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Council approves Ohuta Park retaining wall
Oct 23, 2024
In a 4-2 vote at an Oct. 21 special meeting, the Lake City City Council chose a design for the Ohuta Park seawall and awarded a construction contract to ICON Constructors LLC for $1,189,629.
ICON’s was the lowest of six bids received for the project.
The chosen design has about 150 more feet of...
Wabasha man makes sure patients get flowers
Oct 16, 2024
Vern Anderson is known around the community for the stunning flower gardens and memorials he keeps on his property on the prairie between Wabasha and Kellogg. People from all around visit Anderson Gardens to see the thousands of dahlias, gladiolas, roses and other varieties that he so masterfully...
Two injured in Saturday collision
Oct 16, 2024
Two people were injured in a collision on South Highway 61 in Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 12, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report.
Shortly before 1:30 p.m. that day a Cadillac Escalade and a Toyota Rav 4 were both southbound on Highway 61 when they collided near Borner’s Court.
Two...
City fines smoke shop $1,000, may act on license
Oct 16, 2024
The Lake City City Council approved a $1,000 fine citation for Lakeshore Smoke Shop, 1301 N. Lakeshore Dr., Ste. 600, and began a process that could result in a suspension or non-renewal of the shop’s tobacco license.
Police Chief Cory Kubista recommended the action after receiving a letter from...
Longtime resident Kristi Gross becomes city planning director
Oct 16, 2024
“I love planning, and now I get to do what I love in the city I love,” said Kristi Gross, Lake City’s new Planning and Community Development director.
Gross, who’s lived in Lake City for 20 years, fills the position vacated by Megan Smith in July. Her first day at the city was Sept. 30.
Gross...
Another oddly parked vehicle turns out to be stolen
Oct 16, 2024
For the second time in less than a week, a Goodhue County Sheriff’s Deputy noticed a vehicle parked oddly in an area off Highway 61 and discovered that it had been stolen in Lake City.
On Oct. 8, a sheriff’s deputy “checked on a van parked oddly in the scenic overlook area on Hwy. 61 in Florence...
New Port Authority director sees great opportunity in Lake City
Oct 16, 2024
Doug Grout is hitting the ground learning.
The new executive director of the Lake City Port Authority said he’s been “immersing myself in the program and the activities and the history not only of the Port Authority, but the Economic Development Authority.”
The Lake City Economic Development...
Traffic switches to new bridge south of Red Wing
Oct 16, 2024
Motorists traveling on Highway 61 south of Red Wing were scheduled to begin traveling on the new bridge over the CP Rail tracks on Oct. 15, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Motorists should be alert to pavement changes on Highway 61 at the start of the project at both ends...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Hwy. 60 crash
Oct 16, 2024
A motorcycle driver had life-threatening injuries resulting from a Oct. 12 crash in West Albany Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The driver, a 70-year-old Albert Lea, Minn., man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Highway 60 when the motorcycle left the roadway...
Stolen vehicle found at state park lot
Oct 9, 2024
On Oct. 2, a Goodhue County Sheriff’s Deputy checked on a vehicle parked oddly at the Frontenac State Park parking lot at the intersection of Hwy. 61 and Goodhue County Rd. 2, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office determined that the vehicle had been stolen in Lake City.
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