Lake City City Council
Council updated on Ohuta Park progress
Dec 16, 2020
City Planning and Community Development Director Megan Smith updated the Lake City City Council on the Ohuta Park redevelopment project Monday, Dec. 14.
The city is in the midst of a multi-year effort to remake one of the city’s most prominent pieces of public lakefront at an estimated cost of...
Durand, Durand given key to city
Dec 16, 2020
On Monday, Dec. 14, the Lake City City Council awarded a key to the city to Gene and Kathie Durand.
“The key to the city is bestowed upon distinguished citizens and honored guests of the City of Lake City,” Mayor Mark Nichols said. “This symbolic act of giving the Key to the City honors the...
Women elected to five city council seats for the first time
Nov 18, 2020
For the second straight general election, voters in Lake City have selected a record number of women to represent them on the city council.
In 2018, when Faye Brown and Amy Alkire won seats on the council, women outnumbered men on the council for the first time in history at 4-3 (if you include...
County gives city money for new ambulance
Nov 11, 2020
Lake City will get a new ambulance thanks to a $175,000 grant of CARES Act funds from Wabasha County.
The City Council voted unanimously to accept the money at its Nov. 9 meeting.
City Administrator Rob Keehn said the money will pay for most of a new ambulance, and the city should be able to take...
Boe provides Mayo update
Nov 11, 2020
Lake City City Council Member Russell Boe provided updates on Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City at the Nov. 9 city council meeting.
Boe is the council’s representative on the Mayo Community Board, which has some oversight authority over hospital operations.
Mayo is in the midst of a three-...
Election ends, count continues
Nov 4, 2020
Two races in Lake City were too close to call the morning after the Nov. 3 general election.
As of Wednesday morning, incumbent Mayor Mark Nichols led John Redmond by 69 votes.
In the city council race, Katie Novak was eight votes ahead of incumbent Jason DeVinny for the third and final open seat...
General election is Tuesday
Oct 28, 2020
The 2020 general election is less than a week away. Voters who haven’t already will be able to cast their ballots at polling places around the area.
On Tuesday, a week before the election, absentee voting in Lake City was up over 50 percent over 2016. According to Wabasha County and Goodhue County...
No more election letters
Oct 21, 2020
This is the last issue where letters about the 2020 election will appear in Graphic before the Nov. 3 general election, except under very narrow circumstances where a candidate is allowed to rebut a claim made about them in a letter in this week’s issue.
To read all the election letters and other...
After traveling the world, thankful for leadership at home in Lake City
Oct 21, 2020
For many, 2020 can’t be over soon enough. The pandemic has affected everyone in one form or another. Some have sadly succumbed to the disease, others are grieving, many have been isolated from loved ones and millions have lost their jobs. It can’t be easy to feel upbeat and positive during such...
Vote for one step forward, not two steps backward
Oct 21, 2020
In 2007 there was a popular country song titled “One step forward two steps back” which was done by the Desert Rose band. Well today, Lake City is faced by this one step forward or two steps back dilemma. Do we move forward or do we move two steps back? What I am referring to is the mayor and city...
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