Wabasha County Board

Wabasha County Commissioner - District 5: Cory Kubista

Oct 21, 2026

My name is Cory Kubista, and I am running for the Wabasha County Commissioner position. Most of you know that I have been in law enforcement in Lake City for 30 years, but what most of you don’t know is that my childhood was spent here as well. My grandfather retired in Lake City in the early 70s...

Wabasha County Commissioner - District 5: Cindy McGrath

Oct 21, 2026

To my fellow community members, citizens of Lake City, my name is Cindy McGrath, and I am running to serve as your next Wabasha County commissioner for District 5. Having lived in Lake City and Wabasha County my entire life, this community is my home, and its future matters deeply to me. I hold a...

Highland Township mining permit approved

Sep 16, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on Sept. 1 approved a Non-Metallic Mining Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request for Milestone Materials, a Rochester-based regional supplier of construction and landscaping aggregates. Milestone Materials submitted and was granted a non-metallic mining reclamation...

Wabasha County Board approves detour agreement for Highway 63/247 roundabout

Aug 19, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on Aug. 4 approved a detour agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation in regard to the planned construction of a single-lane roundabout on Highway 63 at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 247 and Olmsted County Road 12 in 2027. The agreement provides...

County Board approves purchase of internal ballot collection box

Aug 12, 2026

Wabasha County’s Board of Commissioners on July 21 approved the purchase of a secure internal ballot collection box, to be used for the collection and secure storage of voted absentee and mail ballots returned by mail or in person during the absentee voting period. The estimated purchase cost of $...

Commissioners approve public hearing for dwelling density amendments

Jun 3, 2026

Wabasha County Supervisors on May 19 approved a motion to order a public hearing for June 22 in regard to the adoption of Dwelling Density amendments. Earlier this year, County Planning and Zoning staff studied the feasibility of changing the dwelling density requirements of the county’s...

County declares emergency following tornados

Apr 29, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on April 21 declared a state of emergency in response to damage caused by multiple tornadoes on April 17. The declaration unlocks critical, fast-tracked resources by activating local and state emergency plans, allowing access to the Minnesota Department of Public...

Sheriff gets a raise, but only if he isn’t re-elected

Apr 1, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on March 17 approved the settlement of County Sheriff Rodney Bartsh’s salary appeal. The County Board set Bartsh’s 2026 salary at $140,900 on Dec. 2, 2025. Bartsh appealed his salary determination to the Wabasha County District Court. Settlement conversations were held...

Commissioners set minimum salaries for county attorney, sheriff

Jan 14, 2026

Wabasha County Commissioners on Jan. 6 set County Attorney Matthew Stinson’s minimum salary for the next four years at $120,000, and set Sheriff Rodney Bartsh’s minimum salary at $132,000. Stinson’s salary was set at $135,300 and Bartsh’s salary was set at $140,900 on Dec. 2, 2025. The county...

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