Winona County News

If Houston County continues on its current path, half of the counties in southeastern Minnesota could have moratoriums on silica sand mining by the end of the month.

A 4-year-old rural St. Charles boy was held overnight at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester after being injured Wednesday afternoon when he fell off a horse-drawn manure spreader.

It also has caused concern in counties in southeastern Minnesota, where there has been an explosion of applications seeking to mine the sand, along with numerous moratoriums put in place to allow time to learn more information on potential sand mines of a much larger scale.

The 2012 Treipenfest was Jan. 30 at Ginny's Supper Club in Rollingstone. The annual meal, served in two sittings, involved dozens of volunteers performing tasks ranging from arranging posters to peeling carrots.

Whether or not to allow mining for soft sands used in "frac mining." It's a technique that's getting more popular, because it can extract natural gas that's trapped in hard to reach rock.

A standing-room only crowd filled Florence Town Hall on Saturday for a discussion on the hot-button issue of silica sand mining.

The clock is ticking on Winona County's three-month moratorium on frac sand mining.

St. Charles New tracks for grain A business partnership called Farm2Rail Inc., is planning a 300-acre, multi-loop rail car loading facility near St.

In October, in a field east of Altura, two large wind-powered turbines began to spin, producing enough electricity for 375 homes and demonstrating that wind power is possible in parts of Winona County.

WINONA, Minn. -- It's been a long time in waiting, but the Historical Center in Winona will soon be restored.

A bill that would limit the ability of Minnesota counties, cities and townships to impose moratoriums on land use decisions is alive again in the Legislature and scheduled for a hearing Thursday.

January 25, 2012 Wind stock news alert: Juhl Wind, Inc. , the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced the official commercial start-up and operation of the two turbine project for Gundersen Health System in Winona County, MN.

STOCKTON, Minn. -- A Rushford teen is critically injured in a pickup-semi collision on Highway 14 just east of Stockton in Winona County around 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

At least one person has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 14 in Winona County this afternoon.

The State Patrol tells ABC 6 that the semi had been trying to make a left onto highway 14 when it collided with the pick up.

The controversial issue of frac sand mining in Houston County once again surfaced during last week's county board meeting.

A business partnership called Farm2Rail Inc. is planning a 300-acre, multi-loop rail car loading facility near St.

Farm2Rail Inc. have announced they are in the preliminary stages of developing a 300 acre, multi-loop rail facility near St Charles, MN.

Juhl Wind, Inc. out of Woodstock announced last week the receipt of approximately $1,413,000 in U.S. Stimulus Grant funds for its recently completed $4.8 million Winona County Wind Project in Winona County, Minn.