Lake City Public Schools

New community education director is ready to serve young, old and in-between

Aug 24, 2016

Amanda Durand’s ascension to the head of the community education program happened slowly, then all at once. The Lake City native returned to Lake City in 2013 after a decade spent in the Twin Cities teaching pre-school and directing KinderCares. Her first job back in the Lake City School District...

Six file for four school board seats

Aug 17, 2016

Barring any last minute withdrawals, six people will vie for four seats on the Lake City Public Schools School Board in the Nov. 8 general election. All four incumbents -- Heath Oeltjen, Kevin Pavelka, Patrick Dwelle and Jack Rol -- are seeking re-election. Seeking a first term on the board will...

School opens Sept. 6 for 1,240 students

Aug 4, 2016

Lake City Public Schools will begin classes on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Bluff View Elementary School is expecting an opening day enrollment of 650 students and Lincoln High School and Junior High School is expecting 590 students. Teachers will begin making preparations for the upcoming school year by...

Max to speak at high school parent-athlete meeting Aug. 11

Aug 3, 2016

On Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln High School auditorium there will be a Fall sports meeting for parents, athletes and coaches. This meeting is for Lincoln High School student athletes in grades seven through 12 who plan to participate in fall sports and their parents. Students who...

School Board OKs 2017 budget

Jun 29, 2016

Almost two years after voters rejected a ballot referendum question that would have paid for roof replacement and other capital projects at Lake City Public Schools, the Lake City School Board approved a preliminary budget June 22 that will fund a portion of that work. The first phase of a two-...

County rancor moves upriver in 2015

Jan 6, 2016

Donald Springer ended the last Wabasha County Board meeting of 2015 by thanking his fellow commissioners for a peaceful and productive year. 2015 followed several years of rancor and discord on the board. But two new commissioners, Cheryl Key and Brian Goihl, took office at the beginning of the...

Supt.: Lake City schools levy won't be as high as proposed

Dec 3, 2015

The legislative session ended with many changes to school financing. One of the biggest changes was a last minute inclusion for long term facilities maintenance. This major change also had an impact on changes to current levies for health and safety and deferred maintenance. All of these changes...