Election 2016
Letter: More questions than answers
Jun 8, 2016
To the editor:
While I cannot put this as eloquently as John and Judy Mead did last week, or tell you statistics and numbers about it, I can tell you turning Hwy. 61 into three lanes is a bad idea. I don’t know what three lanes would do for us that four lanes cannot.It is well known to citizens of...
Letter: Slow traffic, reroute trucks
Jun 8, 2016
To the editor: We live on North Lakeshore Drive and witness the daily impact of fast-moving traffic on Highway 61 (also known as Lakeshore Drive). We have been hearing reports of various proposals for the state resurfacing project, which is scheduled for 2019.One such proposal includes the...
12 file for spot on Lake City City Council
Jun 2, 2016
Mark Nichols will be the sole candidate for mayor of Lake City.
When filings for the office closed on Tuesday, he was the lone candidate to seek the position.
In all likelihood he will succeed Mayor Joel Beckman at the beginning of next year. Beckman chose not to seek re-election.
Sorting out who...
DFLers endorse state senate, house candidates
Jun 2, 2016
Local members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsed candidates for the Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday, May 24.
State Sen. Matt Schmit, Red Wing, received unanimous endorsement to build on his record of accomplishment in a second term for Senate District 21.
“Serving our area in the...
Letter: Stop 3-lane street idea
Jun 2, 2016
To the editor: Our letter is to ask why our city is proposing to fix something that’s not broken. We attended the meetings regarding reducing our four lane Hwy. 61 to two lanes and turning lanes. The city was asking the public to give reasons why the turning lanes will not work. First, the city...
Incumbents seek new terms on Lake City City Council
May 26, 2016
City Council Members Mark Spence and Mary Lou Waltman have filed to seek re-election this year.
Council Member Andru Peters filed for re-election last week.
The filing period remains open through the end of the business day Tuesday, May 31.
People seeking to run for mayor and council member can...
Young DFLer feels the Bern all the way to state convention
May 19, 2016
Sabrina Schlichting attended her first precinct caucus at her alma mater last February.
She planned to cast a vote for Bernie Sanders for President and then go home.
“I got fired up about getting Trump out, and also about Bernie,” she said. “This is my future and people my age’s future and I don’t...
Nichols files to run for mayor of Lake City
May 19, 2016
Mark Nichols, who led a community-wide planning effort last fall, wants to be Lake City’s next mayor.
Nichols filed to run for office Tuesday as the two-week filing period opened.
Three people, including incumbent Andru Peters, filed for City Council.
The two newcomers to file for council on the...
Election filing begins Tuesday
May 11, 2016
The ballot for next November’s general election will officially begin taking shape Tuesday, May 17, when candidates can begin to file for public office.
Lake City citizens will have a number of new people serving them once the dust settles. President Barack Obama will have completed his second term...
First district DFL to endorse Walz on May 14 in Worthington
May 11, 2016
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota’s First Congressional District will hold it’s biennial endorsing convention on Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at the Worthington Event Center, 1447 Prairie Drive in Worthington.
Democrats (DFLers) from across southern Minnesota will gather for the...
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