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Zero percent levy hike isn't a sign of good times in LqP

MADISON -- The flat-line levy approved last week by the Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners isn't a sign of a flush economy for the county. Instead, the zero...

news / local / region Fri, Sep 25, 2009 - 12:00am

Lac qui Parle Valley quarterback Chase Keimig throws a pass against Benson last Friday in Benson. <b>(Tribune file photo by Rand Middleton)</b>

LQPV players finally get 'W'

BENSON -- Chase Keimig and the rest of the Lac qui Parle Valley football team knew it couldn't happen again. And they weren't going to let it happen again. The...

sports / prep Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Dave Trauba, manager of the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Refuge, candles a goose egg while participating in this year's survey of the nesting grounds of the Eastern Prairie Population geese on the tundra near Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. Submitted photo

Hard year on tundra

WATSON -- Crawling over permafrost at four to five miles an hour, the train ride from Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, to Churchill on the edge of Hudson Bay is an 18-...

outdoors Sat, Sep 05, 2009 - 12:00am

LPGE tops BBE, LQPV in tennis

LONG PRAIRIE -- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd opened the girls tennis season at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala-Swanville triangular today. The Jaguars lost to LPGE/USA 6-1 and the Eagles...

sports / prep Mon, Aug 24, 2009 - 12:00am

LQPV, Montevideo ousted in 3AA baseball

MARSHALL -- The Lac qui Parle Valley defense committed four errors that led to six unearned runs as the Eagles lost to New Ulm 7-4 in a Section 3AA baseball...

sports / prep Mon, Jun 01, 2009 - 12:00am

Paulson, LQPV top BOLD in 3AA

GRANITE FALLS -- Eric Paulson threw a three-hitter to lead Lac qui Parle Valley past BOLD, 11-1 in five innings, in a Section 3AA elimination baseball game Wednesday. Paulson threw...

sports / prep Thu, May 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Venus and a crescent moon dominate the pre-dawn sky, but already the prairie is alive with the mating songs of birds. Dave Trauba, manager of the Lac qui Parle refuge, makes early morning runs to listen for the booming calls of male prairie chickens to monitor how the re-introduced birds are doing. In each of the last three years, he has heard fewer prairie chickens. Tribune photos by Tom Cherveny

Bell ringer days relaying a quiet message

WATSON -- Venus and a crescent moon hold court in a star-filled sky, and a red blush on the horizon gives promise of day break to come. Dave Trauba is...

outdoors Sat, May 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Venus and a crescent moon dominate the pre-dawn sky, but already the prairie is alive with the mating songs of birds. Dave Trauba, manager of the Lac qui Parle refuge, makes early morning runs to listen for the booming calls of male prairie chickens to monitor how the re-introduced birds are doing. In each of the last three years, he has heard fewer prairie chickens. Tribune photos by Tom Cherveny

Audio: Listening for prairie chickens in Lac qui Parle County

Dave Trauba listens to the early-morning sounds of the Watson prairies, hoping to hear a prairie chicken.

outdoors Sat, May 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Prairie chickens were once abundant in Minnesota prior to the 1940s, but when the grasslands of the state disap-peared, so did the birds. In 1999, the Minnesota DNR re-introduced prairie chickens into the Upper Minnesota River Valley of the state, but their numbers have been declining in the project area.

Slideshow: Sounds of the prairie

It's all about listening, and lots of practice has allowed Dave Trauba to discern the sounds of prairie chickens from the many other bird songs of the spring mating season...

outdoors Sat, May 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Two drivers treated, released after crash at LqP Valley High School

MADISON -- Two drivers were treated for minor injuries and released from Dawson Hospital after a crash around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday along State Highway 40 in front of Lac qui...

news / region Thu, Apr 23, 2009 - 9:28am

Norm Coleman, left, and Al Franken.

Ballots from local voters could be counted in U.S. Senate race

WILLMAR -- One absentee ballot from Kandiyohi County and four from Lac qui Parle County have risen to the top in the ongoing election recount saga between Norm Coleman and...

news / local / region / state Thu, Apr 02, 2009 - 12:00am

LqP County pledges $50K to vets home

MADISON -- Lac qui Parle County is joining its neighbors in supporting plans to develop a veterans home in Montevideo. The Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday...

region / news Thu, Jan 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Lac qui Parle County pledges $50,000 to veterans home

MADISON -- Lac qui Parle County is joining its neighbors in supporting plans to develop a veterans home in Montevideo. The Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday...

region / news Thu, Jan 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Five west central Minnesota counties designated ag disaster areas

ST. PAUL -- Farmers who suffered crop losses due to the July 30 wind storm that struck west central Minnesota will be eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the federal...

news / region Mon, Dec 01, 2008 - 2:00pm

Dawson man dead in weekend pickup rollover

MADISON -- A 35-year-old rural Dawson man was pronounced dead at the scene of a one-vehicle rollover crash Saturday evening southeast of Lac qui Parle Valley High School. According to...

news / region Mon, Dec 01, 2008 - 9:20am

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