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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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) …
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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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