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Goodhue County cool toward Zip Rail
Mar 17, 2016
Goodhue County Public Works Director Greg Isakson reported at the March 1 County Board meeting that a resolution had been drafted stating that the county is opposed to the proposed Zip Rail project that was suspended last month by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The resolution will...
Lake City changes course on ambulance study
Mar 16, 2016
The City Council will ask a state agency to review operations at the Lake City Ambulance Service before considering becoming involved with the Gold Cross ambulance service.
On Monday night the council held off on pursuing a management contract with Gold Cross, which is owned by Mayo Clinic at the...
Lake City council on board with possible Hearth and Home expansion
Mar 16, 2016
The City Council on Monday night gave two indications it is behind a possible expansion of the Hearth and Home Technologies facility in Lake City.
Hearth and Home will find out perhaps in a couple of weeks if it can go ahead with the expansion, said Lake City Economic Development Authority...
First tow opens river shipping season
Mar 16, 2016
The Motor Vessel (M/V) Ronald E. Wagonblast locked through Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minn., Sunday, March 13, around 7:30 a.m. She was pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul.The Corps considers the first tow to arrive at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minn., as the unofficial start of the...
IRS has $13 million in unclaimed 2012 MN tax returns
Mar 16, 2016
Federal income tax refunds totaling $950 million may be waiting for an estimated one million taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2012, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). That includes at total of $13 million owed to 15,200 Minnesota taxpayers, or an average of...
IRS: 'Tis the season for scams
Mar 16, 2016
Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but now the IRS is receiving new reports of scammers calling under the guise of verifying tax return information over the phone.
The latest variation being seen in the last few weeks...
Toastmasters discuss Ides of March
Mar 16, 2016
Plain-Ly Speaking Toastmasters club members met on Tuesday, March 8, at St. Joachim’s Educational Building in Plainview.
The theme of the meeting was “Beware the Ides of March” and Toastmaster for the evening was Vicki Chelf-Lawrence, who pointed out the many happenings this month – the beginning...
Meeting to discuss inter-city transit in southeastern Minnesota
Mar 16, 2016
The last of four public meetings about inter-county and intercity transit service opportunities in southeast Minnesota will be March 17 in Winona.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation planned meetings in Red Wing, Northfield, Albert Lea and Winona to discuss how transit might be developed to...
With emerald ash borer detected in Wabasha County, March 31 meeting meeting will discuss response
Mar 16, 2016
Residents of Wabasha County are invited to a public meeting on Thursday, March 31, regarding the discovery of emerald ash borer (EAB) in the county.
On Feb. 29, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) staff identified EAB larvae in an ash tree in the southeastern corner of the county after being...
State could be tapped for Highway 61 project
Mar 9, 2016
It won’t happen this year, but projects like the proposed Highway 61 improvements through Lake City could be considered for funding through a state bonding bill.
City Administrator Mark Sievert said the project, if the city goes ahead with it, could be a candidate for legislative funding.
The...
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