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by CHRIS ROGERS It was a busy week in local coronavirus news, as Winona County saw a surge in confirmed cases from backlogged test results, a local testing drive was a success, and Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) stuck with partially i... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS Bill Stahl tried to join the Marines Corps first. His buddies were doing it. “I was a kid and didn’t understand world politics or world conflicts,” the Minnesota City resident, who celebrated his 95th... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS There is still a lot of coronavirus going around in Winona County, but it has improved in the last week. Infections shot up in late August, largely due to an outbreak among Winona State University (WSU) students, with Win... Full Story
Testing is free and open to all, with or without symptoms The Minnesota Department of Health is partneri Full Story
OPINION
by WSU President Scott R. Olson As happens every year at this time, there’s been a huge in-migration of people to the Winona area. About 7,000 additional residents show up all at once in the ... Full Story
EDITORIALS
by Rachelle Schultz, EdD, Winona Health president/CEO Labor Day marks the beginning of fall, at least for me. A subtle shift occurs as schools get underway and fall activities kick in. Of... Full Story
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Winona County History Center is hosting three new traveling exhibits themed around the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the Slaggie Family Lobby. Two open on August 28 and another arrives later this fall. Check them out! A Centur... Full Story
Although the event was canceled this year, Ashley for the Arts is proud to announce this year’s “Patron of the Arts” award recipient – The Pump House Regional Arts Center. The “Patron of the Arts” award was created... Full Story
Lanesboro Arts presents “Anthropocene,” an exhibition featuring artwork from ceramicist Glynnis Lessing. This show opens on August 22 and runs through October 18, 2020. This gallery exhibition will feature ceramic works by Glynnis Lessing... Full Story
Despite having to postpone in-person productions until 2021 due to the COVID crisis, Great River Shakespeare Festival (GRSF) has been able to present virtual programming for free through the summer. This virtual programming will culminate with a tick... Full Story
This year would have marked the 75th crowning of Miss Winona, but like many other milestone events because of COVID-19 it was cancelled. The Miss Winona Program has decided to make this extra year one of celebration! The celebration begins with &l... Full Story
Among the items displayed at the Wabasha County Historical Society’s Reads Landing School Museum is a soldier’s wheelchair in the military exhibit. Military uniforms, WW II ration stamps and a letter written by a WW I soldier are many of ... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER Members of Our Voices are looking forward to painting a mural downtown while meeting in a new place. The group was founded by LaShara Morgan, a local parent with students in the district, to give Black studen... Full Story
SPORTS
Team blue 14u won the championship in the Seymour Slam from July 31 to August 2 in Eau Claire! After a rough start going 1-2 in pool play Blue team took the hard path to the championship in bracket play going 3-0 winning against Seymour Flames 11-4 f... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS The pool, Lake Lodge, youth sports, most adult sports —there are all closed or canceled. City-sponsored concerts were scrapped as were many of the big events that rent out parks and park facilities. Most of Winona&r... Full Story
Winona State gymnastics head coach Beckie Rolbiecki has announced her retirement from the institution. For the past 16 years, Rolbiecki has led the Warrior program, playing a major role in reestablishing the proud tradition of Winona State gymn... Full Story
Throughout Minnesota, 4-H educators and youth are putting their innovation skills to work as they create alternative experiences to replace 2020 county fairs, including the Winona County Fair. During the week of August 3-8, Winona County 4-H&rsquo... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS The Winona Family YMCA has been a big part of Winonan Sara Bittle’s daily life since she was a little girl. Then COVID-19 happened. “It was horrible,” Bittle said of the Y’s temporary closure du... Full Story
Justin Hanson completed 100 days of running on August 10, and raised over $4,000 for local causes in the process. As a regular runner, Hanson decided to focus his running toward helping others this spring and summer. He decided to run for a 100-day s... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS It has two gyms, plenty of green space, and no up-to-date cost estimate yet. Winona city staff this week unveiled the latest draft, conceptual plans for expanding the East Recreation Center (ERC) to relocate the city&rsqu... Full Story
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