Republican Eagle

A $670,000 budget shortfall for the River Bluff Education Center has the Goodhue County Education District exploring alternative funding options to close the gap as construction continues.  Lake City was added to the list of GCED member districts, which includes Cannon Falls,...

By Sandy Hadler, contributor ZUMBROTA — Two Zumbrota parents, Michael Kirtz and Ruth Gartner, attended the January 15 Zumbrota city council meeting to ask that parking fines imposed on their children during the Jan. 9 snowstorm be rescinded or reduced. Their sons, college students...

Heading into the final three areas of the Red Wing Public Schools budget reconciliation process, the Red Wing School Board has tentatively agreed on almost $237,000 of the $1.6 million in cuts and the board remains split when it comes to teacher cuts.  During Monday night’s...

To the Editor: The Red Wing Charter Commission needs you. Our city charter is our guiding document on how local government works here in Red Wing. It is our local constitution. It describes the officers of local government, assigns the powers those officers exercise and clarifies...

Project organizers soon will be looking for bids as the reconstruction of Highway 61/Main Street drives on. The Red Wing City Council on Monday approved plans and specifications for the project and ordered advertisement for bids. Bid letting is planned for Tuesday March 3, staff...

A Mazeppa man died Wednesday evening in a motor vehicle crash on County Road 4 in Goodhue Township, about half a mile north of County Road 9, authorities said. John A. Betcher, 50, was traveling southbound in a pickup truck on County Road 4 around 6 p.m. when he struck a semitrailer...

To the Editor: Based on unmet needs in our community, several citizens, churches and agencies are forming a committee to develop a homeless shelter in Red Wing. HOPE Coalition’s Housing Advocate and two HOPE Coalition Board members both participate on that committee. As the...

George Brooks’ radio legacy spans stations across Minnesota and North Dakota, including Red Wing where he owned and operated KCUE for nearly 20 years. Brooks, 88, died of Alzheimer’s disease Jan. 21 in Ft. Myers, Florida, the family of the veteran broadcaster said last week. “He...

The Red Wing School Board has officially voted on one part of the budget reconciliation process after a motion, vote, a rescinded motion and another vote. A motion was made during last week’s special meeting to move forward with an early retirement incentive, but board members...

With the Goodhue County Education District’s consolidation to one building in the fall, Supt. Karsten Anderson said Red Wing Public Schools will save money. Where those savings will be and what they will be, however, has yet to be determined. Anderson said special education is...