City of Lake City
Chamber looks to big year ahead
Jan 21, 2016
An overview of what may shape up as a busy year ahead will be part of the Lake City Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting Tuesday night.
Chamber members will hear brief reports from people spearheading developments on several fronts, including plans taking shape for a 2019 improvement of Highway 61...
Library's new home is permanent, yet mobile
Jan 21, 2016
After a year and a half in a temporary location, the Lake City Public Library is moving back to its permanent home.
But the new facility in its familiar old downtown location looks completely different on the outside and will have an ever-changing look on the inside.
The library closed its...
Lake City to look at new home for ambulance, police and emergency management
Jan 13, 2016
The City Council wants more details on what it would cost to build a new police, ambulance and emergency management building.
The council instructed staff on Monday night to get specifics about a proposal for a new public safety building in North 10th St.
Monday night’s council meeting was...
Building bump gives rise to optimism
Dec 30, 2015
A small burst of home building in 2015 may be a sign of things to come, according to the Lake City Planning Department.
Construction started on 11 new home units, seven single family homes and two town homes, in the year that ends today.
Though not a boom, it is a drastic improvement.
There were...
New home, new food shelf
Dec 30, 2015
When the Lake City Food Shelf settled into its new facility at the end of 2014, it became in a sense a new food shelf.
The building, in which the community food shelf is completing its first full year of operation, has allowed for several improvements, Director Carole Helgerson said.
The new...
Snow emergency averted in Lake City
Dec 30, 2015
When the predicted heavy snowfall totals failed to materialize overnight Monday, so did the snow emergency declaration that seemed all but certain earlier that day.
Wabasha County was under a National Weather Service winter storm warning from Monday, Dec. 28, until 6 a.m. the following morning,...
Letter: Backyard chickens fall prey to misconceptions
Dec 30, 2015
To the editor:
I’ve heard it all. I’ve heard all of the myths and misconceptions regarding backyard chickens that you could possibly think of. I’ll be the first to admit that in some circumstances these opinions about chickens can have some validity. But most of the time they are truly just...
Lake City's first snow emergency of the season likely
Dec 28, 2015
It isn't official, yet, but Lake City Police and Public Works expect tonight's storm to bring the city its first snow emergency of the season.
At 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for an area that included Wabasha County with snow accumulations in...
Library nearly set to come back home
Dec 24, 2015
The Lake City Public Library has begun its big move back home.
All-new shelving was installed this week in the expanded library building downtown.
Next week volunteers will begin moving materials from the library’s temporary quarters on North Seventh Street and back into the downtown building.
The...
Mayor: Tax spikes due to property valuations
Dec 17, 2015
The Dec. 14 Lake City City Council meeting turned into a clinic on property taxation, but the news wasn’t good for three property owners who had questions about why their taxes went up.
The tax discussions were part of the council’s annual truth in taxation hearing. It was held as part of the...
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