Community
Mill and overlay project begins
Jul 1, 2026
The City of Lake City will begin its 2026 Mill and Overlay Street Improvement Project this summer. The project has been awarded to Monarch Paving and will include improvements on the following roadway segments:
• W. Marion Street — from S. 8th Street to S. Lakeshore Drive
• Cross Street — from U.S...
Next community supper is July 8
Jul 1, 2026
The next community supper at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is Wednesday, July 8, and we have a treat for you!
The menu will be pulled pork with baked beans and coleslaw. Top that off with all the yummy desserts, and you will be sure to satisfy your hunger!
The doors open at 4:50 p.m. The dinner...
Police grateful for safe, enjoyable Water Ski Days
Jul 1, 2026
The Lake City Police Department would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s Waterski Days celebration a safe and enjoyable event.
As is customary, the Police Department increased staffing throughout the weekend to provide additional coverage during the festivities, which began...
Residents re-imagine Florence Township’s future at summer workshops
Jul 1, 2026
About 30 Florence Township residents gathered at their Town Hall in Frontenac Station Saturday for one of four summer workshops focused on updating the township’s ground-breaking Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
What would make so many people give up a lovely Saturday morning in June to work on...
St. John’s welcomes Pastor Thomas Schroeder
Jul 1, 2026
Pastor Thomas E. Schroeder will be installed as the new pastor at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lake City on Sunday, July 12, at 3 p.m., the church said in a news release.
The public is invited to attend the installation. A dinner will be served afterward in the church fellowship...
Local Lore: The Lake City Fire Department
Jul 1, 2026
The annual Fireman’s Dance is taking place this weekend. As such, I thought it would only be fitting to write this local lore article on Lake City’s Fire Department, which has faithfully served our community almost since Lake City, itself, was established.
According to The Lake City Leader, “the...
Trying to start a revolutionary parade
Jul 1, 2026
Last week’s “Friends & Neighbors” column suggested a pop-up Spirit of ‘76 parade around the perimeter of Patton Park at 9:30 a.m. on July 4 to reenact this famous painting by Archibald Willard. The general idea was to enlist two drummers, a flute or piccolo player (or just pretender) and a...
Five generations of Wallerich family
Jun 24, 2026
Mary Wallerich (lower left) holds her great-great-granddaughter, Marietta Hutchingson. Sitting next to her is her daughter, Deb Kohrs. Standing in back, from left, are great-granddaughter Natalie Hutchingson, and granddaughter Jessica Kehren.
Rotary kids’ fun run coincides with 5K, 10K, and half marathon during Water Ski Days
Jun 24, 2026
The Lake City Rotary Club kids’ fun run around Pepie starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Underwood Park. It’s free for ages 10 and under. Prizes available. It’s part of the Rotary’s annual Circle of Life runs that day, which include a 5K, a 10K, and a half marathon. For information on all the...
The story of Charlie’s Lemonade
Jun 24, 2026
When Charlie Keller was four years old, he really wanted a bike. “My parents decided to teach me some values rather than just buying a bike for me,” he said. They helped set Charlie up a wooden lemonade stand built by their neighbor, Mike Packard. For his early lemonade sales, Charlie would put on...
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