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Candidate forum set for Oct. 7

Aug 28, 2024
The Lake City Chamber of Commerce and Woman’s Club of Lake City are asking the public to submit questions for a candidate forum on Oct. 7. Meet the Candidates 2024 will begin at 6:30 p.m. that day at Lake City City Hall, 205 W. Center St. Chamber Executive Director Heather Thomas said they would...

Six running for school board

Aug 21, 2024
Six people filed to run for a seat on the Lake City School Board in the Nov. 5 election during a filing period that ended Aug. 13, but the list is different than the one reported by the Graphic in the Aug. 15 issue, based on information available before the filing deadline. In alphabetical order...

Sinkhole repaired at Lyon and Franklin

Aug 14, 2024
The City of Lake City has repaired a storm sewer that was causing a sinkhole near the intersection of Lyon Avenue and Franklin Street in downtown Lake City. “The bottom of a large manhole was deteriorated and washing away sediment at the edge of the street and into the boulevard creating a...

Port Authority director posting gets six applicants

Aug 14, 2024
Six people have applied to be the next director of the Lake City Port Authority and five of those six met the minimum qualifications for the position, according to Lake City City Administrator Rob Keehn. “My goal is to have a candidate for the City Council to approve at the Sept. 9 regular council...

City approves long-awaited alley stormwater project

Aug 14, 2024
A long-term stormwater problem affecting an alley in downtown Lake City appears to have a solution. Known as Block 15, the block is bounded by Lyon Avenue, Washington Street, Center Street, and Lakeshore Drive. It’s occupied mainly by businesses with some second floor apartments. For years,...

Delays expected Aug. 19 on Hwy. 61 at Red Wing as bridge beams placed

Aug 14, 2024
Motorists near the Highway 61 bridge over the Canadian Pacific Railway south of Red Wing will encounter brief traffic delays Aug. 19 during daytime hours while construction crews place beams on the new bridge, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On Monday, Aug. 19, crews will...

County approves capacity increase for Camp Victory

Aug 14, 2024
Wabasha County’s Board of Commissioners on Aug. 6 approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Camp Victory Ministries, Inc., a camp for Christian children and adults near Zumbro Falls. Several proposed amendments will allow for an increase in overnight bed capacity from 325 to 500 persons and...

Six filed for school board as deadline nears

Aug 14, 2024
On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 13, with hours to go until the filing deadline, six candidates had filed to run for the four Lake City School Board seats on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Filers include incumbents Heath Oeltjen and Michelle Larson, as well as Cathleen Gates, Wayne Peters,...

Heavy rains impact county roads

Aug 7, 2024
Heavy rains on July 31 impacted roads in Wabasha County, according to the County Engineer Dietrich Flesch. “Water and debris/mud/rocks went over roads last night in locations along County Road 11 east of Millville, County Road 69, County Road 13, County Road 4, and others,” Flesch wrote in an...

Traffic delays expected Aug. 8 in Red Wing as bridge beams placed

Aug 7, 2024
Motorists near the Highway 61 bridge over the Canadian Pacific Railway south of Red Wing will encounter short-term traffic delays Aug. 8 during daytime hours while construction crews place beams on the new bridge, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On Thursday, Aug. 8, crews...

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