WINONA, Minn. – A pair of oars were reported missing from a flat-bottom boat being used to get back and forth to a houseboat stranded by high water surrounding Latsch IsIand. The boat was tied up along Highway 43, where houseboat owners have been parking boats until the Mississippi River recedes. The oars, essential for propulsion, were valued at $120. The theft was reported belatedly. It was believed to have occurred in the July 1 to July 3 window.
