politics

Parties caucus as 2022 election season begins

Feb 9, 2022

Local Republican and Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party members joined partisans from around the state Feb. 1 holding local precinct caucuses. Republicans from Lake City and several nearby townships caucused at Bluff View Elementary School. Local DFLers opted for a contactless caucus due to COVID...

With Goggin retiring, Haley and Drazkowski seek state senate seat

Feb 2, 2022

On Jan. 27, State Sen. Mike Goggin announced that he would not be running for re-election to his District 21 seat, which he has held since he was first elected in 2016, in November. That same day, the two state representatives from the districts that comprise his senate district announced that...

DFL opts for contactless caucus format

Jan 19, 2022

Due to the continuing rate of COVID-19 spread, both the Goodhue County DFL and Wabasha County DFL will conduct contactless caucuses on February 1, 2022. Precinct caucus attendees can submit their resolutions and a non-attendee form with intent to hold precinct officer or convention delegate...

Answers to caucus questions

Jan 12, 2022

What important event is taking place on Feb. 1, 2022? Minnesota precinct caucuses at 7 p.m. How often do they occur? They occur every 2 years in an even year. The date is set by the major party chairs and reported to Secretary of State. Sometimes they are in March. What is this event? The...

Wabasha County Republicans meet Oct. 25

Oct 20, 2021

The Republicans of Wabasha County will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Zumbro Community Church, 57324 County Road 7, located off of Highway 63 near Zumbro Falls. For more information, people can call Alice Atkinson, secretary, at 507-753-2142.

County GOP meets Sept. 27

Sep 22, 2021

The Republicans of Wabasha County will hold their montly meeting on Monday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Zumbro Falls Golf Course. Supper will be first, followed by a meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, people can contact Alice Atkinson at 507-753-2142.

County GOP meets Aug. 23

Aug 18, 2021

The Republicans of Wabasha County will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Zumbro Community Church, 57324 County Road 7, located off of Highway 63 near Zumbro Falls. For more information, people can call Alice Atkinson, secretary at 507-753-2142.

County GOP meets July 26 at BJ’s

Jul 21, 2021

Wabasha County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, July 26 at 7 p.m. at BJ’s Bar and Grill, Whippoorwill Kampground, Theilman, Minn. They will eat dinner at 6 p.m. People with questions may call Alice Atkinson, secretary at 507-753-2147.

House passes Lake City port authority bill

May 20, 2021

By a vote of 121-10, legislation enabling the City of Lake City to establish a port authority passed in the Minnesota House of Representatives on May 14. The Minnesota Senate passed identical language 66-0 on March 4. Rep. Barb Haley, the author of the House version of the bill, said the passed...

County GOP meets May 24