At the February 18 Houston County Commission meeting, the board approved hiring Decorah, Iowa resident Brent Parker as the county’s new Human Resources officer. His official start date is March 3.

Edith Isabelle Thompson (1873-1950) was most widely known for her poetry about rural life and nature. The La Crosse Tribune once called her “the Coulee Region’s poet laureate.” She believed there was ...

LARP wrestling topped Dover-Eyota 38-27 in the 1A quarters to clinch its first trip to Rochester and the team semifinals in the Journal Sports era (since 2011). Section 1AA 6-seed Caledonia/Houston ...

Section 1A Meet (Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston placed sixth among seven teams. Sophomore Vivian Kittleson had the highest finish at 10th among 35 athletes on the uneven parallel bars and the team’s ...

Wrestling (Team Sections, 2/13)  9-seed Triton (8-11) 45, 8-seed GMLOS (15-14) 30 (The Cobras started with three wins for an 18-0 lead and then never trailed. GMLOS pulled to down 23-18 after 145, ...

If you follow Julia Child’s teachings on the matter, you’ll learn that a crêpe has a public and private side, as well. The batter that’s first swirled in the pan will cook more evenly; the flip side ...

Finns have Sisu. No, that’s not something Kleenex produced. It’s a unique Finnish concept combining grit, resilience, determination, hardiness and a backscratcher.

The council unanimously approved Kelsey Bratland as Spring Grove’s pool manager.

Currently the CRV has no alcohol ordinance; the county has notified the city of Rushford Village that they have approved one event for the coming year in the CRV, but they notified the city, they will ...

With the colors dancing and lighting up the sky, the northern lights are a special event. Though happening more often right now due to the maximum, they are a treat to see and a special part of the ...

The Preston City Council, at their February 18 meeting, discussed the Fillmore County ordinance that regulates the sale of hemp and cannabis products. The county recently approved this ordinance at ...

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