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For the third consecutive day, dozens of volunteers joined the effort in Clara City to fill sandbags to keep floodwaters at bay. Firefighters believe Hawk Creek has crested, but bags not needed in the community will be made available to Maynard, Granite Falls and Montevideo, where the Chippewa River is rising earlier than expected, but remains below its banks in the Smith Addition area. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Rivers still rising, but alarm not being sounded

MONTEVIDEO -- Water levels on the Minnesota River are continuing to rise at a faster-than-expected pace, but current forecasts are not sounding alarm bells for either Montevideo or Granite Falls...

news / region Wed, Mar 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Sirens to sound call for help with flood effort in Clara City

CLARA CITY -- Sirens will be sounded in Clara City if volunteers are needed for emergency sandbagging, fire fighters in the community decided on Monday. The fire fighters are preparing...

news / local / region Tue, Mar 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Downstream communities are beginning their planning for the possibility of flooding as the snow pack accumulates in the area. The Minnesota River flood crest in 1997 submerged a portion of downtown Granite Falls, shown here. Tribune file photo

Downstream cities begin flood prep

MONTEVIDEO -- In answer to the question about ''where will all this snow go?'' -- downstream, and that has communities on the receiving end beginning to plan for the possibility...

news / region Wed, Feb 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Brittany Vander Bill of Kandiyohi, left, wraps gift baskets Saturday with Sally Hammond of Willmar. The gift baskets will be auctioned off Friday at the Holiday Inn and Willmar Conference Center during the annual Save Our Tails fundraiser. The Humane Society is attempting to raise $20,000 for its new shelter. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

With the county's new animal shelter now open, what's next?

Moving into the new and long-awaited Hawk Creek Animal Shelter last fall was just the beginning.

news / local Tue, Feb 02, 2010 - 12:00am

This Minnesota Department of Natural Resources map shows that last fall was among the wettest on record in much of the state. The higher the percentile, the wetter the fall was compared with previous years. (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

'Wet' snowpack brings flood potential on Minnesota River

MONTEVIDEO -- Spring flooding is expected in the upper Minnesota River watershed this spring due to a higher-than-normal water content in the snowpack in western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota...

news / region Sat, Jan 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Tillage that has occurred right up to the bank of Kandiyohi County ditch compromises the integrity of the sloped bank. The practice contributes to water quality problems by allowing erosion and sloughing to occur, and in the long-run also leads to costly clean out and repair bills for the ditch system. Submitted photos

Hawk Creek's secrets revealed

CLARA CITY -- Hawk Creek and the Yellow Medicine River will be keeping no secrets from Bryan Spindler. He will be visiting dozens of sites in both waterways in the...

outdoors Sat, Dec 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Tribune photo by Ron Adams
Carol Nelson, left, of the Humane Society of Kandiyohi County, on Friday introduces Sara Sundin and her daughter, Selena, 1, both of Willmar, to Sally the cat in the kitten room at Hawk Creek Animal Shelter in Willmar. The Humane Society, which in October moved to its new shelter located at 250 28th St. S.W., has numerous pets available for adoption this holiday season. For more information, call 235-7612 or visit www.petfinder.com.
Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Hi kitty, kitty

news / local Sat, Dec 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Christopher Franzwa, 9, of Willmar holds a shelter dog named Mildred during the open house Saturday for the new Hawk Creek Animal Shelter. During the event, held Saturday and Sunday, hundreds of visitors toured the new home of the Humane Society of Kandiyohi County at 250 28th Street SW in Willmar's Industrial Park. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

news / local Mon, Nov 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Dawn Olson, left, and Kelly Schwarzrock, of the Humane Society of Kandiyohi County, carry a dog housed in a carrier Wednesday into the society's new Hawk Creek Animal Shelter. The humane society officially moved into the $500,000 facility located in Willmar's industrial park.
Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Finally, humane society comes home

WILLMAR -- A young chocolate Lab named Betsy was first to exit a trailer parked outside the back entrance of the new Hawk Creek Animal Shelter. She danced on the...

news / local Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Hawk Creek Watershed will offer incentives for restoration of wetlands

CLARA CITY -- The Hawk Creek Watershed Project will offer incentives for wetland restoration as part of an effort to reduce the phosphorus runoff that plays a role in depleting...

news / outdoors / region Mon, Oct 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Eagle Creek holds 3-person scramble Saturday

WILLMAR -- Eagle Creek Golf Club will hold a Last Blast 3-person scramble on Saturday. The scramble will begin at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call the pro shop at...

sports / local Fri, Oct 23, 2009 - 12:46am

Matt Gorans eyes his tee shott on No. 15 on Sunday during the semifinal round of the Eagle Creek Golf Course Men's Match Play Championship. Tribune photos by Rand Middleton

Gorans tops Jacobson to win club title

WILLMAR -- Matt Gorans finally got the best of Andy Jacobson at an Eagle Creek Golf Club in championship this season. After finishing second to Jacobson at the Lakeland in...

sports Mon, Aug 31, 2009 - 12:00am

Cory Netland sends a secchi disk into the waters of Long Lake to measure water clarity. The Hawk Creek Watershed Project is collecting water samples from a number of Willmar area lakes. The data will be analyzed and used to determine how best to improve the lakes. Submitted photo

Assessments of Willmar area lakes to be done this year

WILLMAR -- Not since Willmar Mayor Ole Reynolds and Kandiyohi County board chair Virgil Olson stood before the cameras and supposedly sipped water from a dipper pulled from Foot Lake...

outdoors Sat, Aug 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Eagle Creek sees its 10th ace of season

John Klaers of Willmar pocketed his first career hole-in-one Thursday at Eagle Creek. Klaers used a 6-iron to ace No. 6 from 156 yards out. It's the 10th ace of...

sports / local Fri, Aug 14, 2009 - 12:00am

A lawsuit filed in Chippewa County asks the court to determine the rights and responsibilities of the Judicial Ditch 7 or Hawk Creek Drainage Authority as it decides how to replace timber bridges spanning the waterway in Lone Tree Township. There are 13 timber bridges, like this one on 20th Street Northeast. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Longtime Hawk Creek bridge dispute is on its way to court

MONTEVIDEO -- A dispute that could be said to be over 40 years in the making has five county commissioners and the county attorneys from Chippewa, Renville and Kandiyohi counties...

news / local / region Fri, Aug 07, 2009 - 12:00am

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