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Lake City council looks for public input on Highway 61 improvements
Mar 9, 2016
The City Council is moving fast on fleshing out plans for improvement along Highway 61.
But it wants to hear from people before it goes too far.
The improvement project won’t take place until 2019 when the Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to resurface the highway.
But the state project...
City of Lake City is not affiliated with company selling water service line insurance
Mar 9, 2016
Information local residents may be receiving from a company offering water service line insurance is not connected to the City of Lake City, city Public Works officials said.
The city initiated a service line protection program Jan. 1. All eligible utility customers should have received a flyer...
Wabasha County holds Kaizen event
Mar 9, 2016
Wabasha County recently completed a three-day Kaizen event regarding the process of scheduling county pool cars. As part of that event, county employees were trained on how to facilitate Kaizen events so that, as the county moves forward toward continuous improvements in its processes, the...
Construction on Highway 61 in downtown Red Wing to begin soon
Mar 9, 2016
The public is invited to attend a public open house today (March 10) at the Red Wing Public Library to learn about plans for year two of the Highway 61 (Main Street) Project, which is slated to begin soon, according to the City of Red Wing and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).The...
Low-interest home loans available
Mar 9, 2016
The USDA Rural Development Agency is currently accepting applications for loans available to low-income families to buy, build, rehabilitate or improve homes located in rural communities with a population of 20,000 or less. Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna are currently eligible areas as these...
Crossing deaths continue to drop
Mar 9, 2016
The number of people killed in vehicle-train crashes at public railroad crossings in 2015 was the second lowest since 1970, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The total number of crashes was also the second lowest since 1970.Four people died at railroads crossings in...
Wabasha County puzzles over rising recycling costs
Mar 9, 2016
Zoning Administrator Kevin Krause informed the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners at the March 1 meeting that the cost for disposal of recyclable materials is going up, and discussed other ways that these materials could be handled. All commissioners were present, along with County...
Goodhue County Electric Coop annual meeting is March 19
Mar 9, 2016
The 79th annual meeting of Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association will be held Saturday, March 19, in the high school auditorium, 705 Mill Street, Zumbrota.
Three directors will be elected and the nominees are as follows:
District 7: Gene Bang and Rick Braithwaite
District 8: Cheryl...
MnDOT to convert roadway lights to LED
Mar 9, 2016
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is undertaking a statewide lighting conversion project and saving some money along the way.
The project involves converting more than 28,500 roadway lights from traditional high-pressure sodium to LED or light emitting diode technology. The...
Sen. Schmit's mobile office to be here March 12
Mar 9, 2016
The “Saturdays with Senator Schmit” mobile office has resumed a schedule of stops throughout southeastern Minnesota including visits to Lake City, Wabasha, St. Charles and Plainview in March. Rather than a town hall format that relies upon group discussions, the mobile office intends to promote...
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