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Another Wabasha County trash hauler loses license
Mar 31, 2016
Following discussion and input from Jason Rommel at their March 22 meeting, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to leave Rommel Rubbish Removal off the approved list of solid waste haulers in the county and not issue him a license to haul.
Commissioner Cheryl Key was absent. County...
SMMPA members are honored for energy efficiency
Mar 30, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized SMMPA and its 18-member municipal utilities with a 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Energy Efficiency Program Delivery Award for their efforts to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products.SMMPA and its members’...
Family honored for conservation
Mar 24, 2016
Marvin and Linda Hofschulte and their son Chad and his wife Jess were honored as outstanding conservationists at a Dec. 8 luncheon at the annual convention of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) in Bloomington, Minn.“We’re proud of Hofschulte’s for what they...
Goodhue County expedites sheriff hiring
Mar 24, 2016
Chief Deputy Kris Johnson told the County Board on March 15 that the Sheriff’s Department had gone before the Personnel Committee several times in 2015 to discuss the way the department fills its open positions.With an improving job market at that time, people were moving on to different employment...
Funds may help
Mar 24, 2016
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking applications for loans and grants to help support the start-up or expansion of rural businesses.“Our small, rural businesses need financing to compete in the global economy,” said Sam Rikkers, administrator of Rural Business Cooperative-...
Goodhue County staff forced to defend workload
Mar 24, 2016
Human Resource Director Melissa Cushing told members of the Goodhue County Board, at the March 15 meeting, that Public Works Director Greg Isakson had requested to fill a highway maintenance position, which will be vacant soon, due to an upcoming retirement. Isakson was also requesting to fill a...
Millville area residents petition county board to reopen highway shop
Mar 24, 2016
Wabasha County Engineer Dietrich Flesch and Maintenance Supervisor Jim Webster were present at the County Board meeting on March 15 for a highway operations update to discuss the closing of the Millville highway shop and the re-routing of the snow plows in the Millville area. All commissioners...
Missing Wisconsin woman found
Mar 18, 2016
The body of a missing Wisconsin woman was recovered from the Mississippi River March 16.A water search for the missing Hager City woman, 23-year-old Marya Christiansen, was conducted March 16 near the Mississippi River Back Channel boat launch on Trenton Island. Christiansen was reported missing...
Health rankings spur local action
Mar 17, 2016
Goodhue County ranked 17th in health outcomes and 37th in health factors, according to the 2016 County Health Rankings report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The rankings come out in time for National Public Health Week (April...
Spring thaw closes 7 miles of Highway 74
Mar 17, 2016
A 7-mile gravel stretch of Highway 74 north of Beaver in Winona County is temporarily closed due to spring thaw conditions, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).This portion of Highway 74 was closed March 15 due to poor road conditions caused by the spring thaw. Rain is...
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