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New library taking shape
Jul 22, 2015
The look of the expanded public library in downtown Lake City is changing fast. A skylight is expected to go onto the roof yet this week. Also, glass will be installed soon to the front of the building. The front wall, facing Center Street, will be nearly entirely glass. City Planning and Community...
Wabasha County Board Meets at Noisy Fair
Jul 22, 2015
The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners held their July 16 meeting in the ski chalet at the county fair grounds on Thursday, July 16, as the fair was just getting underway.
The meeting was brief, but the board conducted some business, particularly the appointment of Penny Schmit to fill the...
Marina gets OK for new sea wall
Jul 22, 2015
The Lake City Marina will go ahead on plans to replace the seawall and the beach house at Ohuta Park.
Marina Director Mark Lutjen got the go-ahead from the City Council last week.
A Menomonie, Wis., firm, Cedar Corporation will do the design and engineering on the two separate projects.
Lutjen said...
City life was too much after the war ended
Jul 22, 2015
Editor’s note: A series of articles about Lake City residents’ memories of their lives on the home front during World War II concludes with a first person account and poem below. The articles were created by the Friends of the Lake City Library in conjunction with this year’s Lake City Reads...
Time to line up block parties for National Night Out
Jul 22, 2015
The Lake City Police Department is seeking hosts for block parties around Lake City for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
National Night Out is an effort by the non-profit National Association of Town Watch in the United States and Canada to deter and solve crime by building relationships...
Deceased POW's family finally gets medals he earned
Jul 22, 2015
More than 60 years after he was captured and later presumed dead in what is now North Korea, the family of Red Wing native and U.S. Army Sergeant Glen Richardson has finally collected all of the medals he earned in the Army.
Richardson was captured on Dec. 1, 1950, as his second infantry division...
Commercial fishing linked to paddlefish, lake sturgeon deaths
Jul 22, 2015
Central Point residents were treated to a grisly sight late last week when several large fish with sliced undersides turned up on shore.
Mary Stori, who lives on the point, said the fish first started to appear Wednesday evening.
“Thursday we found all the sturgeon and paddlefish that were blowing...
Council, administrator agree to separation
Jul 17, 2015
City Administrator Alan Lanning is leaving his position at the end of this week after serving one year.
The city administrator and the City Council agreed to a separation effective Friday after a two-session annual performance review.
The council continued Lanning’s performance appraisal at a...
Flat levy request draws ire at Goodhue County Board meeting
Jul 16, 2015
Fireworks went off early last Wednesday at the Cannon Valley Fair, during the Goodhue County Commissioner’s meeting.
Commissioner Jason Majerus dropped a bomb shell when he proposed a flat levy for 2016. His proposal was heralded by Board Chair Ted Seifert and Commissioner Ron Allen, but was met...
Three Rivers and partners receive MNSure grant
Jul 16, 2015
Three Rivers Community Action (TRCA) and its funded partners C.A.R.E Clinic, HealthFinders Collaborative., and Community Action Center of Northfield, was awarded a $125,000 outreach and enrollment grant from MNsure this week.
Three Rivers is one of 11 organizations to receive this grant statewide...
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