Wabasha County

Commissioners approve distribution of watershed funds to Wabasha SWCD

Nov 11, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on Nov. 3 approved a motion to distribute the County’s remaining funds from the Whitewater Watershed dissolution and provide direction on where future delinquent property tax payments from the former watershed district should go. The Whitewater Joint Powers Board...

Commissioners updated on digital school mapping project

Nov 4, 2026

Wabasha County Sheriff Curt Struwe and Emergency Management Director Brenda Tomlinson presented updates on the statewide Indoor Digital School Mapping Project to County Commissioners during their meeting on Oct. 20. The collaborative, multi-region initiative is designed to create highly detailed...

Tammy Fiedler is first to receive county Excellence in Leadership Award

Oct 28, 2026

Wabasha County has presented its inaugural Wabasha County Excellence in Leadership Award to Tammy Fiedler, the County’s Public Health Director, “recognizing her outstanding leadership, compassion, and commitment to county employees and the communities she serves,” the county said in a news release...

Commissioners hear county library directors’ annual report

Oct 21, 2026

Public library directors from Wabasha, Zumbrota and Lake City provided an annual report on Oct. 6 during the Wabasha County Board of Supervisors’ monthly meeting. Statistics in a slide presentation showed how the libraries are used in communities. Lake City librarian Brigette Rol said each county...

Wabasha County Board approves preliminary levy 6% higher than last year

Sep 30, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on Sept. 15 approved a proposed 2027 property tax levy at $19,778,316, an increase of $1,119,528 (6 percent) over the 2026 adopted levy. The amount does not include the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. A Truth in Taxation meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday,...

Wabasha County Hwy. 2 near Plainview to close for repairs

Sep 23, 2026

Wabasha County Hwy. 2 between Wabasha County Hwy. 25 and Minnesota Hwy. 247 is planned to be closed to through traffic beginning the week of Oct. 5 for concrete repairs. County Hwy. 2 is expected to be closed for a duration of approximately 1 week. Wabasha County Hwy. 25 between Olmsted County...

Wabasha County approves highway maintenance agreements with cities

Aug 26, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on Aug. 18 approved highway maintenance agreements with the cities of Elgin, Kellogg, Lake City, Mazeppa, Millville, Plainview and Wabasha for 2027, at a total cost of $29,299.08. The agreements are funded from the County’s State Aid Municipal Maintenance Apportionment...

Hwy. 63 reopens to traffic

Aug 12, 2026

US Hwy. 63 at the intersection of Wabasha County Hwy. 15 has reopened Aug. 4 after a closure of more than a month to allow a large portion of bluffside to be removed. The work is intended to improve sightlines and safety at the intersection, according to the Wabasha County Highway Department. Steve...

Tributes, grief after boating accident claims three lives, including two Wabasha firefighters

Jul 15, 2026

Authorities have identified the three boaters killed when the pontoon they were on reportedly collided with a barge on Saturday, July 11. They are: Ashley Monson, 37, of Wabasha; Manuel De Angel-Sola, 52, of Wabasha; and Nicholas Loechler, 46 of Wabasha. De Angel-Sola and Loechler were members of...

Wabasha County Board appoints Jason Bade interim chief sheriff’s deputy

Jul 1, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on June 16 approved the appointment of Jason Bade as interim chief deputy sheriff. Bade succeeds Curt Struwe, who was appointed Sheriff after longtime Sheriff Rodney Bartsh retired on May 31 after 24 years on the job. Struwe will serve until a new sheriff is sworn in...