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Mark Schmidt gets some "physical backing" from Perham Lions President Gary Senske. On April 22, Mark Schmidt will embark on his scooter marathon from Moorhead to Minneapolis-to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Scootin' to next level: Perham man has scooter tuned up for marathon

A Perham man's trek from Moorhead to the new Target Field-on an old fashion, foot-powered scooter-is gaining support from throughout the state. Individuals, families, Lions Clubs and other organizations are...

news / region Fri, Apr 09, 2010 - 12:10pm

Weather Channel's 'Storm Stories' features 2009 Red River valley flood

"Storm Stories" typically gravitates toward nature's most violent moments. Tornadoes, in particular, are the bread and butter for the half-hour original show on The Weather Channel. The show will shake...

news / region Fri, Apr 09, 2010 - 11:20am

Michelle Gauer laughs in this Jan. 26 file photo, while holding a plate of her Double-Chocolate Orange Scones in the kitchen of her rural Spicer home. Gauer is a finalist in the 2010 Pillsbury Bake Off in Orlando, Fla. She leaves this week to face 99 other finalists in the competition. The winner will be announced live Wednesday on "Oprah." Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Spicer woman leaving for Pillsbury Bake-Off competition, with chance to appear on 'Oprah'

SPICER -- Since finding out seven months ago she was one of 100 finalists in the 2010 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, Michelle Gauer has made her winning recipe of Double-Chocolate Orange...

news / region Fri, Apr 09, 2010 - 4:48am

Fire raging near Highway 10

Fires rage on Hwy. 10 in Perham, New York Mills area

Fire raging near Highway 10 Highway 10 turned into a corridor of smoke and flame Thursday morning, April 1, as firefighters battled a half-dozen fires between Perham and New York...

news / region Fri, Apr 02, 2010 - 12:42am

CVEC to pay $120,000 in penalties over allegations involving gasifier

BENSON -- Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company of Benson will be paying $120,000 in fines to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as part of an agreement over alleged violations involving its...

news / region / agriculture / farm Wed, Mar 31, 2010 - 2:30am

MnDOT schedules aerial photos of Hwys. 7 and 12

WILLMAR -- Large, white X target marks will appear soon appear in areas along state Highway 7 from Montevideo to Appleton, and residents in the area are being asked to...

news / region Mon, Mar 29, 2010 - 5:42am

It's back to work at Snappy's, after management locks out union

Workers at the Snappy Air Distribution plant in Detroit Lakes were back on the job Friday, after agreeing to a new three-year contract. The 79 workers belong to Sheet Metal...

news / region Sat, Mar 27, 2010 - 4:50pm

Tony Kjaglien

Body of missing Fergus Falls man found near Nevis

The body of a missing 39-year-old Fergus Falls man has been found near the town of Nevis in northwestern Minnesota. Tony Kjaglien (chag-LEEN') was found dead Friday near his truck...

news / region Sat, Mar 27, 2010 - 4:34pm

Fire chief says truck station fire started in plow

A fire that took place Thursday evening at the Minnesota Department of Transportation Truck Station on Industrial Drive in Wadena began in a plow truck, according to Wadena Fire Chief...

news / region Fri, Mar 26, 2010 - 11:23am

Workers 'locked out' of DL Snappy's plant after union rejects pay cuts

The company isn't returning phone calls, but workers were locked out of the Snappy Air Distribution plant in Detroit Lakes on Monday morning, and the company is advertising for temporary...

news / region Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - 12:18pm

Nothing like the mighty Red River, Perham experiences flooding of its own

Perham experienced flooding of a different sort, when a lake formed between the public library and the history museum last week. An old water line near the History Museum of...

news / region Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - 12:16pm

Osakis schools close early due to power outage

Osakis Schools will be closing at 11:15 a.m. today, Thursday, March 25 due to a city-wide power outage. The entire city of Osakis is without electricity and has been since...

news / region Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - 12:11pm

Mussels among topics for CRWP annual meeting

STARBUCK -- The Chippewa River Watershed Project is hosting its annual meeting at the Starbuck Community Center on Thursday, March 25. The free event begins at 5 p.m. followed by...

news / region Tue, Mar 23, 2010 - 12:06pm

Four members, director of Hubbard County Historical Society quit; board will reorganize

Four members of the Hubbard County Historical Society board have resigned amid differences as to how the group should function and how it can raise the money to operate. Museum...

news / region Tue, Mar 23, 2010 - 12:04pm

Highway 212 at Montevideo closed today

WILLMAR -- A portion of U.S. Highway 212 in Montevideo was closed at 6 a.m. today to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a levee on the...

news / region Mon, Mar 22, 2010 - 11:40am

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