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Firefighters extinguish grass fire near Lyon Ave.

Apr 29, 2026

A Lake City Firefighter sprays water on the ground following a grass fire that occured April 22 near Lyon Avenue.

Friends and Neighbors: Civic Pride

Feb 25, 2026

I just looked up the definition of “Civic Pride.” Here is the short version from the Cambridge Dictionary online: “a feeling of belonging to and being proud of the town or city where you live.” Two events happened in Lake City within a week of each other that sparked a lot of civic pride—not...

One removed from burning Lake City home

Jun 4, 2025

Lake City emergency responders extracted a person from a burning home on May 29, the Lake City Fire Department reported in a Facebook post. “At 7:18 a.m. Lake City Fire was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the City of Lake City,” the department said in the post. “When firefighters...

Chief: Pallet facility fire contained to machine

May 7, 2025

Lake City Fire Chief Dan Patterson said advanced planning served the department well Thursday, May 1, when the department was called to the 48forty (formerly J and B Pallet) facility on South 10th Street for a piece of equipment that had caught fire. “The fire was contained to the piece of...

Police: Chase ends in arrest, grass fire

May 1, 2024

A 65-year-old Missouri man is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading police on a chase north of Lake City while intoxicated and causing a grass fire. Timothy Charles Sayers is charged in Goodhue County District Court with Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, a felony; two gross...

Grass fire triggers evacuation order

Apr 17, 2024

A large grass fire near West Newton, about seven miles southwest of Kellogg, led to an evacuation notice on Saturday, April 13. Firefighters from Wabasha, Kellogg, Plainview, Elgin, Lake City, Altura, Minnesota City, Rollingstone, Nelson, Wis. and Alma, Wis. responded to the scene, along with...

Fire department: Condominium complex catches fire after lighting strike

Sep 27, 2023

A local condominium complex caught fire after being struck by lightning on Sept. 23, according to a Facebook post from the Lake City Fire Department: “First arriving Lake City Police officers reported smoke in the building and aided with evacuation. First in firefighters quickly found the fire...

Suspicious fires under investigation

Sep 13, 2023

On Sept. 8, the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Mazeppa and Zumbrota Fire Departments, responded to an abandoned trailer fire on 232nd Avenue in Zumbrota Township. The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office also responded to a fire on that date, 10 miles from the Goodhue County location...

Monday night Fire on Park Street

Jan 12, 2022

Lake City Firefighters outside and on the roof of a house that caught fire Monday evening, Jan. 10, in Lake City. The fire was on the 500 block of Park Street, according to the Lake City Police Department, which assisted on the call. It’s not clear if anyone was inside the house at the time of the...

Officials identify victim of fatal RV fire

Jan 22, 2020

Lake City Police Department has released the name of the person believed to have died when the RV they were in caught fire Dec. 27 at 914 N. High Street. The victim was 57-year-old Glenn Dale Moede. His family has been notified, according to police. Officials think the fire was accidental. A...