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Council okays outdoor recreation grant, terminates paramedic at March meeting
Mar 11, 2026
The Lake City City Council touched on parks, stormwater retention, and personnel at its regular monthly meeting March 9.
Outdoor recreation grant for ice rink
In a 5-1 vote, the council gave its approval to staff to submit an outdoor recreation grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural...
MPCA: Lake City mill fined $10,200 for air permit violations
Mar 11, 2026
Ardent Mills LLC, a flour mill in Lake City, paid $10,200 for air permit violations, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) news release.
“Results of performance tests conducted by the company on one of its air purifiers from June 10-17, 2025, showed two types of air...
Area Republicans nominate candidates for state legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Nearly 170 delegates from across Senate District 20 filled the Wild Wings Plaza event space on Saturday for an endorsing convention that marked both a transition and a turning point for the district’s legislative landscape.
The gathering brought together precinct leaders and local residents for...
Wabasha County Sheriff: Bartsh announces retirement, Bade announces candidacy
Mar 4, 2026
The two leading candidates for Wabasha County Sheriff in 2022 both made announcements releated to the 2026 election, but a rematch appears unlikely.
Sheriff Rodney Bartsh has announced that he won’t seek another term.
Jason Bade announced Monday that he would again be running for sheriff.
“Public...
Arrest made in campground death
Mar 4, 2026
Wabasha County officials have announced an arrest and charges in the death of a Lakeville woman at Mac’s Park Place campground last August.
“The Wabasha County Attorney’s Office and the Wabasha County Sheriff have arrested 69-year-old Stanley Alan Munstermann of Madison, Minnesota,” the county...
Wall damaged, driver arrested
Feb 25, 2026
A section of the rock wall lining a portion of South Lakeshore Drive and the pier concourse in Lake City was missing Friday, Feb. 20, after being struck by a vehicle overnight. The vehicle, which was northbound, rolled. Emergency responders extracted the driver, who was later arrested on suspicion...
House fire leaves one person dead, another injured
Feb 18, 2026
A house fire on the 400 block of North Washington Street Sunday morning left one person dead and another injured, according to officials.
Lake City Fire Department Chief Dan Patterson posted the following message on the Fire Department Facebook page Feb. 16:
“On Feb. 15, at 6:54 a.m., Lake City...
County withdraws from Whitewater Joint Powers Board to focus on ‘One Watershed, One Plan’
Feb 11, 2026
Wabasha County Commissioners on Feb. 3 approved a motion to terminate and withdraw from the Whitewater Joint Powers Board (JPB) Agreement.
Members of the Whitewater JPB, which includes area County and Soil and Water Conservation District board members, have agreed that, due to changing...
Bridge on 273rd Ave. to close for replacement
Feb 4, 2026
Due to bridge replacement, 273rd Avenue is planned to be closed to all traffic at a bridge location (1.5 miles north of Wabasha County Hwy 8) over Middle Creek beginning the week of Feb. 9, weather permitting, Wabasha County said in a news release.
Bridge replacement work is expected to be...
Precinct caucuses are Feb. 3
Jan 28, 2026
Local units of the state’s major political parties are urging people to attend precinct caucuses on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
In a news release announcing its caucuses, the Goodhue County Republicans said: “The Republican Caucus is a vital part of the grassroots political process, allowing citizens to help...
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