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Chris Rogers

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  • Local lawmakers reflect on colleague's assassination

    1 week ago | winonapost.com | Gabriel Hathaway |Chris Rogers |Alexandra Retter

    by GABRIEL HATHAWAY, CHRIS ROGERS, and ALEXANDRA RETTERAcross the state, Minnesotans have been reeling after a gunman’s attacks on Democratic state lawmakers killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and critically injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in the Twin Cities on Saturday. Local legislators expressed their grief and shock at the killings.

  • Two Winona parishes to close this summer

    3 weeks ago | winonapost.com | Chris Rogers

    by CHRIS ROGERSTwo of Winona’s five Roman Catholic parishes will close this summer, the Diocese of Winona-Rochester recently announced. St. Casimir’s on West Broadway and St. John Nepomucene on East Broadway are slated to close in mid-July. Vicar General Will Thompson said declining attendance and limited numbers of priests spurred the decision. The same factors have led the diocese to close other churches over the past decade.

  • How much will depts. share in new police station?

    1 month ago | winonapost.com | Chris Rogers |Gabriel Hathaway

    by CHRIS ROGERS and GABRIEL HATHAWAYBetter together — that’s the premise of the city of Winona and Winona County’s plans for a new joint police station for the Winona Police Department (WPD) and Winona County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO). A joint facility may offer a better bang for the buck in construction, a better chance of winning state funding, and maybe better ways of sharing space and streamlining operations, too, city and county officials have said.

  • Should Winona County require well testing?

    1 month ago | winonapost.com | Chris Rogers

    by CHRIS ROGERSWhat’s in your water? Last week, the Winona County Board debated proposals aimed at giving homebuyers and renters more information on private wells they are or might soon be drinking from. Commissioner Chris Meyer proposed requiring water quality testing when properties with private wells are sold and requiring landlords to test private wells and disclose the results with tenants.

  • Future of Sentencing to Service in doubt

    1 month ago | winonapost.com | Chris Rogers

    by CHRIS ROGERSFor decades, Winona County’s Sentencing to Service Program (STS) has given low-level offenders a chance to work off fines or a portion of their jail sentence while helping the county mow parks, clean up roadways, and maintain public buildings. However, amid a state budget deficit and utilization of STS declining, some Minnesota lawmakers have proposed scrapping the program.

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Chris Rogers @Chris_G_Rogers
5 Oct 18

Great read. Really interesting issue. https://t.co/9UPcOAc1vY

Chris Rogers
Chris Rogers @Chris_G_Rogers
12 Sep 18

"Economists have been worried about why wage growth has been so sluggish lately, but Americans appear to be compensating for that by working longer hours or having another family member find employment." https://t.co/vyP9bDgDCb

Chris Rogers
Chris Rogers @Chris_G_Rogers
25 Jul 18

I just discovered a new tool for looking at levees. Check out the map of how much of Winona would be underwater without the levee! https://t.co/0jzFXvBbwU Ours are "Minimally Acceptable" and "Unacceptable." :( But we're working on it. https://t.co/RJNx5myMay