It doesn’t take long for summer travel plans to turn into departure day. One day you’re thinking about it, the next you’re packing the car. If your plans include bringing your pet along, now is the right time to prepare, not the night before you leave.
- Todd Krysiak | River Valley Media Group
After two days of alerts from the National Weather Service in La Crosse about possible severe weather, Thursday again brings the potential for damaging storms to the River Valley Region.
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Steve Cahalan was one of the most trusted business journalists in the Coulee Region until his passing in 2025 at age 73
- Dr. Frank Bures For River Valley Media Group
Our oldest son is a writer (and a darned good one I might add, no bias!). He has written and published a book on canoeing with many different stories, the main one about the many decades of annual canoe races from northern Minnesota to Minneapolis. The title is “Pushing the River” and it is …
- Gavin Michaelson | River Valley Media Group
Western Wisconsin has a variety of camping options for people to explore the wilderness near La Crosse.
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The city of Onalaska is proud to announce the grand opening of the expansion to Dash Park at 200 Main St. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, June 5, to celebrate the completion of this landmark project.
It’s gonna continue to feel like summer this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
It’s shaping up to be a beautiful weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Whooping cough is an infection not on many people’s minds anymore. But when it pops up, it creates a real awareness. The reason for this primer is to remind folks of a once very familiar but now mostly “just heard of” disease. The story begins with an 82-year-old man getting sick and coughin…
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The American Red Cross is calling on people to schedule blood or platelet donation appointments to help medical centers stay ready and respond quickly to emergencies. Having blood products available is a key part of summer safety.
- Angelina Rueda Engage Winona
The Engage Winona community builders book club is wrapping up its second go-around at the Winona Public Library. We will soon take a summer break after a year of gathering to reflect and have conversations about big ideas that can take root close to home.
- Dr. Frank Bures For River Valley Media Group
Ebola virus disease is a very severe, vicious reaction to infection by the Ebola virus. It has been identified as a specific disease since its original isolation in 1976 in an epidemic that began in the town Yambuku. Yambuku is on the Ebola River in the now labeled Democratic Republic of Con…
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Partly sunny Friday, with a high near 68. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
- Chris Hardie For River Valley Media Group
Earthquakes in Wisconsin are pretty rare, with a mild tremor occurring once a decade or so.
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Mostly sunny Wednesday with a high in the mid 60s. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
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A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8 am Tuesday. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 58. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
- Gavin Michaelson | River Valley Media Group
12 soup and sandwich spots throughout the River Valley region that will satisfy your every craving and warm you up this winter.
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This weekend will be a mixed bag as far as weather is concerned, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
- Dr. Frank Bures For River Valley Media Group
There has been so much journalistic hype lately about Hantavirus infections on a cruise ship that it seemed worth it to put its medical significance into perspective.
- Winona Community Foundation
Education and children’s literature were Donna Helble’s passions. In 1973, Helble moved to Winona to take a position at Goodview elementary where she taught grades one through four in the Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs.
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Some like it hot. If you are one of them and live in the River Valley Region, you should be happy the next couple days, according to the National Weather Service forecast:

