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Spring song may be falling silent on bomming grounds

WATSON -- It's getting noticeably quieter on the prairie each spring, much to the disappointment of Dave Trauba. Since 1999, he's been part of an effort to re-introduce prairie chickens...

outdoors / region Sat, May 28, 2011 - 12:00am

A hiking trail at the Upper Sioux Agency State Park offers a majestic view of the Yellow Medicine River. Pioneer Public Television will introduce its viewers to the unique features and natural resources of the Upper Sioux Agency, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone and Fort Ridgely state parks when it airs "Minnesota River Sensations'' at 7 p.m. on Sunday. (Submitted photo)

'Sensations' shows the way to Minnesota destinations

UPPER SIOUX COMMUNITY -- A television program that motivates viewers to explore the great outdoors found right outside their front doors is about to air. Pioneer Public Television Channel 10...

outdoors / region / state / television / entertainment Sat, May 21, 2011 - 8:31am

Kyle Anderson, left, and Doug Pierzina of the Department of Natural Resource's fisheries staff in Ortonville clip the fins of walleye they stocked in Lac qui Parle Lake. On Monday, they had 75 pounds or about 450 fish to stock. DNR fisheries workers are clipping the ventral or pectral fin of each yearling walleye stocked into Lac qui Parle to make it possible to monitor the effectiveness of the stocking program. They will clip the fins on 2,500 pounds of yearling walleye -- roughly 25,000 fish -- this se...

New stocking strategy helping numbers on Lac qui Parle Lake in western Minn.

MILAN BEACH RESORT -- Before most anglers catch their first walleye of the season, Kyle Anderson and Doug Pierzina will have let something like 25,000 of them slip through their...

outdoors / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am

Pioneer TV to feature four Minnesota River state parks

APPLETON -- Pioneer Public Television is offering viewers a guided tour of four state parks on the Minnesota River. The locally produced "Our State Parks: Minnesota River Sensations'' will feature...

outdoors / region / state Sat, May 14, 2011 - 7:56am

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

Water over Highway 75 at location three miles south of Madison

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises motorists to travel with caution on Highway 75 due to water over the highway at a location three miles south of Madison...

news / region Thu, Mar 24, 2011 - 9:49am

Cold slows rising waters, give a reprieve to flood fighters on Hawk Creek in west central Minn.

CLARA CITY -- A return to sub-freezing temperatures is giving flood fighters a reprieve in the area, but worries remain about the additional moisture held in the six- to 12-inches...

news / region Wed, Mar 23, 2011 - 10:44am

Jeff Stager worked with a partner setting up sandbags Tuesday afternoon in the north side of Clara City.

Flood fighting now underway in west central Minnesota

CLARA CITY -- Flood fighting efforts have got underway as waters swelled over the banks of tributaries to the Minnesota River on Tuesday afternoon. Volunteers began sandbagging an area on...

news / region Tue, Mar 22, 2011 - 4:09pm

Montevideo's Jake Douglas, right, dives for a loose ball against Jacob Redepenning of Lac qui Parle Valley in the first half Thursday. The ball ended up going out of bounds and awarded to the Eagles during their Section 3AA-North semifinal at Granite Falls. <b>Tribune photo by Rand Middleton</b>

Montevideo repels LQPV in 3AA boys basketball

GRANITE FALLS -- Jake Douglas scored all 19 of his points in the second half to lead Montevideo to a 66-57 win over Lac qui Parle Valley on Thursday in...

sports / prep Fri, Mar 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Mary Quick, back right, coordinator with the Computer Commuter, assists Pat Craigmile of rural Dawson, foreground, on a laptop computer in the mobile laboratory during a visit to Boyd. (Tribune photos by Tom Cherveny)

Big leap across digital divide in Lac qui Parle County, Minn.

BOYD -- Lac qui Parle County is about to leapfrog the rural-urban technology divide by extending broadband Internet access to all corners of the county. Before all of the fiber-optic...

news / region Mon, Mar 07, 2011 - 8:30am

Lac qui Parle Valley head coach Ryan Giles cheers on his girls basketball team during a West Central South Conference game against BOLD Feb. 3 in Olivia. Tribune photo by T.J. Bartelt

Some couples choose adoption to start a family. Not many would wait more than two years -- and have to file more paperwork than getting a mortgage -- to have...

sports / prep Tue, Mar 01, 2011 - 12:00am

MnDOT advises no unnecessary travel in southwestern Minnesota this evening

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises no unnecessary travel in southwestern Minnesota due to blowing snow, heavy drifting and reduced visibility. As of 4 p.m. today, travel conditions...

news / region Tue, Feb 01, 2011 - 4:35pm

Flood outlook for Minnesota River Valley: You can bet on it

WILLMAR -- The stage is set for spring flooding in the Upper Minnesota River Valley and its tributaries. The National Weather Service in Chanhassen is urging residents in the upper...

news / local / region Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Farmland values rising

WILLMAR -- Farmland values in west central Minnesota are continuing to climb to new, historic highs, assessors in the seven-county area around Willmar report. The rising values come despite some...

news / local / region Mon, Jan 10, 2011 - 12:00am

This is the first time in more than 40 years that it is possible to hunt geese at the Lac qui Parle refuge. The December hunt at the refuge is being looked at as a learning experience, but hunters have praised the expanded opportunity it represents. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Lac qui Parle Refuge in December

WATSON -- Hunting geese in December takes some adjustment and, as we discovered, some cooperation from Mother Nature. For the first time ever, there's a December goose hunting season at...

outdoors / region Sat, Dec 18, 2010 - 12:00am

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