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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
Minnesota State College Southeast uses COVID-19 funds to wipe out student debt
Aug 18, 2021
Minnesota State College Southeast is allocating more than $400,000 to pay off student debt, according to an Aug. 12 news release.
As of July 30, any remaining student debt to the college from spring 2020 through July 2021 is being paid off by the college.
Minnesota State College Southeast...
Fiedler updates board on COVID-19 situation
Aug 11, 2021
“The Delta variant (for COVID-19) is out there, out and about around us.” This was the somber news related by Public Health Director Tammy Fiedler at the County Board meeting on August 3. In more encouraging news, Fieldler went on to say that at this point, here and now, the Delta Variant is in ‘...
Federal grant supports area vaccination efforts
Aug 11, 2021
A federal grant will allow Gundersen Health System to boost its outreach efforts and increase vaccinations against COVID-19 as the Delta variant circulates and threatens communities, the health system said in a news release.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded nearly $100...
County health dept. encourages breast feeding after rates drop during pandemic
Aug 11, 2021
A key focus for Minnesota Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (MN WIC) during Breastfeeding Awareness Month is to call attention to the importance of breastfeeding and to support parents to get back to all the benefits of higher breastfeeding rates....
COVID-19 update from Wabasha County Public Health
Aug 4, 2021
I wanted to take a minute to address some recent news regarding the rise in COVID-19 numbers both in Minnesota and nationally. You may have seen news articles or broadcasts that discuss the Delta Variant and the recent recommendation made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that...
Pandemic cookbook lands Rotary Club on Wall Street Journal’s front page
Jun 23, 2021
Rare is the cookbook that gets written up in the Wall Street Journal. Even rarer is the one that lands on the front page.
But the Lake City Rotary Club managed to do just that.
It’s 2020 cookbook, “The Great 2020 Pepin Pandemic Cookbook,” was used to exemplify what the Journal article suggests was...
Goodhue County plans phased re-opening
Jun 16, 2021
The health and safety of Goodhue County residents and employees continues to be the top priority for Goodhue County.
As the COVID-19 situation unfolds, Goodhue County is phasing in re-opening of buildings but with modifications to protect the public and our employees.
Starting June 28, 2021 at 8...
Wabasha County still holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Jun 16, 2021
Wabasha County Public Health is continuing to offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics. They are not as often as they had been previously due to decreased demand.
Public Health receives Moderna vaccine which comes in vials with 10 or 15 doses per vial. We would like to have the number of those registered...
Council holds regular meeting in council chambers
May 12, 2021
For the first time since February of 2020, the Lake City City Council held its regular meeting in the council chambers at City Hall. The council moved to Zoom for its meetings in March of last year as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. Signs of the pandemic were evident on the dais Monday, where...
New COVID-19 guidelines for schools and sports
Apr 28, 2021
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) issued updated guidance to support COVID-19 testing for students in middle and high school as well as any Minnesotans participating in organized sports.
The guidance comes as Minnesota is...
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