Goodhue County

Goodhue County cool on staff sharing idea

Nov 23, 2016

Cannon Falls City Administrator Ron Johnson was in attendance at the Nov. 15 County Board meeting to request that Goodhue County share a staff position with Cannon Falls. Land Use Management Director Lisa Hanni explained that Cannon Falls wants someone to work in zoning, and Goodhue County wants...

Museum to host holiday event Nov. 26

Nov 23, 2016

The Goodhue County Historical Society will host a holiday open house on Saturday, Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free during the event for the book signings, presentations, and shopping, but regular admission applies to those wishing to view exhibit or utilize the research library. ...

Trail recognized by National Geographic

Nov 17, 2016

Goodhue County Land Use Manager Lisa Hanni announced at the Nov. 1 County Board meeting that the Cannon Valley Trail has been selected to be on the National Geographic website. She explained that last spring she and her staff had met with National Geographic officials in Red Wing. “They were...

New GIS equipment will help find wells, sewers

Nov 17, 2016

Lisa Hanni, Goodhue County Land Use manager, announced at the Nov. 1 County Board meeting that last month the County’s Environmental Health and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Departments put in for a GIS software grant and they won. Goodhue County was one of 10 communities in the country that...

County assesses storm damage

Oct 19, 2016

Township supervisors, city administrators, and the county’s public works director gathered at Zumbrota’s City Hall on Friday morning, Oct. 14 to meet with Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Officer Donald Helgeson and Chris Nordeng, engineer specialist for Minnesota Emergency...

Goodhue County 4-Hers earn purple ribbons at State Fair

Sep 15, 2016

Jimmy Anderson received a purple ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair for his senior buck Netherland Dwarf rabbit. Jimmy’s brother, Reese Anderson, received a purple ribbon for his aerospace entry. They are members of the Florence Wizards Goodhue County 4-H Club.

Goodhue County moves on solar garden investment

Sep 14, 2016

The Goodhue County commissioners have discussed purchasing one-megawatt of energy from a utility-scale solar garden for some time, but never did anything definitive towards a purchase. One megawatt represents about 40 percent of Goodhue County’s yearly energy usage.Action was taken at the Sept. 6...

Master gardener class course open

Sep 7, 2016

The Goodhue County Master Gardeners will be taking applications for the Master Gardener Program until Oct. 12.The 2017 Master Gardener Core Course will be held at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minn. and online. Master Gardener Core Course is taught by University of...

Railroad Club at History Center Sept. 4

Aug 31, 2016

The Gandy Dancer Model Railroad Club of Red Wing will be back at the Goodhue County History Center on Sunday, Sept. 4, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for people to experiment with hands-on model railroad sets, and to check out the intricate—and fascinating—model railroads from the Red Wing Gandy Dancers....

Goodhue County may buy solar garden subscription