As we walk through each day and navigate our way through ups and downs, joys and concerns, happy moments and heartache, it becomes very clear that this earthly life is anything but redundant, mundane ...

A few of the female organizers of the Lanesboro Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament take time for a photo together. Left to right: Melissa Wagner, Rita Kelly, Karla Strom and Laurie Overland have helped ...

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 ...

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.

The dates for two bond referendum informational meetings were announced at the February 18 Mabel-Canton School Board meeting. The first will be held on February 19 at the Canton Town Hall; the second ...

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 ...

The original Ben Gurion Canal was designed to skirt north of Gaza, but the alternative routes are more attractive to world leaders because they are much less costly and they run right through the ...

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 ...

Apparently some people don’t know that some kids are born with both male and female genitalia. The ancient Greeks wrote about this intersex phenomenon thousands of years ago so it is hardly some new ...

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 ...

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 ...