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Downtown Hotel Proposed
Oct 22, 2015
A property owner who owns three adjoining properties wants to build a hotel on the former Conoco corner.
If the plans come together, the development would leave the proposed Lake Pepin Interpretive Centre looking for a new home.
The corner is owned by the Lake City Economic Development Authority (...
Tree stand can be hunters woe
Oct 22, 2015
Deer stand injuries can be one of the most common accidents throughout the hunting season. In fact, An International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) study finds that one in every three hunters who hunts from a tree stand will fall at some point in their hunting career.Steven Adamson, M.D., a...
Fishing licenses available online
Oct 22, 2015
“Hey, let’s go fishing!” No license, no problem for people who visit www.mndnr.gov/fishmn. No smart phone, also no problem, just call instant license at 888-665-4236. That’s right, people can purchase their license online or via phone call and start fishing today, and it’s that easy.“Licenses being...
Planning Commission to hold 'big tent' meeting Oct. 27
Oct 22, 2015
About 100 people representing a dozen or more Lake City organizations are expected to attend a “big tent” meeting Tuesday, Oct. 27, at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church.
The meeting will include a discussion of several goals for Lake City development proposed by various organizations and...
Pallet rebuilder keeps growing
Oct 22, 2015
What started out as a weekend job to help someone out has grown into a local business that employs 60 people after doubling its capacity in the last two years.
J and B Pallets is being honored this week as Lake City’s Manufacturer of the Year.
The company, and other large employers, will be feted...
Meetings to offer strategies for negotiating fair farm rental rates
Oct 21, 2015
Landlords, farmers, and agri-business professionals are encouraged to attend one of the informative meetings being held across central and southern Minnesota on farm rental rates. These free meetings are being provided by the University of Minnesota Extension.
Farm land rental rates have never...
As ELP turns 20, 'grandma' says goodbye
Oct 21, 2015
Just over 20 years ago, rural Lake City dairy farmer Maren Holst wrote one of her talents on a slip of paper as part of a church activity.
The idea went into a sealed envelope for the church to keep for a certain amount of time before mailing them back to her as a reminder.
Holst didn’t need the...
Audit shows school district reserves to be 'reasonably healthy'
Oct 21, 2015
The news was mostly good when Bradley Carlton of CliftonLarsonAllen summarized the firm’s audit of Lake City Public Schools at the School Board meeting Oct. 19.
The district’s unassigned fund balance, which is considered a bellwether for the overall financial health of the district, grew from $960,...
School district plans smaller levy increase
Oct 21, 2015
Lake City Public Schools wants property taxpayers in the district to know the school portion of their property taxes won’t be as high as it appears on proposed tax statements headed their way in November.
In September, the School Board voted to levy the maximum amount allowed by state law. Because...
Zumbro Falls loses a longtime leader
Oct 15, 2015
The Zumbro Falls fire station was eerily quiet at midmorning Saturday.
It was supposed to be time for the fire department’s annual open house. But there was no one around. All the fire trucks were gone. A lone yellow truck from the Mazeppa Fire Department sat out front.
The fire extingisher...
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