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Suspect building to get new roof, maybe
Aug 12, 2015
For years the city has struggled with what to do with its outdated, undersized and decrepit Public Safety Building.
Monday night, the City Council was forced into a tough choice, to spend more money on it.
The building needs a new roof, which will cost $57,000, according to quotes received by city...
'Crush' will feature junk transformed
Aug 12, 2015
Lake City’s new event, the Sept. 12-13 Junk Crush, is old hat for one of its promoters.
Julie Grobe, owner of the Mill House Market, 111 E. Center St., has been in the junk business for 22 years.
She is helping to promote the September weekend which will include vendors of vintage, re-purposed and...
Wabasha Board objects to state plan for people with subsidized healthcare
Aug 12, 2015
Wabasha County Public Health Director Judy Barton discussed a matter of grave concern to her involving the County Board and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at the Wabasha County Board’s Aug. 4 meeting.
Board Chair Mike Wobbe was absent. Vice Chair Rich Hall chaired the meeting in his absence. County...
Teague out; Bruett in as guest speaker
Aug 12, 2015
Former University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague will not be the guest speaker at tonight’s (Thursday) 7 p.m. meeting for Lincoln High School fall sports participants and their parents, according to Lincoln High School Activities Director Doug Vaith.
Teague resigned from the...
Kids grow snacks outside their window
Aug 12, 2015
Amanda Durand, the director of the Lake City Public School childcare program Tiger Time, said she was unsure at first whether children would show any interest in tending a garden over the summer.
The school received grant money from the State Health Improvement Program (SHIP) and a private donation...
Local market now offers EBT food purchases
Aug 6, 2015
Lake City’s Thursday Market has a new look this year: more advertising, more visitors, more reasons to come, more fun to be had.
“We are much encouraged by the great start we are seeing,” said John Marshall, a member of the market committee.
There’s another new program offered at Thursday’s market...
When someone is sexually assaulted, someone is waiting for the call
Aug 6, 2015
Susan Draves doesn’t go anywhere without a cell phone dedicated to the sexual assault hotline number.
When she doesn’t have it, her colleague Laura McDonough is carrying it.
If the phone rings and it is an emergency, Susan and Laura must be able to reach the scene in 30 minutes anywhere in Goodhue...
head start gets free books
Aug 6, 2015
Three Rivers Community Action, Inc. Head Start was one of 28 organizations to receive donated books through Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation’s (SMIF) BookStart program, a partnership between SMIF and Capstone, based in Mankato.This grant program, which awarded a total of 10,000 books valued...
Library listening session to focus on Legacy Amendment programs
Aug 6, 2015
Lake City Public Library will be the site of one of 11 “Library Legacy Listening Sessions” offering the public a chance to provide feedback and suggestions to Southeastern Libraries Cooperative (SELCO) on programs funded by the state Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
The Lake City meeting is Tuesday...
Stiffer penalties for texting and driving
Aug 6, 2015
Drivers who repeatedly choose texting over safety while behind the wheel risk a higher fine for violating the law beginning Aug. 1. Under the enhanced law, drivers face a $225 fine for second and subsequent violations of the texting while driving law, in addition to the current $50 fine.
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