As Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) started the new school year this week, a new principal took the helm at Jefferson ...

Winnebago Island is among many lands deeded to the city of Winona by businessman and philanthropist John A. Lastch in 1915.

As a resident of the Garvin Heights area, I am writing because I am concerned about the condition of County Road 44, otherwise known as Garvin Heights Road. The road is one of three access points to ...

Instead of saying “Good morning” – which might elicit an invitation to church or a pamphlet from an “us-versus-them” politician – you simply point down and say, “Shoe’s untied.” You wait for them to ...

Lost in all the chaos is the Epstein files. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has shielded Trump and his friends from further scrutiny, while the victims fail to receive justice. The DOJ is supposed to ...

In recent centuries, hands have been recognized as vectors or transmitters of diseases via germs, mainly bacteria and viruses. Studies abound about the “bad” bacteria we touch and pass on. Actually, ...

Receive Update on Dispatch Center and Structure Proposal.” There was no proposal attached to the agenda for the public to read, so I listened as Sheriff Ganrude, Chief Deputy Mueller and Emergency ...

He cares, he listens, and he leads by example. He’s a sheriff for the people. He’s one of us.

Since then, the county has been working hard to hire new dispatchers and is on its way to having a full 12 dispatchers on staff in mid-September, Emergency Management Director Ben Klinger said at an ...

The City Council ultimately voted 5-2 in favor of adding library staffing funds, new firefighter and IT positions, and new fire vehicles, raising the proposed levy increase to 13.4%. Zierden ...

Winona Adventure Cycle and Ski owner Brad Walker said his store’s been selling more e-bikes than it ever did 10 years ago. There’s many different e-bike companies out there in the market, and Walker ...

To help address potential issues from a growing number of e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motos, the Winona Police Department researched Minnesota state statutes and Winona ordinances to develop guidance o ...