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by CHRIS ROGERS First came the massive spike in infections in late August. Then numbers improved greatly in early September. This past week, new coronavirus infections rebounded in Winona County. Even after discounting 74 old cases belat... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER As four-year colleges throughout the county have projected enrollment declines with some students taking a gap year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment has increased in Minnesota State College Southeast (MSC Southe... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER A new monument to honor those who were wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. Military is coming to the St. Charles Veterans Memorial. The Purple Heart Monument will stand at six-feet tall and be carved from b... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER Citizenship may be taken for granted by those born in the U.S. Those who immigrate to the country or come here as a refugee work hard to pass the citizenship test and appreciate the rights and responsibilities that co... Full Story
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
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 Dr. Annette Freiheit, WAPS superintendent Hello Winona Area Public Schools families, We are happy to announce that we will shift to Winhawk learning model number three, which ... Full Story
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Members of the Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street, broke ground on September 10, 2020, for the construction of an accessible entrance and lift. The Give the Arts a Lift campaign has raised enough funds for the construction to begin in th... Full Story
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
A free Dixieland jazz concert will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. on October 4. The Upper Mississippi Jazz Society will sponsor the concert at the Jaycee Pavilion (North side of Lake Winona on Lake Park Drive). The Gate City Jazz Band will play your Dix... Full Story
SG Danceworkz and Fitness Studio, LLC, was set to have its fifth annual recital at Saint Mary’s University on May 16, 2020, and were forced to postpone it due to COVID-19. Organizers quickly began coming up with other options. There was so much... Full Story
Winona Lions completing the fundraising effort to construct Winona’s only all-inclusive playground, titled “Every Child’s Dream,” are shown awarding Chad Ubl of the Park and Recreation Department with proceeds from their effor... Full Story
Mandy Hansel found the hidden Goodview Medallion of the 2020 hunt. She is pictured at the “treasure site” of the Goodview Water Treatment Plant No. 2 along with Randy Taylor, Goodview Activity Group president. Hansel won the $100 pr... 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
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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