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by CHRIS ROGERS When state leaders encouraged Larry Lundblad to come out of retirement and take a job as interim college president in 2018, it was intended to be a one-year gig. After all, it was a four-hour drive from the new job at Win... Full Story
by ALEXANDRA RETTER From 2019 to 2020, Winona Area Public Schools’ (WAPS) four-year graduation rate at Winona Senior High School (WSHS) and the Winona Area Learning Center (WALC) decreased by about 1 percent and 0.1 percent, ... Full Story
New coronavirus infections continued to dwindle in Winona County with just six new cases in the past week, while Trempealeau County saw a slight uptick after weeks of falling cases. Buffalo County saw a minor rise in cases last week, but there were z... Full Story
by ZACH KAYSER The Winona Symphony Orchestra (WSO) made a triumphant return to live performances Saturday night, after more than a year of waiting and online-only shows due to the pandemic. The musicians performed a program that was orig... Full Story
OPINION
by Frances Edstrom, columnist What to do on a 90-degree day in June? A drive in the countryside in the Winona area is my favorite. Up out of the valley of mugginess onto the breezy ridge ... Full Story
EDITORIALS
Chris Rogers, editor, Winona Post It feels like just yesterday my co-workers and I were making trips out to Rollingstone Community School, photographing students caring for gardens, exper... Full Story
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
On Thursday, June 24 at 6 p.m. there will be a book launch of the recently-published anthology, “Crossings: An Anthology of the Poets Laureate of Winona Minnesota,” edited by Ken McCullough, published by Shipwreckt Books. The event will t... Full Story
Focusing on extracurricular artistic activities has helped Julia Kopperud navigate many challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The junior at Winona Senior High School (WSHS) is a student who is passionate about art, and creates her artistic ... Full Story
Our Voices will host a Juneteenth celebration with food, entertainment, and art on June 19 from 2-6 p.m. at Windom Park in Winona. The event will feature Our Voices dancers Savannah DuBois, Jenalyn Mangahas, Ahniya Morgan, Ajsha Morgan, Jerz... Full Story
“Glitch is the Soul in the Machine” is an international exhibition showcasing emergent forms of new media art that playfully reveal the way digital technologies influence our perception of reality even as they corrupt the practice of ever... Full Story
In April, H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing Company teamed up to raise funds for area nonprofits as part of their popular monthly Jazz Jams. In just two months, over $1,200 has already been contributed. June’s Jazz Jam fundraiser recipie... Full Story
The day recognizes and celebrates our proud history. A few of those who will be honored include George Gale (1816-1868), a pioneer, judge, legislator, founder of Gale College and the city of Galesville; Captain Alexander A. Arnold (1833-1915), a lawy... Full Story
SPORTS
The Cotter girls track team qualified for state in two events at the section meet in Dodge Center, Minn., at Triton High School last week. The temperature was in the mid-90s, which made it a very challenging week to run (especially distance). Neverth... Full Story
Running one of the fastest four-by-400 relay times in school history, Winona State University (WSU) earned a third-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Grand Valley State Univer... Full Story
by DONNY NADEAU, Saint Mary’s Sports Information director The Saint Mary’s University (SMU) baseball team wasn’t about to write the final chapter in what has been a storybook season. Johns Hopkins, however, had... Full Story
Luther College’s Ryan Ortega, originally of Winona, finished his collegiate tennis career with an appearance in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis National Tournament held on May 14, 2021, in St. Louis. Ortega and his team qualified for n... Full Story
Saint Mary’s University student and Winonan Justine Schultz closed out her senior season in stellar fashion, leading the Cardinal fastpitch softball team in virtually every offensive category — including lacing her first two collegia... Full Story
by CHRIS ROGERS Five innings is all it took for the Winhawks softball team to put another win in the books, as they glided past the Faribault Falcons 13-1 last Saturday. The Winhawks got off to a commanding start right away in the fir... Full Story
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. The Saint Mary’s University (SMU) baseball team had its sights set on its first-ever Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoff title — and the Cardinals’ first NC... Full Story
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