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The Minnesota Department of Transportation expects to provide the city of Red Wing with a more finalized cost estimate for the local portion of the Highway 63 river crossing bridge by October. Original cost estimates indicated the city would be responsible for roughly $850,000 for...

Red Wing voters will choose two of three candidates running for the combined City Council WArds 3-4 seat in the primary election Aug. 9. The two candidates will then proceed to the general election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Candidates Evan Brown, Glen Witham and Ernie Stone. Brown, senior...

Ralph Rauterkus, City Council liaison to the Heritage Preservation Commission, was the sole council member in a roll call vote to oppose a conditional-use permit so Goodhue County can build a 24-stall parking lot for the Citizens Building in place of an apartment building at 406 West...

With three candidates vying for the Red Wing City Council seat representing Ward 2, voters in the primary election Aug. 9 will select between John Becker, Greg Boek and Adam Matthew Gettings. Two then will advance to the city’s general election Tuesday Nov. 8. Becker, who moved...

To the Editor: I live in Ward 2, and I’ll be voting for John Becker in the primary election Aug. 9. I hope other voters in this ward will do the same. That’s the necessary first step to getting John Becker’s name on the ballot for the general election in November. John has...

Veteran honors police, sees similarities with Vietnam War attitudes Maj. Jennifer Aaslund of the 934 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the US Air Force Reserve presented Police Chief Roger Pohlman with a flag flown over combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaslund returned from...

Every Hand Join reports progress Charley Nelson with Every Hand Joined, a community-wide cradle-to-grave initiative aimed at academic success, gave a progress report at the meeting. During the presentation, he reported improvements including an increase in kindergarten readiness from...

Council approves CIP and Street Reconstruction Plan Council members unanimously approved the city’s Capital Improvement Plan in a resolution that also grants preliminary approval to the issuance of capital improvement bonds. Finance Director Marshall Hallock said the CIP for 2016...

Twin Bluff/Pioneer to get special roundabout Red Wing City Council members moved to accept a roundabout single tee design concept for the intersection of Twin Bluff Road and Pioneer Road Monday night. Gary Morien of Stantec Engineering, the firm that performed the project’s concept...

Local activist Evan Brown will run for the combined Ward 3 and 4 seat on Red Wing City Council. The current chair of Red Wing’s Sustainability Commission and senior 3D designer for Monster Games, Brown served on the Red Wing Charter Commission for eight years and worked with riverfront...

City Council member Ralph Rauterkus announced Thursday that he will not seek another term. He currently serves Wards 3 and 4. “It has been a privilege to serve the community for eight years,” he said. “Leading local government is rewarding but also time-consuming. If you have...

Council approves $15k for DTMS retail efforts Red Wing City Council approved a $15,000 fund agreement between Red Wing Port Authority and Downtown Main Street to support the organization’s retail challenge and pop-up store featuring Red Wing-themed merchandise. The funding comes...

After several months of discussion with its Real Estate Development Committee, the Red Wing Port Authority Board unanimously moved Tuesday afternoon to approve a recommendation to reject a proposal from Red Wing Firearms and Gun Range for a large-scale indoor gun range in the former...