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Comment sought on Chippewa River bank stabilization project near Watson, Minn.

WATSON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is inviting public comments on its plans to stabilize and protect the banks of the Chippewa River Diversion approach...

news / region / outdoors Mon, Jun 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Watson, Minn., council votes on fire dept. contract with Montevideo

WATSON -- Watson City Council members voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to contract with the city of Montevideo for fire protection. With a packed house watching, many of them members of...

news / region Thu, Jun 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Watson, Minn., fire department issue is beginning to heat up

WATSON -- Montevideo is willing to provide fire protection to the city of Watson, which has not renewed a contract with the privately organized Watson Community Firefighters. Montevideo City Council...

news / region Thu, Jun 07, 2012 - 12:00am

Watson, Minn., negotiates fire protection services from the city of Montevideo

WATSON -- Montevideo is willing to provide fire protection services to the City of Watson, which is looking to end a troubled relationship with its independently organized fire department. Representatives...

news / region / business Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Watson: Dry Weather Creek ... by the numbers

1910 the year Albert Angrimson began farming in Chippewa County 1917 Agnes & Edward Erickson took over the farm and a tornado whisked the barn away 1918 built a new...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 2:59pm

Eric Lange has taken over operation of Dry Weather Creek mill and farm north of Watson. It mills locally raised wheat and other grains, including oats for steel cut Irish oatmeal. It's all about locally grown. "People want to know where their food is coming from,'' said Lange. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Watson: Dry Weather Creek mills its own

When Albert Angrimson began farming this land in western Chippewa County in 1910, just about every community had its own mill to grind wheat to flour. Today, the mill is...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 2:53pm

Watson is among the communities under review for the possible closing of its post office. Community leaders are concerned about the possible loss of the service, and the loss of identity that its closing could represent. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Small west central Minn. towns deliver message: We need our local post offices

WATSON -- During the summer, a daily ritual for 90-year-old Ernest Solseth was to putt-putt his way downtown to the post office on his riding lawn mower. Postmistress Jodi Williamson...

news / region / local / business Mon, Nov 28, 2011 - 9:00am

Declining volume leads to closing of post offices

WATSON -- There are nearly 3,600 post offices under review across the country for possible closure. It's not clear how many will actually be closed in the months ahead, but...

news / region Mon, Nov 28, 2011 - 12:00am

Minnesota Historical Society's 26 sites to re-open on Saturday

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Historical Society, its museums, historic sites and library will reopen to the public on Saturday following the state of Minnesota government shutdown. All programs scheduled...

news / region Tue, Jul 19, 2011 - 3:06pm

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

Shingo Yamane, right, a foreign exchange student from Japan studying in Clara City, and Glen Jacobsen, rural Bird Island, give Jacobsen's new Souris Canoe its maiden run April 23 on the Chippewa River. The river's bluffs offer a look back at more than 100,000 years of geological and glacial history in the area. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Chippewa River run: Trip offers modern perspective

The Chippewa River was back within its banks but keeping a sprinter's pace when the nine of us slipped two canoes and five kayaks into its current at Lentz's Landing...

outdoors / region Sat, Apr 30, 2011 - 8:01am

Watson election results stand

WATSON -- A one-vote difference in the mayor's race led to a recount in Watson, but the results of the Nov. 2 election stayed the same. The recount conducted Monday...

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

Watson decides municipal posts

Voters in Watson have apparently decided three municipal posts by write-in. According to unofficial returns provided by the Chippewa County Auditor's Office, Debra Birdsall was elected mayor by write-in, and...

news / region Fri, Nov 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Landmark Watson Mile Tree will be saved

WATSON -- A landmark tree near Watson will be spared the ax. Kylene Olson, former mayor of Watson, received word this morning that engineers have instructed contractors to avoid cutting...

news / region Thu, Nov 04, 2010 - 10:38am

Fate of landmark tree expected this week

WATSON -- A Watson woman hopes to learn the fate of a landmark tree early this week. Kylene Olson, former mayor of Watson, is attempting to save the "Watson Mile...

news / region Mon, Nov 01, 2010 - 12:00am

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