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Sgraffito tile workshop at Arts Center Sept. 14
Winona Arts Center (WAC) welcomes potter Richard Spiller for a sgraffito tile workshop on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will scratch a design of their choosing or creation on either nine four-inch tiles or four six-inch tiles. Each tile is red, earthenware, leather hard clay with a white slip that has been applied. Pieces are then bisque-fired; Richard will then apply a clear glaze, fire them again, and return them to the Art Center at a later date. Cost is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Payment is to be made to WAC at 228 East Fifth Street, Winona, MN 55987. Email jsbenson50@gmail.com for questions and to register to save your spot. Maximum class size is 12.
Forest City Addresses Airport Grant Application
The Forest City Council was asked to review a resolution that authorized a grant application for the Forest City Airport. According to City Administrator Daisy Huffmann explained that it was a procedural that created a little organization. While the city is moving forward with a resurfacing of Runway 15-33, Huffman...
Forest City Schools Continue Hanson Center Agreement
The Forest City Community School Board recently approved an agreement on the John V. Hanson Career Center. The center provides hands-on job skills training in cooperation with other schools such as Lake Mills, North Iowa, and Garner Hayfield Ventura Community School Districts. Forest City Community Schools Superintendent Darwin Lehmann explained.
MSU head baseball coach Matt Magers talks Tommy John Surgery
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Tommy John Surgery continues to be a subject of discussion in the baseball world and there’s no clear cut answer to the rise in surgery yet. We sat down with MSU head baseball coach Matt Magers to hear his take on the popular procedure.
Iowa man fired after passing out at a work-assigned ‘happy hour’ event
An Iowa man who was fired after passing out at a work-assigned “happy hour” event at a brewery is not entitled to jobless benefits, a judge has ruled. State records indicate Garrett Lomeli worked as an area manager for Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, a wine wholesaler located in Urbandale, until his dismissal in early […]
Forest City Council Meeting 8/19/24 (LIVE)
The Forest City Council will meet this evening beginning at 7pm. You can view the meeting by clicking the link below. Accept Board & Committee Minutes, Parks and Rec Minutes July and Aug 2024 , Forest City Airport Minutes Aug 2024. Approve Licenses & Permits, MONI JO’s LLC 5-day Liquor...
U.S. House Democrats’ campaign arm announces Iowa ad buys
The U.S. House Democrats’ campaign arm announced Monday it is making $27 million in new ad reservations in the lead-up to the 2024 general election, including more than $2.5 million in Iowa media markets. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced the ad buys as part of an “offensive push” ahead of the November election. […]
Minneapolis Man Dies Less Than 24 Hours After Landing In Brazil After Two Female Suspects Use Common Scheme to Lure the Entrepreneur to Be Drugged, Robbed
Authorities in Brazil have identified a female suspect in connection with the death of a Black entrepreneur from Minneapolis, who became the unwitting victim of […] Minneapolis Man Dies Less Than 24 Hours After Landing In Brazil After Two Female Suspects Use Common Scheme to Lure the Entrepreneur to Be Drugged, Robbed
2025 trial date set for 2022 drug arrest in southern Minnesota
MANKATO, Minn. – A man accused of bringing cocaine from Chicago to southern Minnesota is pleading not guilty. David Lawrence Holden, 45 of Mankato, was arrested in June 2022 and charged with first-degree drug sales, first-degree drug possession, and felon in possession of a firearm. The Minnesota River Valley...
End of Summer Golf Begins at These 25 South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa Courses
Did you see the forecast for this weekend? Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we will enjoy temps in the upper 80's and lower 90's. With the end of the golf season coming rapidly, golf courses will be calling you for a few rounds at area South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa courses.
Native views at the DNC
CHICAGO — The energy is much different heading into the Democratic National Convention than when I traveled to the Republican version in Wisconsin a month ago. So much has changed in a month — like the top of the Democratic ticket. The platform Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz will present to voters […]
17-year-old from Golden Valley serving as youngest delegate at DNC
MINNEAPOLIS — The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago and Minnesota is definitely in the spotlight. It's not just because Gov. Tim Walz is the Democratic nominee for vice president.On Sunday, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan was named as one of four co-chairs for the convention.Meanwhile, Minnesota's 93 delegates are enjoying being in the limelight — including the youngest delegate in the whole convention: 17-year-old Isaac Winkler, of Golden Valley. He said he wasn't sure his delegate selection was real."I was just completely thrilled," Isaac Winkler said. "I didn't quite believe it until it happened. Obviously, it's a different role now that Kamala Harris is the pick for president. That changes things quite a bit. Kamala Harris is so ready to step into that role."Isaac Winkler is the son of former Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler. But he didn't get the delegate position because of his dad. He had to campaign for it, including at the 5th District Convention, where he had to give a speech.Isaac Winkler is a rising senior at Hopkins High School and he has some good timing. He turns 18 just three days before the November election.Walz will be the headliner at the convention on Wednesday.
Car insurance rates could jump 50% in these 3 states this year: Insurify
A combination of multiple factors, including climate-driven natural disasters, inflation and the soaring prices of new cars is projected to send premiums rocketing in 2024, according to a study by online insurance marketplace Insurify.
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