A 19.1-acre frac sand mine proposed in Saratoga Township is currently under review by county leaders, and members of the public have until February 20 to comment on the plans.

The new mine has been ... 

FULL STORY >>

As school districts across the country struggle to raise overall student achievement levels, a new state law will soon require evaluating school leaders’ efficacy in creating a positive learning env ... 

FULL STORY >>

A recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Education has schools across the nation scrambling to accommodate more students with disabilities in organized, adapted sports.

The new initiative, ... 

FULL STORY >>

High school students in the Winona Area Public School (WAPS) system spend the least amount of time in the classroom annually among schools in the Big 9 Conference. However, a recent school board dis ... 

FULL STORY >>

FULL STORY >>

The City of Winona Planning Commission will host two public hearings at its next meeting on Monday, February 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the Winona City Hall. On the agenda are new r ... 

FULL STORY >>

Cost of failed efforts to find solution may be assessed to landowners

A land dispute in Elba that has raged for nearly 15 years may be over, but without a resolution to the property li ... 

FULL STORY >>

For decades, Mary Jo Sullivan was a fixture in Winona at the helm of Shumski's Flooring, a business she purchased from her father in the early 1970s. On Thursday, Mary Jo passed away, leaving b ... 

FULL STORY >>

Two state agencies have taken a stance on the question of whether further environmental review should be required of two proposed frac sand mines in Saratoga Township.

The Minnesota Department of  ... 

FULL STORY >>

Last November, after a weekend of hunting at his family's boathouse on the Mississippi River, Eric Martin received another disconcerting letter. The letter said that the land on which his famil ... 

FULL STORY >>