Jan 6, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase an additional $1.5 billion worth of food for nationwide distribution through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, according to a news release. In total, USDA has distributed more than...
Dec 30, 2020
Randy and Lori Meincke stopped in Dec. 23 at the Lake City Public Safety Building to drop off gift certificates for the entire police department and emergency medical service crew. “The gift certificates were all from local businesses so that they could show us appreciation and help out the local...
Dec 30, 2020
For the third and likely last time, volunteers were at Underwood Park loading thirty pound food boxes into waiting vehicles.
The food was free to anyone negatively impacted by COVID-19, no questions asked.
Each box contained cottage cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, pulled pork, sausage links,...
Dec 30, 2020
On Monday, Dec. 21, frontline caregivers in St. Elizabeth’s Care Centers, Hospital and Clinic rolled up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccines.
Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s employees and providers are optimistic and saying “yes” to the COVID-19 vaccination, the the health care center said in...
Dec 23, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System began vaccinating Southeast Minnesota Region staff with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Monday, Dec. 21.
The distribution plan prioritizes eligibility based on risk level and aligns with public health guidance, according to Mayo. The earliest group...
Dec 23, 2020
A third and final free food distribution for anyone negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will take place Dec. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Underwood Park parking lot in Lake City.
There are no residency or eligibility requirements or forms to fill out. Anyone can pick up food.
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Dec 16, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Dec. 9 reported the second confirmed death of a Wabasha County resident due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The death occurred December 5 in a Wabasha County resident in their 80s, according to a news release.
“We are saddened to...
Dec 16, 2020
As you may know I’m now living on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
I expect that we will have a vaccine by June of 2021 when I desperately want to return to Lake City for the Tour de Pepin.
My concern is that my few remaining friends from the greatest generation will have perished from the...
Dec 16, 2020
Lake City Area Arts distributed dozens of adult art kits Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Lake City Area Arts Center.
Made up of materials purchased with a CARES Act grant from Wabasha County, the 120 kits came in four varieties: bowl making, adult coloring, origami, and mandala.
The organization said it...
Dec 16, 2020
Former Lake Hits 95 on-air talent Brent Johnson died Dec. 10 at St. Cloud Hospital at age 51, according to his obituary. In a Facebook post his son, Avery, said the cause of death was COVID-19.
In addition to his radio hosting duties, Johnson was a familiar face at events around the community,...