Technology

Police using license plate readers to aid enforcement efforts

Sep 17, 2025

Sharp-eyed readers of the weekly police report in the Graphic might notice a new category of call identified as “FLOCK CAMERA.” According to Lake City Police Sgt. Bill Weist, it refers to “a new ALPR [automatic license plate reader] system that was installed a couple weeks ago. It helps alert us...

Farm safety and health apps

Jul 15, 2020

Technology plays a vital role in agriculture today, and it can even help us stay safe and healthy on the farm. There are a variety of applications—or apps—available for our smart phones that span a wide range of topics related to farm safety and health. Below is just a sampling of the apps...

Bank offers person-to-person payments with Zelle

Apr 30, 2020

Alliance Bank consumer customers can now send and receive money with Zelle for free using only a U.S. mobile phone number or email address. Funds are typically available within minutes when both parties are already enrolled with Zelle, according to a news release. Zelle makes digital payments a...

VFW donation makes mobile internet available for checkout

Jul 31, 2019

The Lake City Public Library is implementing a mobile hotspot lending program thanks to a generous donation from the VFW Post 8729. A hotspot is an area where a user can access the internet via WiFi. A mobile hotspot device enables users to connect to the internet. The device itself emits a Wi-Fi...

Robotics students present to Kiwanis

Apr 10, 2019

Three members of the Lincoln High School First Robotics team gave a presentation about the team’s robot to the Lake City Kiwanis Club at its April 3 meeting. Pictured with the robot are (from left) Ian Halpaus, Zack Dudley, and Allison Keller.

Old Curmudgeon - 9-14-17

Sep 14, 2017

The big yellow school bus passing the Old Curmudgeon’s window sent his mind reeling back to the one-room school that was a mile south of his childhood home in Dodge County. Yes, it was uphill both ways! One half of the mile was a township road and the other half was a county road. He started the...

Letter: Selleseth ushered in the computer era at Lincoln High School

May 18, 2017

To the editor: Former Lincoln High School principal Wallace Selleseth passed away 25 years ago at the age of 61. He was a business teacher for several years before beginning his career as principal at Lincoln High School in 1965. This was before computers were first used in high schools. At this...

Torch: How technology changes relationships

Jan 12, 2017

Technology is certainly something that has developed majorly and now affects many people in their everyday lives. Technology and the social media sites we are able to access on it change the way we communicate with each other both with people you see everyday and people who are distant from you. “...

Torch: From 7th grade kids to 12th grades

Dec 15, 2016

How much do things change in those five years of high school? How much do they stay the same? We often don’t realize how far we’ve come by the time we are seniors. Or, from a seventh grader’s perspective, how far we will go. During a regular school day seventh graders walk around thinking about...

Torch: How to use an iPhone

Nov 30, 2016

Technology is advancing every day, and has advanced a lot in the last 20 years. Some people love it and others, not so much. “I like it, but I don’t use it because I’m too old for it”, expressed Darrel Oelkers. Oelkers is retired and a grandfather who lives in Zumbro Falls. He has owned a cell...