Thu, Jul 30, 2015 - 3:00pm
After a brief deliberation, a jury found Wanamingo Township Supervisor Thomas Joseph Shane guilty Thursday of destroying township election ballots last year. Shane, 59, of Zumbrota, faces up to one...
Wed, Jul 29, 2015 - 7:00am
The jury trial for a Wanamingo Township supervisor accused of burning township election ballots in 2014 got underway Tuesday in Goodhue County District Court. Defense attorney Alex Rogosheske said his...
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 - 5:54pm
When it’s ready for deployment, the new Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office dive team will be trained to enter the murky and often frigid Mississippi River on rescue and recovery missions...
Fri, Jul 24, 2015 - 7:28am
The tax debate continued Tuesday with Goodhue County Board approving a motion to ensure residents have time to review potential cuts to programs and services before the 2016 levy and budget are finalized in December. Three commissioners on the five-member board are pushing for a controversial levy freeze next year, which county staff says will leave a budget gap of around $2.5 million. Commissioner Dan Rechtzigel said he is concerned a decision on how to balance the budget will be pushed off until the last minute.
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 - 5:53pm
Keeping children and teens in Red Wing fed during the summer takes a community effort, and there is no shortage of volunteers, said Maureen Nelson, executive director of United Way...
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 - 4:33pm
It was a “big week” for Highway 61 re-construction when traffic switched to southbound lanes late Friday, Bolton & Menk project manager Corey Bienfang said Tuesday at the weekly project...
Tue, Jul 21, 2015 - 8:00am
Food Service Specialties has stepped up training and taken corrective actions in response to a U.S.
Thu, Jul 16, 2015 - 8:00am
It was partly cloudy and around 85 degrees Friday afternoon when Sgt. Scott Powers and Deputy Tyler Riegelman backed their patrol boat out of the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office boathouse near Bay Point Park. The morning was busy for boat traffic, but despite the nice weather, the number of vessels on the Mississippi River had begun to taper off. “That’s the way it goes,” said Powers, a 30-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office who heads up the recreational patrol division.
Wed, Jul 15, 2015 - 3:00pm
Drivers accustomed to getting through construction downtown are in for a shakeup Friday when traffic is expected to shift to the northbound lanes of Highway 61. The primary traffic signal...
Tue, Jul 14, 2015 - 11:00am
It used to be that when someone brought old paint to one of Goodhue County’s household hazardous waste collections, it was sorted by staff and poured into drums for disposal...
