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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
Law enforcement agencies indicate stay-at-home order will be self-policed
Mar 27, 2020
Three area law enforcement agencies have announced they will not be actively enforcing Gov. Tim Walz’s “Stay at Home” executive order, but they are encouraging people to abide by the order.
The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office in a news release and Lake City Police Department on Facebook announced...
Lunch pick-up at Lincoln High School
Mar 25, 2020
Lake City Public Schools staff bring bags of food and cartons of milk to a waiting vehicle outside Lincoln High School’s Door 10 Friday, March 21. Anyone 18 and under is eligible for the packages, which include a lunch and a breakfast for the following morning, at no charge. Pick-up time is from 11...
Chamber seeks hearts to spread joy
Mar 25, 2020
The Chamber has been busy keeping the business community and others informed on what is happening with COVID-19. Besides that, the chamber is joining forces with individuals, businesses, and organizations from all across the world to spread joy by displaying hearts in windows, and they are asking...
Wabasha County reports first confirmed case of COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020
Wabasha County Public Health was notified late on March 20 by the Minnesota Department of Health of a lab confirmed case of COVID-19 in Wabasha County.
Limited information indicates the confirmed case is linked to recent international travel and was seen on an outpatient basis.
Minnesota...
County limits in-person services
Mar 25, 2020
As of March 20 at noon, Wabasha County suspended public-facing non-essential services through April 7, 2020, at 8 a.m.
Wabasha County offices providing public-facing services will be closed to in-person public contact, the county said in a news release. Employees will still attend work, providing...
School goes to children as distance learning begins March 30
Mar 25, 2020
All throughout Bluff View Elemtary School Tuesday were brown paper bags, about six hundred in all, all destined for the homes of elementary school students later this week.
Inside are supplies to enable the students to do distance learning while the COVID-19 pandemic keeps them out of the school...
Parents, check your email: School district
Mar 25, 2020
Lake City Public Schools is asking parents and guardians to be diligent to checking their emails from the district and the school website, Supt. Erick Enger said Tuesday.
The district is poised to embark on a distance learning model during the COVID-19 pandemic, and email will be used to deliver...
Fiedler: We can care for others while protecting the fragile
Mar 25, 2020
Editor’s note: The following column originated as a Facebook post. It has been edited slightly.
Social distancing is not something that public health officials are asking you to do because we want you to stop having fun, or to stop being neighborly. We are asking you to do social distancing...
Visitors still welcome at Hok-Si-La
Mar 25, 2020
Lake City’s Hok-Si-La Park is open to visitors, though some events have been canceled or postponed.
“The grounds and trails are open,” Park Manager Joanne Klees said. “Outhouses are open throughout the park and boat landing.”
She said the park is following Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...
Websites track local restaurant, store info
Mar 25, 2020
The Lake City Chamber of Commerce has created a webpage and two Facebook Groups to collect the latest information on which local businesses are open and closed and what services they offer during the pandemic.
The “Lake City Retail and Service Industry Changes Amid COVID-19” is the place for...
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