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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:
- City of Lake City COVID-19 web page
- Lake City Police Department Facebook Page
- Lake City Emergency Management Facebook Page
- Lake City Public Schools COVID-19 web page
- Wabasha County COVID-19 web page
- Wabasha County Public Health Facebook Page
- Goodhue County COVID-19 web page
- Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 web page
- Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 web page
Local gas cheapest anywhere?
Apr 15, 2020
Gas has been so cheap in the area recently that photos of local gas station signs are circulating on social media. Gas is cheap everywhere because of an oil glut caused by a dip in demand caused by coronavirus and disputes among major oil producing nations over whether to limit production to lift...
Care center staff help families connect
Apr 15, 2020
Sara Thompson and her sons Teddy, 5, and Matthew, 2, visited the boys’ great grandparents Friday at the Lake City Care Center. Orville Hegseth (above, center) is a care center resident. Joyce Hegseth (lives next door at The Bluffs. (at right, center). “We want to give a big shoutout to the nurses...
Wabasha County Board meeting mixes COVID-19 and other business
Apr 15, 2020
The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners met on April 7 at the usual time and in the same place, but also with all the mandated precautions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All Commissioners were present: Board Chair Mike Wobbe, Don Springer, Cheryl Key and Brian Goihl were in their usual place...
Mayo announces furloughs and salary reductions
Apr 15, 2020
Temporary furloughs and salary reductions are coming to Mayo Clinic at the end of April, the healthcare provider announced in an April 10 news release.
“Mayo Clinic is taking necessary steps to reduce expenses but additional measures are needed to ensure that we can emerge from this situation in a...
Wabasha County service suspensions continue
Apr 15, 2020
Wabasha County has extended the time frame of suspending public-facing non-essential services until further notice.
Wabasha County offices providing public-facing services will continue to be closed to in-person public contact. Employees will still attend work, providing services via phone and...
Mayo offers donation guidelines
Apr 15, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System continues to receive generous offers of help and support from the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release. Community members, businesses and restaurants continue to come forward with offers of donations.
The following guidelines are intended to...
Pandemic adds to budget uncertainty
Apr 15, 2020
New City Finance Director Jerome Illg gave Lake City City Councilmembers some things to consider Monday as they began work on the city’s 2021 budget.
Budgeting always involves some unknowns: this year one of them is COVID-19.
In his presentation, Illg identified the several ways the pandemic could...
An Easter parade for cancer-stricken vet
Apr 15, 2020
As we are all adapting to the stay-at-home order and social distancing brought on by COVID-19, friends and family found a way to show Larry Klindworth how much he is loved. Klindworth thought the Honor Guard was the surprise; little did he know people drove as far as 70 miles to wish him and his...
LC Memorial Day event postponed
Apr 15, 2020
The annual Memorial Day observance in Lake City has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Memorial Day is Monday, May 25.
The Lake City VFW Auxiliary announced the decision, reached in consultation with fellow organizers Bruce Carlstrom and the Lake City American Legion Auxiliary, on its...
Mental health support groups meet online
Apr 15, 2020
NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsors a variety of free online peer support groups for adults and young adults living with a mental illness, their families, friends, spouses/partners, as well as parents of children and teens, according to a news release.
Led by trained...
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