PRAIRIE
Most serious Minnesota nuclear plant alert not all that serious
Minnesotas most serious nuclear power plant emergency apparently posed no threat to the public and, in the end, was not all that serious. The Thursday Prairie Island power plant incident amounted t...
Posted on 1/5/12 at 5:10 PM
faith fridays: messages in the sky
I've got a fixation that I'm having a hard time shaking. When it takes hold -- and it often does while the five kids and I are cruising along in the minivan -- everyone knows what's coming. The teens ...
Posted on 10/28/11 at 12:00 AM
The fading sun
I absolutely love this time of year, when the leaves turn their beautiful shades of oranges, yellows and reds, and then fall from the trees and crunch under foot. I like driving down country roads an...
Posted on 10/12/11 at 10:05 AM
Breakfast at Green City Market -- The Best Ever!
Located along the south end of Lincoln Park along Clark Avenue, Chicago's Green City Market bustled with activity on Saturday morning. Young parents pulling wagons loaded with children eating an appl...
Posted on 10/10/11 at 9:27 AM
The other side of yesterday...
So here I am - on the other side of yesterday. The sun is out and I think I took my first full deep breath since Monday evening. Not that life has gotten any less complex or hectic - those are endemic...
Posted on 10/16/10 at 11:48 AM
Guards shown watching inmate attack at private prison, company also owns Appleton prison 
December 01, 2010
Videos show Correction Corporation of America prison guards watching inmate beatings at Idaho facility 
By Rebecca Boone , November 30, 2010
Accident closes Highway 7 near Lester Prairie 
WILLMAR -- State Highway 7 near Lester Prairie has been closed because an accident.
By Tribune News , November 24, 2010
Appleton prison may reopen in 2012 
APPLETON — The Prairie Correctional Facility at Appleton may reopen in 2012 and house prisoners from California, the owner of the vacant 1,600-bed prison an-nounced Friday.
By Gretchen Schlosser , November 06, 2010
Appleton prison may reopen, house California prisoners
APPLETON — The Prairie Correction Facility at Appleton may reopen in 2012 and house prisoners from California.By Gretchen Schlosser , November 05, 2010
Letter: Jobs for rural Minnesota 
There is a lot of talk this election year about jobs. Everyone says we need more jobs here in west central Minnesota. As a retired resident of Appleton Township, having lived here since 1943, I agree.
October 26, 2010
Prairie Pothole Day 2010: Outdoors activities abound 
By Ron Adams , September 18, 2010
Browerville 18-year-old critically injured in head-on crash near Parkers Prairie 
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. - An 18-year-old Browerville woman is in critical condition after a head-on crash just south of Parkers Prairie this morning.
By Echo Press report , September 15, 2010
A day to celebrate the great outdoors 
NEW LONDON — The 28th Annual Prairie Pothole Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 11 at Stoney Ridge Farm near New London.
By Tribune Sports , September 04, 2010
Emergency exercise conducted for nuclear plant 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is conducting an emergency preparedness exercise at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , August 24, 2010
Gossman named 2010 Prairie Star recipient 
By Tribune News , August 19, 2010
Prairie Fest golf tournament, silent auction is Juy 11 
MACCRAY Community Education is sponsoring the Prairie Fest 18-hole golf tournament and silent auction on July 11 at Hawk Creek County Club in Raymond beginning at noon.
By Tribune Sports , June 12, 2010
Eden Prairie fishing derby canceled because of low water 
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Organizers have called off a kids' fishing derby in Eden Prairie because of low water levels.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , May 28, 2010
Prairie Island unit back on line 
RED WING, Minn. (AP) - A unit at the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing is back on line after it automatically shut down earlier this week.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , May 27, 2010
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