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by ALEXANDRA RETTER Since the Winona Senior High School (WSHS) Theatre Group met virtually due to the pandemic, WSHS senior and Theatre Group member Ava Ringlien missed playing sound effects and keeping tabs on microphones’ v... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS Please be patient, health officials asked. It’s a frustrating time for some Minnesotans, as state and federal authorities have opened COVID-vaccine eligibility to everyone 65 and older, but the actual supply of dose... Full Story
by ZACH KAYSER Three years after an unsuccessful attempt to develop the lot at 60 Main Street, the city picked a team of developers on Thursday to finally finish the job. The space, which is now a city parking lot, was slated to be de... Full Story
OPINION
by Chad Dull, Vice President of Academic Affairs, MSC SE I know I have shared before about the culture of caring we believe in strongly at Minnesota State College Southeast. We even have ... Full Story
EDITORIALS
by Father Michael Cronin As a former staffer for the U.S. House of Representatives, watching the scenes on television last Wednesday, I saw many familiar places, places I visited, pl... Full Story
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in Winona will open two new temporary exhibitions in January. Opening on January 8 is “Tony Duran: California,” which features the photography of award-winning commercial, fashion, celebrity portrait... Full Story
WINONArts is so excited to be announcing the first virtual Live @the Levee event on Sunday, January 17, from 4-6 p.m. Virtual Live @the Levee events will safely gather the Winona community (and those from anywhere in the world that want to “vis... Full Story
During the month of January 2021, the walls of the Acoustic Cafe at 77 Lafayette Street in downtown Winona will feature work by local artist Patrick Grace. Grace’s new work was developed from nearly 300 sketches and studies he posted on Inst... Full Story
Dorothy Twesme, retired Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (G-E-T) English teacher and librarian, has named the Old Main Historical and Community Arts Center in Galesville in her will to receive a bequest that will fund the “Twesme Family Past and Future... Full Story
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in Winona is back with it’s bimonthly Second Saturdays: Home Edition on Saturday, December 12. Inspired by the museum’s collections, exhibitions, local artists, and talented staff and volunteers, vir... Full Story
The Winona County Historical Society (WCHS) has several fun ways to keep holiday shopping local and safe this year, plus your gifts also give back to a great organization and fellow community members. The Winona County Christmas Buc... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER Bursts of yellow, green, blue and red decorate the unassuming downtown Winona door. Other colors flash on a side-street building and in an alley. The shades form words that Winona Creative Laureate Sarah Johnson ho... Full Story
SPORTS
by ALEXANDRA RETTER Jerry Raddatz had been having enjoyable conversations about baseball with Winonan Julie Wera for some time. After all the games they’d watched and discussed at a ballpark in nearby Rochester, as well as all the ... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER Winona Senior High School (WSHS) sophomore John Ringlien is trying to hone his craft by acting while in front of his computer. He is on a virtual meeting with other members of the WSHS Theatre Group. “You hav... Full Story
WSU men’s basketball signs three for 2021 recruiting class Winona State University head men’s basketball coach Todd Eisner has announced the signing of three incoming freshman for the Warriors’ 2021-22 recruiting class. Connor Dr... Full Story
The Cotter girls cross country team was invited to a state meet alternative due to their Section 1A victory on October 16. Due to MSHSL rules, the team could not wear official team uniforms and their coach could not “coach” them sin... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS Winona just scored a major victory for its plan to blaze new, high-quality hiking and mountain biking trails in the bluffs south of Lake Winona. The agency charged with reviewing Legacy Amendment grants to improve parks a... Full Story
Jerry Raddatz believes that his life took a turn for the better 50 years ago when he was hired as a baseball coach and teacher at Winona Senior High School. To help repay all that WSHS has done for him, Raddatz made a $50,000 donation to Win... Full Story
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