Election 2016
Three lane, hotel appear dead
Nov 10, 2016
Lake City voters on Tuesday elected three people to the City Council and turned down a ballot measure that all but kills plans for a new downtown hotel.
The election also puts an almost certain stop to plans to convert Highway 61 to a three-lane highway through the city.
The future of plans for a...
Lake City voters follow Trump down ballot
Nov 10, 2016
Lake City voters joined those around the nation in voting for Donald Trump as the next President of the United States and, with some tight margins, voted for Republican candidates down the ballot.
Trump received 1,432 votes to 1,153 in Lake City.
Jason Lewis, who was elected to the U.S. House of...
Incumbents sweep Wabasha County elections
Nov 10, 2016
Donald Springer was re-elected to the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners with 1,223 votes. His challenger, Brent McNallan, had 939.
Rich Hall, who ran unopposed, was re-elected to the board with 1,977 votes.
Chuck Fick was re-elected to the Soil and Water Conservation Board with 5,451 votes....
One new school board member elected
Nov 10, 2016
A newcomer to public office, Michelle Larson, was elected to the Lake City School Board Tuesday.
She was one of four people elected to the board from a field of seven candidates and was the third highest vote-getter.
Patrick Dwelle was re-elected to the board with the highest total, 2,710 votes....
Finally: After long, contentious campaigns, voters get to make their picks
Nov 3, 2016
A week from now television will go back to selling cars and property insurance, social media again will be dominated by pictures of people’s pets and people will be free to chat with acquaintances without the dread of politics creeping into the conversation.
Nov. 8 and the long awaited, for some...
Citizens to pick 3 for City Council
Nov 3, 2016
Lake City voters will elect three people to the City Council from a field of six candidates in Tuesday’s general election.
Only one of the candidates, Mary Lou Waltman, currently serves on the council. The other candidates include former Council Member Phil Gartner, John Mead, Cindy McGrath, Mary...
Letter: Street is public land
Nov 2, 2016
To the editor: At the candidate forum, Mark Nichols made the astute observation that our city has “a tendency to shoot first and aim secondarily.” A perfect example of this is the ballot question about Washington Street. The city is asking the public to vote first and see the plans later.I support...
Sign wish fulfilled
Nov 2, 2016
Vote for me. Vote “Yes.” Vote “No.” Campaign signs are always asking for something. Or they were, until this sign appeared on Lakewood Avenue and upended the entire genre. With this sign, the means has become the ends; the question, the answer. It asks nothing, for its request has already been...
Council candidates answer more questions
Oct 27, 2016
The citizens of Lake City are not getting a wallflower for their next mayor.
Nor is he much of a mystery.
Mark Nichols gave people a sample of his leadership style and his on-stage persona Tuesday night during a town hall forum for City Council candidates.
At times he was the city’s unabashed...
Letter: Hotel would be a boon
Oct 26, 2016
To the editor: Assuming that a “yes” vote on City Question No. 1, vacation and conveyance of a portion of South Washington Street, would result in a hotel on the corner of Marion Street and Lakeshore Drive, should be all that it would take to see the benefits to the city of Lake City and its...
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