Winona County News

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Winona County officials of negligence in the deaths of two people killed in the August 2007 floods.

A man who escaped from custody while serving a jail term in Winona on drug-sale charges has been apprehended in central Florida.

A man who escaped from custody while serving a jail term in Winona on drug-sale charges has been apprehended in central Florida.

The state Agriculture Department will spray for gypsy moths in Winona and Houston counties starting Monday, if the weather cooperates.

Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalist Jacki Tveten's dairy farm is her past, present and future.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor The Houston County Commissioners are really getting to know a lot about tree pests.

It's a border battle that's been going on for years. Back in 1975 Winona County made major errors when drawing property lines.

A county administrator is moving out. Duane Hebert, who's been the administrator for Barron County for six years, is taking a similar job in Winona County.

After six years as Barron County administrator, Duane Hebert is moving on to face his next challenge.

Opening statements are expected this week in the trial of Jack Nissalke, who is charged with killing Ada Frances Senenfelder in June 1985.

I appreciate the dozens of entries into last week's "geography quiz" post , in which I asked you to identify the location of the whitetail harvest photo, using the hunter's camouflage as your only clue.

Two people remain hospitalized and one person is in custody following an early-morning stabbing in Goodview.

A new warehouse for Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables is surrounded by some of the most fertile fields for growing produce in this part of the state, and perhaps best of all, the land isn't prone to flooding.

There was a plane crash in Winona County. Officials aren't releasing much information, but we do know that a Stinson bi-plane crashed into a stand of trees just before four o'clock near Pickwick.

An investigation has found that the money and drugs once thought missing from the Lewiston Police Department wasn't actually missing at all.

The Houston County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the La Crescent Police Department and the Winona County Sheriff's Office arrested five adults and two juveniles for multiple offenses including two felony counts of burglary in the first degree.

Winona County leaders have taken their biggest step yet to advocate construction of a high-speed rail line along the Mississippi River, with a stop in Winona, the Winona Daily News reports.

Trying to stay on the radar for the proposed high-speed train between the Twin Cities and Chicago, Rochester area officials have been quietly meeting and planning a route, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reported Thursday.

A local county administrator could be headed elsewhere. Duane Hebert is a finalist for the Winona County administrator.

It used to be that every driveway along a country road was home to a family with children interested in agriculture and FFA, said Jim Hobbs.