Our Publications
La Crosse Tribune
There were two newspapers in La Crosse at the turn of the 20th century, and neither wrote about one of the biggest stories in the city – the consolidation of electric utilities that resulted in customer rates that nearly doubled. The anger of citizens and journalists with those newspapers led to the formation of the La Crosse Tribune, which tackled the story wit
h its first edition on May 16, 1904. Three years later, the Tribune became one of the first newspapers in what was then called the Lee Syndicate – today known as Lee Enterprises. It published afternoon editions until switching to morning distribution in 1990. The Tribune launched its website, www.lacrossetribune.com, in 1995. Winona Daily News
Capt. Sam Whiting made history on Nov. 20, 1855, when the steamboat skipper wrote in the first edition of the Winona Republican about the first time he laid eyes on Sugar Loaf, Winona’s iconic peak. That first edition was published before Minnesota achieved statehood and became the second-oldest continually published newspaper in the state. The predecessor to the Winona Daily News grew from weekly to daily in 1857. Many other newspapers came and went – and some merged to survive. The White family bought the Republican-Herald in 1926 and eventually dropped the party affiliation and renamed the newspaper the Winona Daily News on June 21, 1954. In 1979, the White family sold the publication to Lee Enterprises, which switched it to morning publication in August 1980. The Daily News first went online in 1995 as WinonaNet -- one of the first Winona organizations to go online when the Luminet project was launched in Winona. The Daily News began using winonadailynews.com in June 1999, when it launched a comprehensive website, including classified ads and the full news content from the print edition along with an upgraded presentation. Chippewa Herald
The Chippewa Herald has been serving the city of Chippewa Falls and Chippewa County as its newspaper of record since 1870. The Herald is the second-oldest business in the city – founded just three years after Jacob Leinenkugel began his brewing company. The Herald has been operating as a daily newspaper since 1894. For decades it was known as the Herald-Telegram. It dropped the Telegram from its name and added a Sunday newspaper in the 1990s, when it also unveiled an online news product, Chippewa.com, which is one of the leading news sites in the Chippewa Valley. The Herald switched to morning publication in 2013 and is published Sundays through Thursdays. It became part of Lee Enterprises in 2000. Twice-weekly newspapers:
Dunn County News
This twice-weekly newspaper is based in Menomonie and has served Dunn County since 1860. Tomah Journal/Tomah Monitor-Herald
These papers serve Tomah and Monroe County. Weekly newspapers:
Jackson County Chronicle
Serves Black River Falls and Jackson County. Vernon County Broadcaster
This 159-year-old newspaper is based in Viroqua and serves Vernon County. Westby Times
As it says atop Page 1 of every edition, the Westby Times is the only newspaper in the world that gives a whoop for Westby, C**n Valley and Chaseburg. Onalaska Holmen Courier-Life
Covers the fast-growing northern suburbs of La Crosse County. Coulee News
Covers the communities of West Salem and Bangor. Houston County News
Covers La Crescent and Houston County in Minnesota. Foxxy Shoppers
These targeted publications serve advertisers and readers in Tomah, Sparta, Vernon County, La Crosse and Winona, Minn. Big Buck shoppers
These zoned advertising publications are delivered to nearly 100,000 homes in Eau Claire, Chippewa and Dunn counties each week. Tradin’ Post Buyers Guide
This weekly publication and www.tradinpost.com provide western Wisconsin’s largest marketplace for farm equipment, auctions and vehicles.
