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Dozens of runners and walkers took part in the Marv Meyer Walk-Run Saturday morning at the Regional Fitness Center. The walk-run kicked off a full slate of PPD activities on Saturday.

UPDATE SUNDAY evening: Prairie Pioneer Days 2009 was picture perfect

The Marv Meyer Walk-Run at the Regional Fitness Center got the 25th annual Prairie Pioneer Days off on the right foot Saturday morning. Chokio native Andy Schuster and his rock...

news Sat, Jul 11, 2009 - 9:59am

Prairie Pioneer Days off to a 'browsing' start

It was a subdued beginning to a Prairie Pioneer Days weekend that includes a day-long rock music festival, fireworks and the Grand Parade, but the annual Morris Public Library Book...

news Fri, Jul 10, 2009 - 5:03pm

PPD medallion hunt over

Travis and Jason Rinkenberger (see photo) of Morris were the winners of the Prairie Pioneer Days Medallion Hunt sponsored by Willie's SuperValu. Travis and Jason found the medallion on the...

news Thu, Jul 09, 2009 - 2:14pm

Morris Mayor Sheldon Giese celebrates during the 2008 Prairie Pioneer Days Grand Parade in this Sun Tribune file photo.

Prairie Pioneer Days celebrates 25th anniversary this weekend

Prairie Pioneer Days celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend with a slate of events that, as always, appeals to all ages and interests. All events for this year's celebration are...

news Tue, Jul 07, 2009 - 5:28pm

Milton A. Gumm, age 79, a resident of Parkers Prairie, formerly of Henning and Morris, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Funeral services will be...

Thu, May 07, 2009 - 3:35pm

Three-hour sales pitch leads to public warning

A three-hour-long sales pitch by door-to-door salesmen led the Todd County Sheriff's Office to warn residents about over-aggressive salespeople. The TCSO said there was a recent incident in rural Long...

news Sat, Mar 14, 2009 - 2:12pm

An overflow crowd filled the Appleton Civic Center on Friday morning as residents, many of them employees at the Prairie Correctional Facility, expressed their fears to state legislators over a Department of Corrections proposal to move Minnesota inmates to Faribault. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Anxiety levels running high in Appleton

APPLETON -- Anxiety levels are running high in Appleton, where workers at the Prairie Correctional Facility are fearful that a proposal to transfer inmates to the Minnesota Correctional Facility in...

news Mon, Feb 23, 2009 - 1:01am

Child dies in Long Prairie farm house fire

LONG PRAIRIE - A child is dead after a house fire near Long Prairie. Todd County sheriff's authorities say the fire was reported early Sunday east of Long Prairie. The...

news Mon, Feb 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Four win PRCA drawing contest top honors

Four students took top honors in the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliances' first-annual winter drawing contest. The contest, themed "What gives you winter wonder?", was open to children from pre-school to...

Fri, Dec 19, 2008 - 12:00am

Strand's 'Poetic Functionalism' closes Saturday at PRCA

Ray Strand's exhibit, "Poetic Functionalism," at the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance will be featured during a closing reception on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Strand (above...

Wed, Sep 10, 2008 - 12:00am

Funeral services for Amanda Schmidt will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Long Prairie. Amanda Schmidt, age 103, died Tuesday...

Thu, Aug 28, 2008 - 12:00am

Conroy finds a home as new PRCA executive director

By Marshall Hoffman For the Sun Tribune After serving as interim director for the past year, the Board of Directors of the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance recently named Julia Conroy...

Wed, Aug 27, 2008 - 12:00am

Public invited to 'garden party' honoring Prairie Yard and Garden host Sue Gooch

For the past two decades, the University of Minnesota, Morris has produced Prairie Yard and Garden, a horticulture television series on Pioneer Public Television. For 15 of those years, Sue...

Wed, Aug 20, 2008 - 12:00am

PPD medallion found

Vicky Dosdall, of Morris, solved the Prairie Pioneer Day Medallion Hunt, locating the medallion in a tree at Kjenstad Park on Friday morning. Dosdall said she didn't search for the...

Sat, Jul 12, 2008 - 12:00am

Complementing PPD's tried and true

By Tom Larson Sun Tribune There will be even more to sink your teeth into during the 2008 Prairie Pioneer Days celebration in Morris this weekend. In addition to the...

Wed, Jul 09, 2008 - 12:00am

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