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Wabasha County Boards tables decision on agronomy plant permit
Jul 28, 2016
Consideration of a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), submitted by John and Lucille Sell, to operate an agronomy center in the town of Elgin was taken off the agenda for the July 19 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners, and will be voted on at the July 26 meeting.
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Corps vessel to give tours
Jul 27, 2016
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host an open house onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi in Red Wing Aug. 4, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will be parked at the city’s landing, 430 Levee Road.The vessel will be in the region as part of the Mississippi River Commission’s Low...
Deadline for local FSA nominees near
Jul 27, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Minnesota Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Grant Herfindahl reminded farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers that they have until Aug. 1, 2016, to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local FSA county committees.“The August 1...
Traffic deaths hit 200 in state
Jul 27, 2016
Minnesota has now reached 200 road fatalities in 2016, a sad reminder that motorists need to remember what is the most important task when behind the wheel.Preliminary numbers from the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS) show that Minnesota reached the 200 mark on July 23...
Exotic animals coming to the Goodhue County Fair
Jul 27, 2016
Australia, South America, Africa and other exotic places will be brought to the 2016 Goodhue County Fair in Zumbrota by way of “Animal Talks!” an exotic animal display that will be open Thursday, Aug. 11 through Sunday, Aug. 14.Animal Talks! is the project of Christian Lillenthal’s interest in...
'Rock and Rest' areas set up for kids, moms
Jul 27, 2016
Where can mom sit, relax and feed her baby at some of the surrounding summer festivities?Goodhue Wabasha Pierce County Breastfeeding Coalition and Goodhue County WIC Program will again be providing a “Rock and Rest” area at the Goodhue County Fair, Aug 9-14. First Choice Clinic will also be...
Candidates to speak ahead of Aug. 9 primary election
Jul 21, 2016
Citizens in Lake City have some summer homework to do prior to the Aug. 9 primary election.
The first of a two-part study guide appears on pages 8 and 9 in today’s Graphic.
Lake City voters will elect three City Council members and a mayor in this fall’s general election.
Twelve people are seeking...
Butterflies are free
Jul 21, 2016
The popular monarch butterfly has been in decline the past few years but now people, including some in Lake City, are doing something about it.
Four monarch gardens of milkweed and other attracting flowers were planted in Lake City this spring.
Now everyone can get into the act.
Free pollinator...
Group to tour Albert Lea three-lane project
Jul 21, 2016
Albert Lea, Minn., keeps popping up in conversation as an example of how Lake City might look and function with a three-lane highway running through it.
So a group of local residents are going down there to check it out for themselves.
The Lake City Chamber is hosting a coach bus tour to Albert Lea...
Silvopasture is a sustainable agroforestry
Jul 21, 2016
The University of Minnesota Extension, University of Wisconsin Extension, and the Savanna Institute will jointly host a Silvopasture workshop in Luck, Wis., about 70 miles northeast of St. Paul and 95 miles northwest of Eau Claire, on Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30.Silvopasture is a...
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