Utica News

When Mary Michenfelder said "yes" to Isabelle Timm's request that she join a local Sweet Adelines singing group, she meant it as a singular word, as in yes she would sing.

Sun Out, Rain In The sunshine that has spread across the East will be replaced on Thursday by clouds and rain as a series of storms move out of the Plains. via AccuWeather.com

“It will get close to three-quarters of a million (dollars), or better”

Power was returned Tuesday morning to four Winona County towns that were without electricity for nearly 12 hours after a raccoon crawled onto a transformer at an electrical substation Monday night, causing an ... via Post-Bulletin

Smoke alarms alerted a Utica family to a fire at their house this morning. Tod and Alanna Kieffer and their two sons escaped the fire at 221 Center St. via Post-Bulletin

“You'll still be able to find locally grown chickens”

Now that Burt's Hilltop Poultry, a family-owned poultry-processing plant in Utica, has officially closed, several small-scale poultry farmers are concerned about their own livelihoods. via Post-Bulletin

“I called her and she didn't answer. And other people called her and she didn't answer, ”

The winter weather on Monday was so bad, St. Charles school officials let student go home early. via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Two vehicles collided head-on on Hwy. 14 in Winona County, killing one of the drivers, the State Patrol said. via Star Tribune

A teenager is dead after a head-on crash in Winona County. It happened yesterday afternoon along Highway 14 near Stockton. via KAAL-TV Austin

A 17-year-old St. Charles, Minn., girl died in a head-on crash that closed U.S. Highway 14 for more than an hour Monday afternoon. via Winona Daily News

“People are very tired of the system as it's been operating, and Barack Obama is able to articulate that in a very positive way”

When he attended his first caucus, Dick Dorn hardly understood the process. Six years later, Dorn chairs the Winona County Republican Party. via Winona Daily News

“A vehicle can travel miles within a few minutes.”

Connan Wolfe and Everett Holz are dispatchers for Winona area emergency personnel. via Winona Daily News

“Once you're committed to it, you're in with both feet, and you better make the most of it”

We've seen Greg Schwarz walk his field in winter, plant seed in spring and harvest the crop in fall. via Wcco.com

Mark Anthony Eggerson was back in jail Friday for the sixth time since April. Eggerson, 23, of Utica, Minn., was booked into Winona County Jail on Friday after police allege he sold cocaine in a controlled buy. via Winona Daily News

A Lewiston man accused of molesting a 3-year-old boy while baby-sitting him pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial Tuesday. via Winona Daily News

A 79-year-old Utica, Minn., woman died in a crash at the intersection of Highway 61 and Sugarloaf View Road near Fleet Farm Thursday morning. via Winona Daily News