Goodhue County

After years of delays and strong opposition by area residents, a controversial Goodhue County wind farm project has reached its end. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission accepted a request by developer New Era Wind to withdraw a certificate of need extension for the proposed...

A recent survey of Goodhue County residents shows overwhelming support for smoke-free day care and foster care policies, but opinion is less clear when it comes to smoking in rental properties and greater restrictions on e-cigarettes. As many as 89 percent of county residents support...

After a years-long hiatus, the Goodhue County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, has reformed to provide education and support services for people in crisis. The group will kick off its efforts with a ribbon-cutting ceremony 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday at...

The Goodhue County Government Center will be closed Monday Oct. 14 in observance of Columbus Day, and fall property tax payments will not be accepted on that day. The building reopens Oct. 15. Residents have until 4:30 p.m. to drop off payments on either the second floor of the...

Goodhue County Board agreed to move forward Tuesday with plans to overhaul the aging Citizens Building, setting aside options for either a new building or turning it over to the Goodhue County Historical Society. Commissioner Jim Bryant said during a Committee of the Whole discussion...

A judge has issued a temporary injunction to keep a controversial Welch campground from operating until it gets a license from the Minnesota Department of Health. First District Judge Lawrence Clark announced his decision Sept. 16, siding with the state health commissioner who...

Goodhue County Board pushed ahead on a number of building projects Tuesday, including construction of facilities maintenance and Public Works garages and demolition of the Public Health Building. But the fate of the Citizens Building remains undecided. The board voted unanimously...

New Era Wind will no longer pursue a turbine wind farm in Goodhue County. Owner Peter Mastic formally made the request to abandon the project in a letter to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission made public Tuesday. The company requested the PUC terminate its site permit, while...

A dedication ceremony for the Wanamingo Veterans Memorial will be held 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Wanamingo Veterans Athletic Field. The memorial honors the 35 known service members from Goodhue County who were either prisoners of war or classified missing in action. The event is...

Many people in the Red Wing area don't realize poverty is an issue here, according to the organizers of an upcoming community forum. "We want to tell people it's real, it's happening here and it's getting bigger," said Maureen Nelson of the United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha and Pierce...

Wabasha and Goodhue counties are two of 79 local government and law enforcement agencies around the state accused of illegally accessing citizens' driver's license information, including that of state Rep. Steve Drazkowski and Wabasha County commissioners. Details of the alleged...

The Minnesota commissioner of health is seeking a temporary injunction to shut down Hidden Valley Campground in Welch, alleging owner Cory Axelson has been running it without a license for two years. Assistant Attorney General Eric Beecher presented the state's case Monday at a hearing...

New signs in Minnesota will help alert drivers to approaching traffic in an effort to increase safety in rural areas. The federal government has agreed to pick up the tab for of 15 "intersection conflict warning systems" across Minnesota. The 15 signs will be fully funded by a $1.45...