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Lac qui Parle Valley school bus driver and passenger suffer minor injuries in Swift County accident, 9 other students unharmed

News Region appleton holloway lac qui parle valley high school education accident MADISON -- A school bus driver and a 17-year-old student suffered minor injuries while nine other students escaped...

news / region / education Wed, Nov 09, 2011 - 12:58pm

No serious injuries in Lac qui Parle Valley school bus accident in Swift County

MADISON -- A school bus driver and a 17-year-old student were transported to the Morris and Appleton hospitals to be treated for non-life threatening injuries after a Lac qui Parle...

news / region Wed, Nov 09, 2011 - 11:14am

Kerry Kolke-Bonk creates her works in the house she and her husband, Paul, have called home east of Appleton for 24 years. The home's décor is representative of what family and friends call "The Kerry Touch.'' When not creating on canvas, she turns her creative energy to home decorating and remodeling. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Meander artist's inspiration is homegrown in west central Minnesota

APPLETON -- All artists are born with their own creative talent. Some learn how to express it through formal study at schools with well-known artists. Kerry Kolke-Bonk was arguably more...

showcase / region Thu, Sep 29, 2011 - 10:53am

Granite monument to be unveiled for decorated wrestler Rheingans

APPLETON -- Appleton is honoring favorite son Brad Rheingans on Aug. 6, a Saturday. A golf tournament and fundraiser will start at 1 p.m. at the Appleton Golf Course. A...

sports Thu, Jul 21, 2011 - 12:05am

Two rural telephone cooperatives will vote again on merger

CHOKIO -- Two rural telephone cooperatives are asking their patrons for a second time to approve their merger. Patrons with the Farmers Mutual Telephone Company of Bellingham and Federated Telephone...

business Tue, Jun 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Gregg Aamot of Willmar, left, and his son, Manny, 5, bike Wednesday afternoon along the trail next to County Road 41 in Willmar. While bicycles have always been popular for the health benefits and recreational opportunities they provide, they are increasingly being purchased for their utilitarian value as well. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Neither bumps nor fiscal pits keep West Central Minnesota bicyclists from outdoors

WILLMAR -- A harsh winter has taken its toll on the Glacial Lakes State Trail, making it a bumpy ride for the many bicyclists who ply the scenic route that...

life / outdoors / local / region Sat, Jun 04, 2011 - 8:00am

Prairie Waters recently surveyed its members and found continued interest in a regional approach to promoting tourism, despite the loss of some members in the past year due to budget cutbacks. Lucy and Ben Tokheim row a hand-crafted Norwegian priam on Lac qui Parle Lake at the Minnesota Highway 40 bridge. The lake and adjoining wildlife area are among the region's natural resources promoted to visitors. Tribune file photo

Tight budgets thinned its ranks, but remaining members positive

APPLETON -- It is a challenge to keep a regional tourism collaborative together. Its member counties and communities sometimes have competing interests and differing ideas of what to do. And...

news / region Mon, May 02, 2011 - 12:00am

Jon Panzer, engineering director, from left, Les Heen, general manager, and Chelsea Young, communication coordinator, visit about the growth of Pioneer Public Television since its start 45 years ago. They are on the set for "Post Cards,'' a locally-produced program that features the people and communities in western Minnesota.
(Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Public TV station in rural Appleton, Minn., keeps up with the times

In 1966 commercial television ruled the airwaves by premiering shows like "The Monkees,'' "Mission Impossible,'' "Batman,'' "Star Trek'' and the "Newlywed Game.'' On Feb. 7 of that year, a group...

showcase / region / television Thu, Feb 17, 2011 - 12:00am

Swift County seeks grant for possible purchase of OHV parkland

BENSON -- If a federal grant is approved and if local landowners are willing to sell, Swift County might be able to triple the park acreage they own in Appleton...

news Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Elizabeth Giese, left, is helped by her aunt, Amy Jobgen, right, who is organizing the tour and visit by Nashville recording artist Michelle Murray. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Diagnosis, job loss came back-to-back

BENSON -- Elizabeth Giese was caught off guard by the pain, swelling and growing fatigue that began to afflict her in 2009. The swelling puffed her face so badly that...

region Thu, Jan 06, 2011 - 8:00am

War in the Middle East hit home again in 2010 with the death of Army Private First Class Ryane Clark, 22, of New London. Clark was killed in action Oct. 4 in Afghanistan and was laid to rest in his hometown cemetery at Green Lake Lutheran Church. (Tribune file photo)

10 stories that made 2010 history

While a number of stories played a part in shaping the region during 2010, the No. 1 news story of the year is the number of local elected officials who...

extra Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - 12:03pm

Heath care provider in Appleton to join Sanford out of S.D.

APPLETON -- After considering several possible partners, Appleton Area Health Services has chosen to enter into a contract with Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D. The health services relationship begins...

news / region Fri, Dec 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Charlene Stockton kept a promise to her late father by opening Two Sisters' Tea Room in Appleton. The business offers $3.99 breakfast specials, healthy lunch and dinner fare, and of course, lots of teas and its own, house-ground beans for coffee. Stockton wants to develop the 10,000-square-foot facility holding Two Sisters' Tea Room into a bed and breakfast as well. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Appleton restaurant embodies a promise made, kept

APPLETON -- Charlene Stockton has proven her talent for taking children others have turned their backs on, making them her own, and bringing out their best so that they have...

business / region Tue, Dec 07, 2010 - 12:00am

In a frame grab from video obtained by The Associated Press, an inmate attacks fellow inmate Hanni Elabed at the privately-run Idaho Correctional Center just south of Boise, Idaho. Elabed suffered brain damage and persistent short-term memory loss after he was beaten by inmate James Haver while multiple guards watched at the Idaho prison operated by Corrections Corporation of America. (AP Photo)

Guards shown watching inmate attack at private prison, company also owns Appleton prison

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The surveillance video from the overhead cameras shows Hanni Elabed being beaten by a fellow inmate in an Idaho prison, managing to bang on a prison...

news / nation Wed, Dec 01, 2010 - 9:33am

Heath care provider in Appleton to join Sanford out of S.D.

APPLETON -- After considering several possible partners, Appleton Area Health Services has chosen to enter into a contract with Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D. The health services relationship begins...

news / region Wed, Dec 01, 2010 - 12:00am

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