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County highway near Oak Center closes for culvert replacement
Sep 10, 2025
Wabasha County Hwy 31 east of Oak Center from approximately 360th Ave. to 355th Ave. was planned to be closed to through traffic for culvert replacements and road work beginning Sept. 8, according to the county highway department.
Road users will need to use alternate routes during this closure...
Commissioners approve agreement for Kellogg-Wabasha Trail project
Sep 10, 2025
Wabasha County Commissioners on Sept. 2 approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Federal Highway Administration and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office in regard to the proposed Kellogg-Wabasha Trail Connection project.
The County is the lead agency. Federal funding is...
Lake City’s preliminary tax levy up 7%
Sep 10, 2025
The Lake City City Council approved a preliminary property tax levy increase of 7% and a corresponding 2025 budget at its Sept. 8 meeting.
The breakdown of the $5,267,106 proposed levy is as follows: General Fund - $3,825,991, Library Fund - $195,225, Capital Project Fund - $715,813, 2021A Street...
City’s Facade Improvement Program helps businesses look their best
Sep 3, 2025
The City of Lake City, through its Port Authority, has assisted two businesses with exterior upgrades this year, and Port Authority Director Doug Grout is trying to create awareness of the program that enabled it and to encourage more businesses to use it.
Whitewater Canvas got a loan from the...
Centenarian injured in crash near Staehli park - State Patrol
Sep 3, 2025
A 102-year-old Iowa man was injured Tuesday, Sept. 2, after the pickup he was riding in collided with a semi, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
The crash occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Highway 61 in Florence Township near Staehli...
Aurora Condo info session is today
Aug 27, 2025
A public information session for the long-planned condominium development at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street in Lake City is scheduled for today, Aug. 28, at Wild Wings Plaza.
Aurora Lakeside Condominiums is planned to be a four-story complex overlooking McCahill Park and the Lake...
Electric utility working high and low on city power infrastructure
Aug 27, 2025
Lake City Public Utilities has been working in the air and underground in the past week due to an evening outage and an ongoing power pole replacement effort.
North Side Outage
The outage occured Thursday, Aug. 21 at about 6:30 p.m., affecting the north end of Lake City from Grant Street...
Donation will restore forest to 155 acres along Zumbro River
Aug 13, 2025
Wabasha County Commissioners on Aug. 5 approved a request by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to accept a donation of about 155 acres of land along the Zumbro River from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and return it to forest land.
The site in Glasgow Township, northwest of Kellogg,...
City council hires public works director and city clerk
Aug 13, 2025
The Lake City City Council hired two department head-level employees at its Aug. 11 meeting.
Former Public Works Director Scott Jensen left the position earlier this year. After which the city named assistant Public Works Director Mitchell Rigelman to the position on an interim basis.
The city...
Track maintenance relies on a mix of technology, vigilance
Aug 6, 2025
For a number of months, drivers in our community have braced themselves when crossing the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway particularly at Lyon Avenue. Rough pavement and uneven roadbeds turned everyday commutes into jarring experiences, rattling tires, shocks, cup holders—and...
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