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by CHRIS ROGERS Nikki Richmond boarded a plane for Colorado. The Winonan was going there, not for the ski resorts or the national parks, but to organize a benefit for World War II veterans. Nikki had thrown herself into caregiving for coworkers&rs... Full Story
by BEN MCLEOD The majority of the Whitewater River’s 560 square-mile watershed lies within Winona County. It is easy to locate a map of Winona County, but it’s more difficult to visualize what parts of the area specifically drain into ... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS The council chambers at city hall were packed last Tuesday for a public input meeting on the future of Winona’s Friendship Center and the East End Recreation Center (ERC). The city is developing a proposal for a new Friendshi... Full Story
by SARAH SQUIRES Rollingstone, Madison, and Central elementary schools are on the verge of being sold by sealed bids after the Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) Board voted to shutter Rollingstone and Madison and remove programs from Central. At i... Full Story
OPINION
Part 13: The Allied invasion of Italy By: Sergeant Marvin A. Palecek From: Glen Palecek The invasion of the mainland of Italy was started in two places. The British were first to invade from t... Full Story
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by Judge Dennis Challeen It was decades ago when I first read it and I cannot remember the source but I’ll relate it as best I can: “When I was a child I dreamed of going to Shangri-... Full Story
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The father and son’s jazz trio featuring Eric (piano), Hans (vibraphone), and Max Heukeshoven (bass) will perform at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, in Hardt’s Music (115 East Third Street) as part of the 2018 Midwest Music Fest (MWMF). Fea... Full Story
The Cotter High School Show Choir will present their end of the year concert on Sunday, April 29, at 6 p.m. in the St. Cecilia Theatre on the Cotter Schools campus. This upbeat and fun choral concert will feature the Cotter Show Choir Divas, a small ... Full Story
The choirs of Saint Mary’s University and Winona State University will present a joint concert on Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels, 1155 West Wabasha Street. The two universities have previously perf... Full Story
Saint Mary’s University will host Jason DeShaw, a national award-winning mental health speaker and country singer from Montana, for a presentation and concert (free and open to the public) on Friday, April 27, in the Page Theatre at 7 p.m. I... Full Story
On April 27, 28 and 29, area artists will open the doors to their creative spaces for a behind-the-scenes studio view not usually offered to the general public. During this annual self-guided event, these accomplished artists will be displaying their... Full Story
Being that April is National Poetry Month, sponsors of the annual Great River Shakespeare Festival/Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest chose to hold the contest kick-off event for 2018 on Tuesday, April 10. Hosted at the Blue Heron with music by Flutistry,... Full Story
Journalist John Weiss reads from his book, ‘Back Roads,’ on April 21 “I’m heading to the river,” is what John Weiss always said as he left the Rochester Post-Bulletin newspaper office, on his way to find a story. Rand... Full Story
SPORTS
by BEN MCLEOD The Cotter girls varsity softball team finally took to the field on Monday, April 23, and they really took the field. They could not have asked for a more perfect day for their season and home opener, and it felt so good they decided... Full Story
Winona High School senior student and baseball player Mitch McMurl is pictured surrounded by his teammates and coach as he signs his college letter of intent to attend school and play baseball at RCTC in Rochester. RCTC Head Baseball Coach Steve Huck... Full Story
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota will break ground this May on a new $704,000 baseball clubhouse, made possible by a generous lead gift from an alumnus. In honor of his experiences at Saint Mary’s, both in school and on the field&s... Full Story
by BEN MCLEOD On Monday afternoon, Winona Senior High’s boys and girls track and field teams competed against seven other regional schools at the St. Mary’s Gostomski Fieldhouse. The Winhawks mingled with hundreds of student athletes f... Full Story
by BEN MCLEOD Winona wrestling will lose one of its best competitors in recent memory as senior Jack Vaselaar ended his high school career placing fifth in the 145-pounds weight class at the State Wrestling Tournament on March 3 at the Xcel Energy... Full Story
by BEN MCLEOD The combined Winona Senior High School (WSHS)/Cotter swim and dive team made an big splash at the Minnesota High School League Class A meet late last week in the University of Minnesota Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Winona finished... Full Story
Winona U10 girls youth hockey team competed in the District 9 End Year Tournament on March 3-4 in St. Peter, Minn. The U10 team, with an overall District 9 season record of 13-3-3, placed third in a 4-2 victory over Owatonna on Sunday. The team has h... Full Story
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