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Red Wing Downtown Main Street DEED Grant
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development recently announced a big grant that will help transform Red Wing’s downtown.
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Red Wing School Board Workshop
Red Wing Public Schools Superintendent Bob Jaszczak and Director of Finance & Operations Lisa Rider will continue budget discussions with Red Wing School Board members during their workshop at 5:30 pm this afternoon.
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Sunnyside Elementary Bus Stop and Walk
Sunnyside Elementary School kicked off the spring Bus Stop and Walk last Wednesday, and will continue the program every Wednesday through May 14 (weather permitting).
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MSC Southeast Military Friendly® School
Minnesota State College Southeast has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation at the Silver Level.
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Horton-Schumann Miss Minnesota Angus Queen
The Plainview News reports Breckyn was crowned the 2025 Miss Minnesota Angus Queen, which is a high honor state title that will run from the term of March 2025 until March 2026.
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Wabasha Area Food Share Donation
The Wabasha County Herald reports the organization's March Food Share Campaign was successful, raising over $88,000 in donations, with every contribution being matched to help meet fundraising goals.
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2025 Mighty Mississippi Clean Up Challenge
Two local events will be held on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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4 days ago1 min read
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Shrek The Musical Auditions
Shrek presents a treasure trove of creative opportunities, including costumes, sets, puppets and more.
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4 days ago1 min read
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MnDOT Summer Road Construction
MnDOT has announced their summer road schedule and for the most part, SE Minnesota will not see near the number of projects as there has been the past few years.
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Wabasha County Sheriff Medicare Email Scam
The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of an email scam targeting Medicare recipients.
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4 days ago1 min read
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Hiawatha Animal Humane Society 5K9
Lace up for a cause—Hiawatha Animal Humane Society-Wabasha County’s Annual 5K9 is coming up soon.
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Red Wing Annual Landlord and Tenant Meetings
You'll have time to also connect with other renters and landlords and talk one-on-one with City staff.
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5 days ago1 min read
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Hope and Harbor The Next Step Applications
Red Wing Hope and Harbor is looking for passionate people about making a difference in our community to join them.
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River Bluff Humane Society Menards Pet Drive
Next time you're out at Menards in Red Wing drop an item in the bold donation tote for the animals.
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Wabasha County Dairy Princess Royalty
The Wabasha County American Dairy Association will have nine ladies to promote dairy, farmers, and the county through out the year.
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Successful Kambrynn's Karnival
The Plainview News reports the Forever 8 Foundation will provide blankets to area hospitals, provide benches at the PreK-3 building, and also provide scholarships.
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5 days ago1 min read
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City of Wabasha Feasibility Study
Wabasha residents can now access the results of a Public Safety Feasibility Study the City of Wabasha requested that Brunton Architects complete.
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Red Wing Downtown Main Street New Leadership
Andrea Hanson is excited about her new role she assumed early last month as the new Executive Director of Red Wing Downtown Main Street.
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6 days ago1 min read
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Goodhue County Habitat Spring has Sprung
Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity is gearing up for their annual big fundraiser.
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Lake Hits 95 Wild Wings Plaza Easter
Lake Hits 95 and Wild Wings Plaza in Lake City, 2101 Highway 61 South, are teaming up to bring the community the 1st Annual Easter Egg-Stra
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PEM High School’s Marching Band Donation
According to the Plainview News, the money will help PEM pay for new equipment or uniforms, so the band can continue to march in style.
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6 days ago1 min read
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Red Wing Public Schools 3M Classrooms
Last Friday, Red Wing Public Schools celebrated the creation of two state-of-art high school engineering classrooms courtesy of 3M and its p
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7 days ago1 min read
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Sheldon Theatre Brass Band Spring Concert
The community is invited to join the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band for their Spring Concert this month.
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Wild Wings Plaza Memorial Donations
Wild Wings Plaza in Lake City have had a great deal of folks asking how they can donate to feed Military, Veterans & First Responders as wel
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Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic
This one-of-a-kind event takes place on the Mississippi River and celebrates a community of bass anglers from across the Upper Midwest who c
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Hope Coalition Mobile Outreach April-May
The Mobile Outreach will visit the Lake City Food Shelf TODAY (April 8) from 1 to 3 pm.
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Severe Weather Awareness Week MN WI
If severe weather would be an actual possibility that day, the drills would be postponed to Friday, April 11.
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Apr 71 min read
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Red Wing Rotary Club Betcher Recognized
Red Wing Rotary Club recognized retired Goodhue County employee Wayne Betcher last week as one of three recipients of the 2025 Service Above
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Apr 71 min read
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Red Wing Arts Midwest Memory Grant
The project will invite Dakota people back to He Mni Can through a symbolic bark lodge serving as a gathering space for reflection and learn
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Apr 71 min read
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MnDOT Bridge Inspections
MnDOT bridge inspectors will evaluate approximately 450 structures for MnDOT and 560 bridges for cities and counties during this season.
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Apr 71 min read
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Water Ski Days Lake City Chamber
The Lake City Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring big new acts and old faves to the stage June 26-29.
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Apr 71 min read
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Wabasha Riverboat Days Parade Registration
Get ready to march, ride, and celebrate, registration for the 47th Annual Wabasha Riverboat Days Parade, presented by the Wabasha Rotary Cl
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Apr 71 min read
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SMIF Envision Plainview Event
The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Recently helped Plainview host a child care provider appreciation event.
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Apr 71 min read
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Red Wing Police Department April TZD Campaign
The Red Wing Police Department is reminding folks that there will be extra patrols participating in an education campaign in support of the
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Apr 41 min read
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Power of 100 Red Wing Spring Award Event
Non profits included in last nights final applicants included Beyond The Yellow Ribbon-Hiawatha Valley Red Wing Area Food Shelf, and Red Win
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Apr 41 min read
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MSC SE Schaefer VP of Strategic Initiatives
Minnesota State College Southeast has announced the appointment of Dr. Molly Faber Schaefer as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, effe
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Apr 41 min read
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Bulldog Nation Foundation Specialty Auction
The PEM Bulldog Nation Foundation is holding a specialty auction Saturday at the BlackTop Bar and Grill in Elgin.
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Apr 41 min read
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Emplify Health by Gundersen Women's Night Out
The community is invited to join them on Tuesday, April 29 at Coffee Mill Golf Course from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Apr 41 min read
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AM Radio Act Clears Hurdle
The Senate bill is sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA), who first joined forces in May 2023 on the effort.
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Apr 41 min read
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2025 Women's Leadership Registration
Larson says nominations for Business Woman of the year are open through Friday, April 4th at 5 pm.
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Apr 31 min read
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Goodhue County Sheriff's Office Burglary Suspect
They report this person is also known to Goodhue County Law Enforcement and he was reported for this type of activity in Goodhue County a fe
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Apr 31 min read
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Red Wing Residence Fire
Firefighter-paramedics arrived on the scene within 5 minutes and found heavy smoke coming from a residence.
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Apr 31 min read
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PEM German Booster Club Shoe Drive Fundraiser
Schrader says collected shoes not only help students raise money for their educational trip to Germany, but they will be reused and given a
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Apr 31 min read
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Plainview Spring Cleanup
The event will be held at the Plainview Public Works Building, 230 10th Street SW, from 9 am – noon.
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Apr 31 min read
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DEED Funding Central Research Property
Located at 250 Highway 19 and historically used as a research lab, this site has the potential as an industrial development site.
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Apr 21 min read
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Wabasha Twin Sentenced Amish Buggy Deaths
37-year-old Sarah Petersen took a plea deal, dropping 14 other counts in exchange for two felony counts of criminal vehicular operation.
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Apr 21 min read
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Red Wing Public Schools Last Day School
Red Wing Public School Board members approved changing the 2024-2025 calendar at their March 24 meeting.
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Apr 21 min read
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Bells of the Bluffs Beer Choir Fundraiser
Tickets for the event include a pulled pork dinner, a beverage, a chance at valuable prizes donated by Red Wing businesses, and access to th
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Apr 21 min read
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W-K PTO Spring Annual & Perennial Fundraiser
The deadline to place an order for the Wabasha-Kellogg PTO - Parent Teacher Organization’s Spring Annual & Perennial Fundraiser has been ext
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Apr 21 min read
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SMIF Otto Bremer Trust Grants
Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to organizations whose work aligns with one or more of the OBT Community Responsive Fund focus areas
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Apr 21 min read
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