Catrina Dunleavy (left), Ford Motor Company Regional Manager - Twin Cities, presents Tom Heffernan of Tom Heffernan Ford with a plaque celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Ford dealership in Lake City. Heffernan founded the dealership in 1973.
As part of efforts to prioritize its work for the coming year, members of the Lake City City Council identified items where they would like to see council and city staff focus.
The council approved a work plan identifying the preferences of council members at the regular City Council meeting on...
Interviews with two finalists for the Lake City Public School superintendent job are scheduled for today.
The Lake City School Board will conduct a public interview with Ariana Wright at approximately 4 p.m. and Craig Ihrke at approximately 5:15 p.m. in the Lincoln High School media center. A...
Lincoln High School actors are ready to take the stage once again this weekend for the play “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors.”
They are bad, so very, very terrible that you will not want to miss this collection of truly bad auditions. From the method actor, to the cat, from the politician to the...
Members of VFW Post 8729 along with some Legion members presented Chief Kubista and Officer Becklund with a $1,000 donation from the VFW for Fishing with the Fuzz. Front row, from left: Tom Brown, Officer Mike Becklund, Chief Cory Kubista, VFW Commander Joe Kehren, and Johnny Wiech. Back row, from...
Lehto and Wright will perform British Isles and American folk, folk rock, and progressive rock on Saturday, April 8, at Lake City Area Arts Center, 105 W. Center St., Lake City. The suggested donation for admission is $15 per person. People can find out more about Lehto and Wright at https://...
The Lake City Kiwanis Club Students of the Month for March are, from left: Ethan Wurst, nominated by the Lincoln High School Technology Education Department; Cameron Alvarez, nominated by Business Technology Department; and Mya Hoffman, nominated by Family Consumer Science Department.
The Lake City High School’s Junior Choir, Cadet Choir, and Concert Choir performed a concert last week in the high school auditorium. “Photos can’t capture the beautiful music these students created on March 23,” Director Amy Rogness said.
Alliance Bank Lake City has supported the Five for Food Initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf since it began. This year, Alliance Bank increased its sponsorship support to help the Food Shelf cover the increased needs of the community. Five for Food sponsors have pledged $22,700 to match...
A road grader operator was killed in Wabasha County on Thursday, March 23, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office.
Lake City Area Arts has youth ukulele and yoga classes.
Youth in grades one through six can learn the fundamentals of playing the ukulele in a beginning course with music teacher Kris Pichelman.
Classes run Thursdays, 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., April 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 11, 18, and 25 for $42 per...
Wabasha County Commissioners on March 21 approved a letter of agreement between Wabasha County Public Health and the Wabasha-Kellogg Schools for a Radiation Reception Center at Wabasha-Kellogg High School.
Public Health partners with the Department of Human Services and the City of Wabasha to open...
The Wabasha County ADA will have three running for 2023 Wabasha County Dairy Princess. One will be crowned as Dairy Princess, and the others will be Dairy Princess attendants. There will also be one young lady to represent Wabasha County as an Ambassador for the year.
Judging for Dairy Princess...
On March 23, Lake City’s BSA Troop 94 joined the VFW Post 8729 and Auxiliary along with the American Legion Post 110 to conduct a flag retirement ceremony. Unserviceable flags collected by the Scouts were inspected and given an honorable disposal. Participation in the ceremony not only gave an...
The seventh annual Hiawatha Animal Humane Society 5K9 Fun Run/ Walk event will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 along the Lake City River Walk.
You can register now in person at Anytime Fitness, and you will also be able to do so on-line soon.
The entrance fee for people and their four...
The Lake City Port Authority has funding tools available to businesses in Lake City: a Revolving Loan Fund Program and a Facade Improvement Program, according to a news release.
The Revolving Loan Fund is intended to assist entrepreneurs with startup funds and existing businesses with expansion...
Skill in landing a glider is critical because there is only one chance, and you must make the best of it. As I thought of this it hit me: my life was in Hugo’s hands! I stared at the back of Hugo’s head and thought, “Come on Hugo, you can do it.” I also noticed he had a lot of dandruff in his thick...
Lake City art gallery owner and artist Willow Gentile has received a grant to do pleinair (outdoor) paintings of three historic libraries in Minnesota.
The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) announced the award—a $3,000 Emerging Artist grant—on March 21. It was one of 36 grants totalling...
Lincoln High School has announced the the February, 2023 Students of the Month for grades seven through nine.
Two students from these grades are selected each month.
February students include:
• Seventh graders Emily Mellgren and Azariah Wirkkala
• Eighth graders Annika Stevenson and Cooper...
The Lake City Tiger girls held their basketball banquet on Sunday, March 26, at the High School.
Coach Drew Olinger gave a few highlights of the season and handed out awards to the team.
The team had 15 Varsity Letter winners and awarded five seniors with Academic All State. For the Academic...
The St. John’s Lutheran School Eagles basketball team celebrated their season successes and ending at their yearly banquet on March 19.
The team, coached by Erin Hinck and Jolayne Johnson, took third place at the Martin Luther College Invitational Tournament held annually in New Ulm, Minn.,...
A commercial fishing business contracted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) captured 30 invasive carp Monday in Pool 6 of the Mississippi River, near Winona. While invasive carp have been previously captured in Pool 6 and upstream as far as the Twin Cities metro, this is the...
March is Women’s History Month, which is both a time to look back at the incredible accomplishments of women in the history of our country, but also a time to celebrate women who are doing amazing things today. At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), we know that there are countless...
The Lake City boys’ basketball team held its season ending banquet this past Sunday at Lincoln High School, celebrating numerous team and individual accomplishments during the 2022-23 season that saw the Tigers post a 26-2 record.
The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk with award-winning Minnesota author William Kent Krueger on Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m. at the library. This event is free and open to the public.
William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling novelist and crime writer of...
Property valuation notices are in the process of being mailed to Wabasha County property owners. Generally, property owners may see additional increases in value depending on the type of property they own.
While many residential areas showed a very strong real estate market and value growth again...
Lake City elementary wrestling boasted another successful season.
They enjoyed season practices 1-2 nights a week, hosted an elementary scrimmage with surrounding schools, and also attended individual events.
We looked forward to another successful program next year.
Thanks to all of the...
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