Wabasha County

County board approves permits for retail cannabis operations in Wabasha

Oct 15, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on Oct. 7 approved Conditional Use Permits for Hunter Kapple and Brandon Van Asten, with conditions, to operate retail cannabis (marijuana) dispensaries in Wabasha. The County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 2-1 in recommending approval of each application. The...

Wabasha County approves $18.6M proposed tax levy

Oct 1, 2025

Wabasha County Supervisors on Sept. 16 approved a proposed 2026 property tax levy at $18,658,871, an increase of $889,036 (5.00) percent over the 2025 adopted levy. A Truth in Taxation meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 in the County Board room in Wabasha. County Commissioners are...

Wabasha County teams have success at State Fair Diary Judging competition

Sep 24, 2025

Wabasha County Senior Dairy Judging Team placed first at the Minnesota State Fair with a total of 1271 points. Stearns County placed second with 1263 total points. The team from Dakota County finished in third with 1260 total points. Winona County took fourth place with 1260 points and Olmsted...

Commissioners approve agreement for Kellogg-Wabasha Trail project

Sep 10, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on Sept. 2 approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Federal Highway Administration and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office in regard to the proposed Kellogg-Wabasha Trail Connection project. The County is the lead agency. Federal funding is...

Donation will restore forest to 155 acres along Zumbro River

Aug 13, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on Aug. 5 approved a request by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to accept a donation of about 155 acres of land along the Zumbro River from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and return it to forest land. The site in Glasgow Township, northwest of Kellogg,...

County accepts Radiological Ingestion Pathway grant

Jul 23, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on July 15 approved a 2026-2027 grant agreement with the State of Minnesota, through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, to continue Radiological Ingestion Pathway planning, workshop training and purchase of equipment. Wabasha County is within 50 miles of the...

Rochester man charged with murder in Wabasha County

Jun 25, 2025

A Rochester man is charged with murder following the death of a woman June 18 at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s in Wabasha. According to a statement from the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office: “On Wednesday, June 18, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a...

Conflicted but unanimous board approves Cornerstone Ridge plat request

Jun 11, 2025

Wabasha County Commissioners on June 3 approved the preliminary plat request by Brent Beck for “Cornerstone Ridge,” a housing subdivision in Mazeppa Township. Beck, representing Cornerstone Real Estate, submitted a preliminary plat application on Feb. 20. Parcels total about 109 acres in the...

Meeting scheduled over Plainview annexation

Jun 4, 2025

Wabasha County Administrator Michael Plante provided a staff update during the County Board’s May 20 meeting, noting that the Commissioners are aware that the City of Plainview and BA Holdings, the developer of an annexed parcel of about 38 acres of land along County Road 4 south of Plainview,...

Road closures near Elgin

May 14, 2025

Wabasha County Hwy. 25 between Minnesota Hwy. 42 and Wabasha County Hwy. 2 were closed to through traffic Tuesday, May 13. This section of Wabasha County Hwy. 25 is expected to be closed for approximately 1 week depending on weather for concrete repairs. Wabasha County Hwy. 25 between Wabasha...