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Lake City and Zumbro Falls fire departments respond to Lake Township chimney fire

Jan 24, 2024
Lake City and Zumbro Falls fire departments responded to a chimney fire call at a residence in Lake Township, on Saturday, Jan. 20, according to a Lake City Fire Department Facebook Post. The Lake City Fire Department received the call at 9:10 p.m. that day. “While en-route we were updated that...

Jessie Gusa appointed Wabasha County Assessor

Jan 24, 2024
Wabasha County Commissioners on Jan. 16 approved the appointment of Jessie Gusa as County Assessor. Gusa, a former Assessor’s Office employee, succeeds Jeff Wagner, who moved out of the area after serving as Assessor for about three years. All Minnesota counties are required to have a County...

Teachers, district reach tentative contract deal

Jan 24, 2024
After months of negotiation Lake City Public Schools and its teacher’s union, the Lake City Education Association (LCEA), appear close to a contract. Lake City School Board Chair Heath Oeltjen announced Monday, Jan. 22, at the school board meeting that a tentative deal had been reached between the...

First glimpse of Aurora Condominiums

Jan 24, 2024
An application for a density variance has provided what appear to be the first publicly available renderings of the Aurora Luxury Lakeside Condominiums planned for the downtown city block bounded by Lakeshore Drive, Marion Street, Washington Street, and McCahill Park. The Lake City Board of...

Corrected: Downtown condo developer seeks density variance

Jan 17, 2024
The developer of a condominium project on Block 13 is seeking a variance that would allow the project to have a higher residential density than is usually allowed in the central business district, or B1, zoned areas. Paul Meier of Meier Companies is asking for a variance to construct a four-story...

Wabasha County approves terms for trail bridge between Wabasha and Kellogg

Jan 10, 2024
Wabasha County Commissioners on Jan. 2 approved a resolution agreeing to the terms of a grant application as a project proposer and sponsor for the Wabasha-Kellogg Trail Bridge transportation alternative grant application. The County has worked with the City of Kellogg, City of Wabasha, and...

New assistant public works director speaks to Kiwanis Club

Jan 10, 2024
Lake City Kiwanis Club members were totally engaged listening to Travis Dunn the new assistant director at Lake City Public Works. Travis has had many positions in other city governments and is excited to use his experience to engage citizens to make Lake City an ever better place to live and...

Warmer weather allows city to speed up tree removal, replacement

Jan 10, 2024
A warm and relatively snow-free winter so far has enabled the City of Lake City to remove numerous ailing trees on city boulevards, most infested with emerald ash borer. In the two weeks leading up to Dec. 20, the city took down about 75 trees on city right-of-way, City Public Works Director Scott...

City: Avoid hefty fine by obeying snow emergency ordinance

Jan 10, 2024
At the Monday, Jan. 8, City Council meeting, Council Member Faye Brown noted snow in the forecast and reminded citizens about the city’s snow emergency parking rules. While snowfalls didn’t accumulate to a four-inch depth and trigger a snow emergency declaration, Lake City Emergency Management...

Wabasha County levy rises 4% to $16.9 million

Jan 3, 2024
Wabasha County Commissioners on Dec. 26 approved a final 2024 property tax levy at $16,924,119, an increase of 4 percent ($650,885) from the 2023 adopted levy. The levy includes $9,464,224 for the General Revenue fund, $175,925 for Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO), $507,300 for the...

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