Wabasha County

Wabasha County works on pay issues

Dec 28, 2016

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners had a very short meeting on Dec. 20, with only two action items – pay study implementation for non-union employees; and procurement policy.There was not a lot of discussion during the meeting, but what there was came during the staff updates segment. All...

Two appeal county salary raises

Dec 21, 2016

In action taken at their regular meeting on Dec. 13, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to retain outside legal counsel for the 2017 salary appeals for County Attorney Karrie Kelly and Auditor/Treasurer Denise Anderson. This meeting was short and began at 4 p.m. in order to...

Wabasha County 4-H serves meal for Ronald McDonald House

Dec 14, 2016

On Sunday, Dec. 4, nine Wabasha County ambassadors and four adults planned, prepared, and served a pancake dinner for the Rochester Ronald McDonald House guests. The ambassadors made enough food for 30 people to eat. Ambassadors Sage Grover, Anna Schneider, Madeline Meyer, Natalee Zabel, Jordan...

Wabasha County Sheriff apologizes after DNR fine

Nov 30, 2016

Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney Bartsh was fined $100 after failing to register a harvested deer in Winona County, according to reports by WCCO-TV and the Wabasha County Herald. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued the fine. According to reports, Bartsh was hunting with family members...

Wabasha County Board sets elected official salaries

Nov 30, 2016

Following state statutory requirements, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners set the salaries for four elected officials for 2017. This action was taken at their Nov. 22 meeting at which all commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney Karrie...

Wary of precedent, Wabasha County Board declines bikers' shoulder paving request

Nov 23, 2016

At their regular meeting on November 15, in a 4-1 vote, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners denied a 100+ signature petition request to pave the shoulders of County Highway 30 (Hiawatha Drive). All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney...

Incumbents sweep Wabasha County elections

Nov 10, 2016

Donald Springer was re-elected to the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners with 1,223 votes. His challenger, Brent McNallan, had 939. Rich Hall, who ran unopposed, was re-elected to the board with 1,977 votes. Chuck Fick was re-elected to the Soil and Water Conservation Board with 5,451 votes....

Wabasha commissioners wonder what can curb inattentive driving

Oct 26, 2016

During the board concerns segment of the Oct. 18 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners, a major topic of discussion were two motor vehicle accidents on County Road 33 – one at County Road 33 and County Road 9; and the other on County Road 33 and County Road 4. All commissioners were...

County financial workers and case aide day proclaimed by Gov. Mark Dayton

Oct 26, 2016

Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed Wednesday, Oct. 19 as County Financial Worker and Case Aide Day. The proclamation recognizes the outstanding service provided by Wabasha County financial eligibility workers and case aides to Wabasha County residents seeking help with public assistance cash, food and...

Wabasha County Board approves $20k repairs to jail generator

Oct 13, 2016

At their regular meeting on Oct. 4, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to repair the generator at the Criminal Justice Center (CJC) at a cost of $20,150 plus associated expenses. This was not an easy decision to make, as they are working with a tight budget for 2017, but...