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St. John’s School Held Open House

St. John’s Lutheran School held an open house on Saturday, April 15th, rescheduled from April 1st due to the April Fools’ Day snowstorm. The open house was an opportunity for prospective …

St. Luke Lutheran in Goodhue breaks ground on their new building!

St. Luke thanks the community of Goodhue and the surrounding area for prayers, well wishes, and the great amount of support given. We pray our new building will be a blessing for our entire …

United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce Counties Announces New Executive Director

The United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce (UWGWP) Counties is pleased to announce that Nicolle Mechelke has been selected as Executive Director. Her first day will be June 5th, 2023. Most …

2023 MN/USA 6U-16U, Juniors, Girls State Freestyle Results for Goodhue Wrestling Club

14U-Boys 83 Arlyn Von Knobelsdorff's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Odin Duncombe (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Arlyn Von Knobelsdorff (Goodhue Wrestling …

Goodhue Results MN USA Wrestling

Goodhue Results MN USA Wrestling May 7, 2023 Rochester, MN 1st Place Caleb Kurti 2nd Place Jack Carlson 6th Tim Strauss

Goodhue Envirothon Team

The Gooodhue Envirothon team will be sending two teams to the state competition after placing two in the top three at Byron Sportsman's Conservation Club outside of Byron, MN . They earned a birth to …

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Artificial sweeteners are dangerous!

The business of artificial sweeteners is built on the idea that no- or low-calorie sugar substitutes will help you lose weight. Unfortunately, this simply isn’t true. Research has repeatedly shown …

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

This is a picture of my dad from 1984. I grew up with horses, but my dad did not like them very much. As a young kid he would take me to look at horses. He would wait while I rode them. And he would …

A Minnesotan

There is nothing I fear more on this earth than geese… well maybe snakes, but geese are the more intimate threat. Because here in Minnesota geese are everywhere. Geese are at the park, in the …

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Obituaries

Karen Farrell

Karen Farrell, age 70, of Coon Rapids, MN, died on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at her home. Karen Louise Farrell was born on April 6, 1953, in Red Wing, the daughter of Robert and Freda (Herbst) …

Marcella Befort

Marcella Befort, age 102, passed away on May 3, 2023 at the Zumbrota Care Center. She lived the first 100 years of her life on the family farm just outside Bellechester, Minnesota. Marcella was born …

Joan Counter

Joan Counter, 82, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the Lake City Care Center. Joan was born in Viola Township, Minnesota on June 4, 1940 to Willis and Wilhelmina (Kreager) …

Delmar Christ Hinck

Delmar Christ Hinck, 71, of rural Lake City, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 20, 2023. He was born in Red Wing on December 28, 1951, to Christ and Norma (Siewert) Hinck. He …

Gregory Allen Poncelet

Gregory Allen Poncelet, 63, of Bay City, Wisconsin, died Friday, February 3, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born February 24, 1959, in Zumbrota, MN, to Raymond and Gloria (Berg) …

Goodhue-Bellechester Messenger May 2023

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Bellechester City Council Meeting - April 27, 2023

Bellechester City Council Meeting Goodhue County Board of Equalization @ 5:00 April 27, 2023 @ 5:30PM Goodhue County Board of Equalization Meeting was called to order by Mayor Jody Gordon at …

Faithful Mediocrity

It’s the end of May at the writing of this article and I’ve started receiving graduation notices in the mail. I imagine you have too. It’s that time of year again where we, as a community, get …

Goodhue City Council Work Meeting - April 12, 2023

City of Goodhue City Council Work Meeting Minutes April 12, 2023 Present were Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck, Council Persons Jason Thuman, Chris Schmit, Joe Benda, Patrice O’Reilly, and Jason …

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Fathers

It is easy to overlook the importance of fathers. Too often, fathers are seen as mere providers, a distant figure in the home, or nothing but a large child. But the truth is that fathers play an …

Missy’s Message

I feel like if I report it here in my article, I have a better chance of making-a-plan and sticking to it. I have been slacking and not wanting to get up early in the morning to exercise like I used …

Goodhue County Dairy Royalty Crowned

The 2023 Goodhue County Dairy Princess banquet was held on Saturday, April 1st at the Goodhue Lions Community Center in Goodhue. After a catered meal, the candidates each gave a short speech on dairy …

Whether you’re looking for a new job or trying to set your career on a new trajectory, here’s where you need to start

(BPT) - Anyone who has lived through the last few years knows how dramatically the world of work has changed — and how it continues to evolve in ways that are not always predictable. As …

25 costliest hurricanes of all time

Stacker took a look at NOAA data to extrapolate the costliest hurricanes of all time. In this gallery, you'll find the peak category of the storm, the year it occurred, and how much damage it caused.

How to prepare for and recover from hurricanes

With the 2023 hurricane season set to begin on June 1, Stacker lists 30 ways to prepare for and recover from hurricanes.

The least fuel-efficient vehicles introduced each year since 1975

CheapInsurance.com used data from the Environmental Protection Agency to rank the least fuel-efficient vehicles of modern history for each year since 1975.

US cities with the dirtiest air

Stacker analyzed the 2021 Air Quality Statistics Report from the Environmental Protection Agency released in May 2022 to compile a list of the 50 cities with the dirtiest air.