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    November 23, 2012
    Dawson man, 29, killed in crash near Clara City, Minn.
    CLARA CITY -- Jesse Tollakson, 29, from Dawson was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision with a semi tanker near Clara City. According to the State Patrol, Tollakson was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup west on state Highway 23 around 4:41 p.m. Wednesday when his vehicle crossed...
    newsNovember 23, 2012 - 12:00am
    November 21, 2012
    Minn. Hwy. 23 traffic being detoured around an accident north of Clara City
    An accident with a vehicle in the ditch on Minnesota Highway 23 north of Clara City has resulted a detour tonight. Traffic is currently being detoured on local roads around the accident until the accident is cleared.
    newsNovember 21, 2012 - 5:06pm
    November 2, 2012
    Train cars derail southwest of Clara City, Minn., BNSF cleaning up
    CLARA CITY -- BNSF Railway officials are cleaning up the scene of a train car derailment that happened Thursday southwest of Clara City. According to the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, deputies and Clara City Police officers responded to a call of a possible train derailment at...
    newsNovember 2, 2012 - 1:01pm
    September 11, 2012
    Clara City, Minn., man sustains minor injury in motorcycle crash
    CLARA CITY -- A 47-year-old Clara City man sustained a minor injury when the motorcycle he was driving rolled Monday afternoon along State Highway 7 east of Clara City. According to the State Patrol, Darrel R. Schoep was westbound on Highway 7 about two miles east of Clara City when...
    newsSeptember 11, 2012 - 1:04pm
    August 15, 2012
    Crop duster walks away from Yellow Medicine crash
    GRANITE FALLS -- A crop dusting pilot was treated and released Tuesday after his airplane crashed at 4:10 p.m. in a cornfield west of Hanley Falls in eastern Yellow Medicine County, according to Sheriff Bill Flaten. Pilot Bryce Orwick, 47, of Clara City, was able to walk away from...
    newsAugust 15, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 14, 2012
    Pilot walks away after crop dusting plane crash west of Hanley Falls in Yellow Medicine County
    GRANITE FALLS - A crop dusting pilot was treated and released after his airplane crashed in a corn field west of Hanley Falls in eastern Yellow Medicine County at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Sheriff Bill Flaten. Pilot Bryce Orwick, 47, of Clara City, was able to walk away...
    newsAugust 14, 2012 - 9:55pm
    July 31, 2012
    For Koenen, experience prepares him for challenges of new district
    WILLMAR -- Sen. Lyle Koenen of Clara City believes his years of experience in the Minnesota Legislature make him the best choice to represent...
    newsJuly 31, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 23, 2012
    This photo shows the ground covered in hail Saturday in a yard in Clara City. Storm sirens were activated in the city several times, but funnels sighted were believed to be cold-weather funnels. (Submitted photo courtesy of Kate DuHoux)
    Tornado east of Milan, Minn., damages farm; thunderstorm produces several funnels
    WILLMAR -- A Saturday afternoon thunderstorm produced numerous funnel clouds and one tornado that touched down and damaged a farm between Milan...
    newsApril 23, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 21, 2012
    Donors helping Clara City, Minn., mother who led push for Jacob's Law to acquire a van for her family
    CLARA CITY -- Sarah Guggisberg took on her quest for Jacob's Law with the determination to make as many trips to the Capitol in St. Paul as it required, no matter what. Her only concern was whether her 1994 model Lexus with nearly 260,000 miles on it would see her through. It did,...
    newsApril 21, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 19, 2012
    Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Randolph Peterson, right, administers the oath of office Wednesday to Sen. Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara City. Koenen won a special election last week to fulfill the term of the late Sen. Gary Kubly. (Submitted photo by David J. Oakes, Minnesota Senate Photographer)
    Koenen moves from Minn. House to Senate
    ST. PAUL -- On Tuesday Rep.
    newsApril 19, 2012 - 7:00am
    April 17, 2012
    Clara City, Minn., man was pilot of crashed ultra-light plane
    BUNDE -- The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the pilot of an ultra-light aircraft that crashed Saturday afternoon near Bunde. The pilot was Boyd Folkerts, who was taken to Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. According to...
    newsApril 17, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 14, 2012
    Fire fighters from Clara City and Maynard battle a garage fire at about 6 p.m. Friday on the south end of Clara City. Strong winds fanned the blaze towards a house but fire fighters contained the blaze to the garage. The fire destroyed the garage and its contents, including a car. No more information was available at press time. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny
    Clara City fire destroys garage, car
    newsApril 14, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 12, 2012
    Karin and Aric Koenen tend to vines at the Hinterland Vineyard and Winery outside of Clara City. Tribune file photo
    Clara City: Hinterland opens the prairie to new possibilities
    Just over eight years ago, Karin and Ron Koenen and their sons decided to grow their traditional corn and soybean farm in a way entirely new...
    newsApril 12, 2012 - 3:18pm
    April 10, 2012
    State Representative Lyle Koenen casts his ballot in Clara City on Tuesday morning. He and candidates Gregg Kulberg, R, Hector, and Leon Greenslit, I, Olivia, are seeking to fill the remaining term of the late Gary Kubly, DFL, Granite Falls.
    Voters casting ballots in special election to fill seat of late Senator Gary Kubly of Granite Falls
    GRANITE FALLS -- Voters in state senate District 20 are casting ballots today to select a successor to the late State Senator Gary Kubly, DFL,...
    newsApril 10, 2012 - 10:39am
    April 5, 2012
    Sarah Guggisberg, left, and her son, Jacob Gould, listen Wednesday to Sen. Gary Dahms of Redwood Falls during a ceremony in which Jacob's Law was signed. The law requires both parents to be notified if a child is abused or neglected. It is named after Jacob Gould, himself a victim of abuse. Tribune photo by Don Davis
    Clara City, Minn., youth wants to help kids overcome the issues associated with abuse
    ST. PAUL -- Jacob Gould used to dream of being a professional wrestler, but now the 12-year-old with a new law named after him wants to devote...
    newsApril 5, 2012 - 12:00am
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