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COVID-19

The Lake City Graphic is making all of its COVID-19 pandemic-related coverage available without a subscription. If there's a story related to the pandemic that you can't access, please let us know by emailing andrew@lakecitygraphic.com and we will make it available as soon as possible.

News of the pandemic changes fast. For the must up-to-date information, we recommend the following sources, starting with the most local:

Hall of Fame induction postponed

Aug 19, 2020
The Hall of Fame committee had a special meeting on Aug. 10 to determine the best way to proceed with the Lake City High School Hall of Fame recognition. The committee voted unanimously to move the event to the Fall of 2021. “There is so much unknown at this time that it was determined the...

COVID-19 housing assistance offered to Goodhue County residents

Aug 19, 2020
Goodhue County residents struggling financially during the pandemic may be eligible for homeowners and renters assistance through the Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (SEMMCHRA). SEMMCHRA received funding from the Goodhue County CARES Act allotment and the...

Goodhue County to use CARES Act funding for business, housing grants

Aug 12, 2020
The Goodhue County Board has approved its CARES Act Funding Disbursement Program. The county received $5.64 million dollars from the Federal CARES Act that was approved by Congress on March 27. The CARES Act grants are intended to provide assistance to American workers, families, and small...

Letter: Keep COVID-19 charts coming

Aug 12, 2020
I want to commend you for including data on Wabasha County’s COVID-19 rates in the Graphic the past few weeks. It is important information for citizens of Lake City to see and your graphs and tables give clear evidence of what is happening. I would like to encourage you to continue providing these...

How will school district respond if student or staff member catches COVID-19?

Aug 12, 2020
Regarding the upcoming school year, we need to ask ourselves what the policy is going to look like if a student tests positive for COVID-19 at any grade level, or an immediate family member. If a teacher, aid or other faculty member tests positive, what steps are going to be taken pertaining to...

Free COVID-19 testing event in Plainview attracts over 550

Aug 12, 2020
More than 550 people took advantage of a free, drive-through COVID-19 testing event this past Monday at the Bluff Country School Bus Service site in Plainview. The event was coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Health, in partnership with Wabasha County Public Health and the City of...

Goodhue County: Contact tracing and COVID-19

Aug 12, 2020
During a global pandemic, it is expected to hear many terms or phrases that we are not very familiar with. One of those words that we have been hearing quite a bit lately is contact tracing. Many people have questions about contact tracing, from how it works, to how the data is used. Contact...

Wabasha County matches Goodhue 
in per-capita COVID-19 infection rate

Aug 5, 2020
After months of a relatively low per-capita COVID-19 infection rate compared to its northern neighbor, reported infections in Wabasha County have risen more quickly since about mid-July, leaving the counties with a comparable per-capita rates as August begins. As of Aug. 4, both counties had a per-...

Families face choice as school year nears

Aug 5, 2020
Lake City Public Schools officials and contractors presented an overview of the current state of plans for what is expected to be a very atypical school year on Aug. 4. At one point, Board Chair Heath Oeltjen said over 120 people were logged on to the meeting over Zoom, an indication of high...

Destination Lake City - Grateful for outdoor amenities during COVID-19

Aug 5, 2020
On July 30, Destination Lake City’s (DLC) board brought together picnic tables in Patton Park at the same outside location where a month earlier the group convened its first general meeting since the COVID-19 threat changed the way ordinary interactions are conducted. Lake City residents are...

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