Goodhue County

Goodhue County IT director: A wealth of experience in a small department

Mar 21, 2018

My family and I moved from Arizona to Minnesota in April of 2017. Almost a year later, the question we still hear most often is “Why would you leave the warm sunshine of Arizona?” Well, the truth is, just like you can miss the sun during the long Minnesota winters, you can get tired of the heat...

Goodhue County gets 5-year health check-up

Mar 21, 2018

Goodhue County ranked 23 in health outcomes and 33 in health factors, according to county health rankings, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). Minnesota is consistently ranked as one of the healthiest states in...

Businesses go 2/3 in front of Goodhue County Board

Mar 14, 2018

Sarah Hansen, Republican Eagle The Goodhue County Board unanimously approved an interim-use permit for JB Heating and Air Conditioning at its regular meeting March 6. It is a Tier-2 home-based business in a R-1 zoned district of Florence Township. Factors for approval included the fact that...

Goodhue County declines to raise intern wages

Feb 28, 2018

Melissa Cushing, Goodhue County staff director of human resources, and Greg Isakson, Public Works director, advocated for higher student intern wages at the regular Goodhue County Board meeting Feb. 20. They said the county’s current introductory wage for a first-year intern is $10 per hour and...

Winter divers cope with ice and cold

Feb 22, 2018

It took the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Department dive team hours to prepare for winter training dives just north of the Hok-Si-La boat launch on Feb. 13. Temperatures were frigid and the ice was several feet thick. They began prepping the area at about 8 a.m. and by 11 a.m. had yet to enter the...

Majerus: County functioning well, taxes still too high

Feb 21, 2018

Sarah Hansen, Republican Eagle Jason Majerus is serving his first term in office as a member of the Goodhue County Board. He represents the county’s 4th District, which includes Featherstone, Hay Creek, Florence, Goodhue, Belvidere and Zumbrota townships as well as Goodhue, Zumbrota, parts...

Goodhue County commissioners uphold late tax penalties

Feb 14, 2018

Some residents in Goodhue County were surprised to learn their property taxes were submitted late, Commissioner Barney Nesseth told colleagues at the Goodhue County Board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6. Nesseth said that some of his constituents put their property taxes in the mail on the due date, but...

Goodhue County attorney: Forging tools for the future

Feb 14, 2018

People occasionally ask me how things are going in the Goodhue County Attorney’s Office. For most of last year, I was replying, “We’re busy.” Now that we have statistics analyzing our work in 2016, I can say, “We are very busy!” That’s because last year was a record year for charging felony and...

Pushing snow in the road could create legal trouble

Feb 7, 2018

Goodhue County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation remind the public that it is unlawful to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street. Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the plowing, blowing, shoveling or otherwise placing of snow on to public roads. This...

Blufflands trailblazers find much to do

Jan 17, 2018

The Friends of the Mississippi Blufflands Trail, a multi-use trail that may one day connect Lake City and Red Wing, convened a meeting at the Lake City Public Library Jan. 11. In attendance were officials from the City of Lake City, the City of Red Wing, Goodhue County, the Department of Natural...