a news release from the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies had initially responded to a burglary call in the City of...
Monday morning crash injures two, closes Hwy. 63
Jul 6, 2017
Two people were injured in an early-morning collision on Highway 63 on July 3.
Jared Morgan, 29, of Lake City, was taken to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester with life threatening injuries, according to the state patrol.
Michelle Knudsen, 25, of St. Paul was treated at Mayo Clinic Health System in...
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