Goodhue County

Goodhue County commissioners discussed future plans at a workshop Monday evening, including a preliminary design for a $5.3 million overhaul to the Citizens Building and changes to the payroll system for county employees. The building project still is in the conceptual stages,...

ST. PAUL -- Seven Minnesota counties and 10 cities continue to offer a program allowing motorists to take driving safety classes and keep minor traffic tickets from going on their records, even though the state auditor says the Legislature must first authorize the programs and a Wabasha...

Infrastructure projects will be a top priority for Goodhue County in 2014, newly appointed Board Chair Ron Allen said. “I think it’s going to be a building year,” Allen said, pointing to a slew of projects designed to make the county safer and more efficient. After years...

When Char Henn of Red Wing walked into Fiesta Mexicana restaurant last Friday, she thought she would be meeting friends for a monthly lunch date. Instead she found a crowd of more than a dozen people sitting at a table beckoning her over. “What is this?” Henn said. Along...

Like any good detective, Greg Brick followed the evidence. He combed through journals, pieced together maps, collected samples and performed chemical tests. After 10 years, Brick, a University of Minnesota geologist from St. Paul, said he found what he was looking for: saltpeter...

The Red Wing CARE Clinic will begin offering eye care every two months starting November, giving uninsured and low-income county residents the opportunity to get exams and glasses they could not otherwise afford. Dr. Jeff Ketcham, who practices ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic Health...