Jul 6, 2016
Dan Rechtzigel, Goodhue County Health and Human Services (GCHHS) board chair (left) and Nina Arneson GCHHS director (right), presented on behalf of the GCHHS board and department a certificate of appreciation to Gary Iocco, GCHHS Lay Board member, for his outstanding leadership and public service....
Jul 6, 2016
Newly elected Goodhue County Health and Human Services (GCHHS) Board Chair Commissioner Ron Allen (left) welcomed Meg Walch on behalf of the GCHHS board and department. Walch was appointed as a new lay member to the GCHHS board on July 1 at Cannon Valley Fair in Cannon Falls.
Jul 6, 2016
The start of the Highway 42 bridge replacement project in Elgin is being postponed to Monday, July 11, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).Once the project begins, motorists on Highway 42 will be detoured around the bridge replacement project on the north side of Elgin....
Jul 6, 2016
Goodhue County Finance Director Carolyn Holmsten explained at the June 21 Goodhue County Board meeting that there is the potential for the county to select its own auditor, rather than having the Office of the State Auditor of Minnesota perform the county’s audit. She said, “We’ve talked about this...
Jul 6, 2016
State Senator Matt Schmit has been recognized for the third year in a row as a “Legislator of Distinction” by the League of Minnesota Cities for his commitment to furthering city-friendly legislation and his work promoting the expansion of broadband Internet connectivity to areas of rural Minnesota...
Jul 6, 2016
The Goodhue County Board met at the Cannon Valley Fair on Friday, July 1, something they do annually. There was a relatively short agenda. The commissioners listened to State Sen. Matt Schmidt give an update on the legislative session. He noted that the failure to pass a transportation bill was one...
Jul 6, 2016
It was just another day in paradise when through the mouth of the Lake City Marina a boat appeared. Not too unusual for the Wednesday before Water Ski Days. Here’s the unusual. The vessel looked like a modern day version of Thor Heyerdahl’s boat named Kon-Tiki. And instead of one sailor from...
Jul 6, 2016
Several farm buildings were damaged or destroyed Tuesday night when the second summer storm in less than a month passed through the area. On the Bryan and Char Juers farm, a barn was destroyed and some of the debris was blown against the house breaking windows. On the Dean and Lois Klein farm...
Jun 29, 2016
The regional 4-H camp was held at Whitewater State Park during the week of June 12-18. 4-Her’s from Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona counties, joined together for a fun-filled educational week. The first session of camp welcomed sixth through eighth grade campers, and...
Jun 29, 2016
Villa Maria Center, which opened as a girls high school in 1883, will close its doors for good on Friday.
Sister Rita Ann, an Ursaline Sister from St. Louis here to help with the closing, said Tuesday that members of the Villa community throughout the years said their good-byes last weekend.
Those...