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• Our photo gallery for the week is updated! Check out all the new photos from the...
• PHOTOS ARE UP ON THE GALLERY! CHECK OUT THE POP CONCERT, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL AND...
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• Special Meeting Monday, May 21: To act on recommendation to pursue negotiation...
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• Our photo gallery is updated ... Just for Kix, Prom, Track, Baseball, Softball,...
• Updated Heartland Market!
• We have a request for PPHS Grad Class Photos: The Independent is working on the...
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• Parkers Prairie Lions Club members, Rick Gappa and Curt Tabbert, cooked smelt Sa...
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• THE SIGN SAYS IT ALL ... People in the surrounding area woke up Monday morning t...
• Saturday, April 14 was an historic day for the Parkers Prairie Speech Team. The...
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• Bast still quilting at 92 years young Cora Bast (far left), age 92, was awarded...
• UPDATED! Check out the Miss Tootsie Pageant photos! The event raised over $1,000...
• Peni Cillin crowned Miss Tootsie; Over $1,000 raised at Pride of Lions event The...
• SPEECH TEAM: SUB-SECTION 22A CHAMPS The Parkers Prairie Speech Team competed at...
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• GRASS FIRE BURNS ACROSS TWO PROPERTIES A grass fire broke out last Thursday, Ma...
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• NEW PHOTO GALLERY (MARCH 15, 2012) IS UP!!
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• Panther Girls' Basketball will play in the Section 6A South Finals against Ada-B...
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• Panther wrestler Tyler Schlosser, junior, earned a trip to the State Class A Wre...
• The Panther girls’ basketball team won the Little Eight Conference Championship...
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• The St. William’s Living Center crowned their Valentine’s King and Queen Monday...
• LEAP YEAR SPECIAL!! 1/2 PRICE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR NEW PRINT AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIB...
• On Saturday, January 28, the cast of “It’s Not You, It’s Me” competed at the Sub...
• After months of waiting, “Prairie Inn & Suites” hotel is finally becoming a real...
• EVENT CENTER GOAL MET FOR DEBT-ELIMINATION The Prairie Event Center committee is...
• PICKUP HANGS IN MID-AIR AFTER TRAILER SLIDES OFF ROAD Tuesday afternoon, January...
• Elementary 5th & 6th Grade Christmas Concert
• NOGA REACHES 1,000 POINT MILESTONE Micaela Noga became just the 9th Panther girl...
• PPHS BAND & CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT
• PPHS BAND & CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT Enjoy!
• URBANK LION PHIL KOEP AWARDED MELVIN JONES FELLOW Longtime Urbank Lion Phil Koep...
• The Parkers Prairie Panther Girls’ Basketball squad began their season Tuesday n...
• We will be CLOSED for the THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, Wednesday-Friday, November 23-25...
• Three local Lions Clubs sponsored the annual Peace Poster Contest last week and...
• LITTLE EIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ... PANTHER VOLLEYBALL!!
• The Pumpkin Festival was held this past Saturday with kids of all ages and their...
• The Parkers Prairie Panther football team earned their first victory of the seas...
• PPHS HOMECOMING ROYALTY CROWNED Homecoming Week at Parkers Prairie High School k...
• Homecoming Week at Parkers Prairie High School will kick off the week Monday nig...
• CARMAN WANTED FOR FLEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT NEAR MILTONA The Douglas County Sheri...
• District 547 opened its doors on September 6 with a total of 529 students, down...
• Back to School for Parkers Prairie - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Miltona will take a 19-4 record to State Tourney play this coming Sunday, August...
• The Parkers Prairie Fire Department responded to a hay shed fire last Wednesday...
• DESPITE LATE SPRING, CROPS COMING ALONG QUITE NICELY IN SURROUNDING AREA After a...
• The Urbank/Parkers Prairie Bombers held a reunion during the Urbank Summerfest on Sunday – Pictured are the many present and former Bomber players that attended. Note the players in the front that donned overalls for the day in honor of the late We
• One year after a tornado tore apart the small town of Almora, its residents are still recovering. But thanks to a lot of volunteer help the week of June 13-17, the town is springing back to life. With an average of 45 people each day over the five day pe
• Bicycle Ride June 18th The Pride of Lions are holding a Bicycle Ride on Saturday, June 18 at 9 a.m. (Registration begins at 8 a.m.) The ride starts at the Parkers Prairie Elementary School Track and will feature 10K & 60K Routes for families, child
• Almora ‘Service of Remembrance’ on Friday A brief Service of Remembrance will be held at the Elmo Town Hall at 4:00 p.m. Friday June 17. This service will be happen at the about the same time that the tornadoes hit our area exactly one year a
• This black bear was spied hanging around Lake Adley Park the morning of June 7th. Residents spotted the bear on Highway 29 south of Parkers Prairie Tuesday morning and notified the newspaper. We found it wandering around the park shelter near the boat la
• BREMMER’S CARVING IS ‘BEST IN WORLD’ With 25 years of experience carving wood – eight years carving fish – Gene Bremmer was awarded his highest honor yet at The World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships held in St. Cha
• SUPERMILEAGE TEAM DOES WELL Parkers Prairie should be proud of the students of Supermileage class. Last year, they placed in the top 20. After a great amount of learning, this year they built two vehicles, and placed both of them in the top 10 in stock
• FALL FESTIVAL COMMITTEE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS! The PP Fall Festival Committee is in need of volunteers to put on our annual Festival in August. Three of our current members, who have been involved with the Festival for years, are retiring. The first Fall
• An injury accident occurred Monday around 12 noon one mile north of Parkers Prairie on State Highway 29. Involved in the accident was the driver of a 2004 Chrysler Sebring, Patrick R. Despard, 41, of Henning and his passenger Susan K. Despard, 65, of Hen
• Wednesday, April 27, the Parkers Prairie and Miltona Firemen participated in an LP Burn training exercise. It was held west of the Prairie Event Center with the Parkers Prairie Community Ambulance in attendance as well. Prior to the burn, everyone gathe
• Submit Prairie Wind Energy Comments by: Mail: David Birkholz, Permit Manager DOC-Energy Facility Permitting 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 Saint Paul, MN 55101-2198 E-Mail: david.birkholz@state.mn.us Fax: 651.297.7891 DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 4:3
• 45 students in Mr. Bill Wagner’s and Mr. Derek Denny’s sixth grade classes graduated from the D.A.R.E. Program on Friday afternoon, April 15th. They were instructed by Parkers Prairie Chief of Police Doug Whiting since January of this year. G
• The PPHS Speech team competed in Morris on Saturday April 9th in the Section 6A tournament. The team continued their record-breaking season as it is sent a school record nine competitors to the final round and also advanced a school record four speakers
• Ivana C.U. Atrecess (Derek Denny) was crowned the first “Miss Tootsie” at the Parkers Prairie Pride of Lions premiere event held Friday, April 1st. Over 150 people attended the pageant, which raised over $750 for the youth in the community. L
• The Pride of Lions "MISS TOOTSIE PAGEANT" is Friday, April 1st, 7:00 p.m. at the Parkers Prairie Elementary School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Candidates Rosalie U. Walls, Lola K. Tingwire, Ivana C.U. Atrecess, Joanie Z. Hosenfire, and Dowanna B.
• LENDING EACH OTHER A HELPING SCOOP! Parkers Prairie and the surrounding area received another blast of the white stuff on Tuesday evening and Wednesday of last week. Anywhere from 6-12” of snow blanketed the area in the spring storm. Above, the Cit
• ECFE "Building A Brighter Smile" March 22, 2011, 5:30-7 p.m. PP Elementary Multi-Purpose Room Bring a hammer to build your own bathroom stool and learn about dental health. Free toothbrushes and more! Sponsored by Parkers Prairie ECFE and OTC C
• PANTHERS GIRLS BASKETBALL BOWS OUT OF SECTION 6A TOURNAMENT WITH TOUGH LOSS TO HANCOCK, 40-37 The Panther Girls’ Basketball team ended their successful 2010-2011 season with a 24-4 overall record.
• Panther wrestler Kevin Hahn (left) captured the Section 6A Championship at 171 lbs. Saturday to earn a spot at the State Wrestling Tournament to be held this Friday and Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Kevin is a senior at PPHS and this wi
• The Parkers Prairie Panthers Girls’ Basketball team earned another Little Eight Conference Championship after their win at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls on Tuesday night. The Panthers are 21-2 overall, and had a conference record of 11
• ALMORA LOSES HISTORIC LANDMARK TO FIRE The town of Almora was the site of another tragedy early Monday morning after a fire at the John and Kathy Oleson residence. The Olesons were able to get out in time with all their pets. However, their home was a
• PAULSON IS HONORED WITH MELVIN JONES FELLOW - Lloyd Paulson of Moorhead, was recognized by the Parkers Prairie Lions Club Friday evening, January 28th with the Melvin Jones Fellow award. He is a 1942 Parkers Prairie graduate that had dreams, keeping aliv
• RETIREMENT OPEN HOUSE FOR BOB HUCKLE Friday, January 14, 2011 12 noon to 5 p.m. Parkers Prairie City Hall "Bob is retiring after 30 years as the Parkers Prairie Ambulance Administrator
• Sno Daze Coronation is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 10th at the Parkers Prairie High School. Senior candidates this year are, front left to right: Shauna Fyhrie, Katrina Dickinson, Bethany Westerberg and Janessa Sjobeck. Back: Kevin Hahn, A
• NOTICE: The Panther Girls' Basketball championship game in Walker has been postponed to a later date yet to be determined!! Please notify anyone who may have had plans to go to Walker today.
• Charter Bus available for Gopher game Hart Travel will be providing Charter Bus Service to those interested in attending the Gopher Women’s Basketball game against Indiana Sunday, January 2nd. Time of the game is 2:00 p.m. It is designated as Sar
• PPHS Band & Choir Holiday Concert
• Prairie Christmas entertainers ... Just for Kix dancers!
• BETTIN AWARED MELVIN JONES FELLOW – Lions District 5M9 Governor Linda Norby presented Urbank Lion Carla Bettin the Melvin Jones Fellow award at the Urbank Lions annual Christmas Party Thursday, December 2nd.
• FIRST MAJOR SNOWSTORM HITS AREA It’s not the first snow of the season, and it probably won’t be the last, but it definitely is here to stay for the winter. Monday evening and Tuesday morning saw some significant snowfall and blowing winds, wh
• VETERAN’S DAY PROGRAM HELD AT PPHS The Parkers Prairie High School held their annual Veteran’s Day Program Thursday morning, November 11th. Community members, students and staff attended with Sgt. Michael Wilde(pictured) speaking. The concert
• HUNTERS DO WELL ON FIRST WEEKEND OF DEER SEASON Melany Wilken with a 12 pointer, Seth Bercier with a 10 pointer, MaKayla Bercier with an 8 pointer. All shot on the first day within three hours of hunting. Keeping the family tradition going!!
• ONE VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON STATE HIGHWAY 235 Parkers Prairie Firemen work to extricate Jeremy Schwartz from his pickup after he rolled it on a curve Wednesday morning, October 26th on State Highway 235 west of Parkers Prairie. Also responding to the scene w
• TWO TEAMS, ONE FIGHT! DIG PINK NIGHT – Above, Panther Girls Volleyball teamed up with the Underwood Rockets Volleyball team on Thursday, October 21st during “Dig Pink” night to fight breast cancer. The Panthers raised money for the Amer
• THREE EARN PEACE POSTER AWARD Three sixth graders from the Parkers Prairie Elementary School earned $100 Savings Bonds when their posters were chosen as winners in the Lions Peace Poster contest this week. The Lions Clubs from Parkers Prairie and Urbank
• The Panther Football team singing the school song after the homecoming game on Friday night!
• The Parkers Prairie Fire Department was called out shortly before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29th to County Highway 40 east where a John Deere combine was fully engulfed in flames. Brian Hemquist, of rural Parkers Prairie, had driven the combine
• A deadly head-on collision on Highway 29 at the south edge of Parkers Prairie has claimed the life of Lucille Vogt, age 77, of Parkers Prairie. The crash happened at around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 15th when a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by
• D.A.R.E. Graduation was held Wednesday, March 24th with 44 sixth grade students graduating. Guest speaker was Douglas County Attorney Chris Karpan (pictured). Sheriff Brian Schlueter (second from left) also spoke to the students. Two students, Mitchell K
• 4-Wheelers lined up and riders were getting ready to take off for the Parkers Prairie Lions 4-Wheeler Run April 10th. Over 90 participants rode in the fund raiser on a beautiful Saturday that raised over $2,000.
• TWO EARN SPOT AT STATE SPEECH Panther Speech placed 5th out of 22 teams at the Section 6A Speech in Morris April 17. Five advanced to the Final Round and two will compete at the MN State Speech Tourney this weekend at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. P
• The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC The Parkers Prairie Fire Department was called out Tuesday morning, April 27th to a grass fire that eventually charred 30-40 acres near the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks, a couple miles south of Parkers Prairie, ne
• DREAMS DO COME TRUE! – By John R. Stone Years ago, when Sari Noga was a second grader, she decided that she wanted to play basketball for the Minnesota Gophers. She doesn’t know exactly what triggered the desire. “Maybe we’d just
• If anyone has any photos or stories from Thursday's tornado in the Leaf Valley, Parkers Prairie and Almora areas, please share with us. Pictured is Terry and Janet Carlson's Turkey Barns, just one of the many photos taken. We are in the process
• LIONS DONATE $5,000 TO PRAIRIE EVENT CENTER “We are especially grateful to the people of Parkers Prairie and surrounding area for their continued fine support in helping eliminate the building debt on the Event Center.” “I am happy to r
• MILTONA TORNADO DAYS IS THIS WEEKEND Kevin Lee holds a copy of the Lake Region Press coverage of the July 18, 1970 Miltona tornado. This year’s event, the 40th anniversary of the tornado, will be held July 16, 17 and 18. The weekend begins with a
• HIGH WINDS TOPPLE TREES NEAR MILTONA On Wednesday morning, July 14th, high winds toppled many trees and sent branches and leaves everywhere near the east and south side of Lake Miltona. Pictured is someone cutting up a fallen tree near the lake access o
• NOGA SETS ALL-TIME MINNESOTA REBOUND RECORD Parkers Prairie beat Battle Lake 74-30. The Battlers are the only team to beat the Panthers this year. In the game PP senior Sari Noga set the new state rebound mark with 12 boards. She now has 1617 for her car
• Dick Bergquist is Melvin Jones Fellow Special Lions Award! Past District 5M9 Governor Jim Arvidson presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Lion Dick Bergquist (holding plaque) at the Lions Ladies Night and Awards which was held at the Jim and Lind
• LITTLE EIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! Panther Girls' Basketball secured the title with their win over Battle Lake on Tuesday night! They currently have a regular season record of 19-1.
• FALL FESTIVAL FUN IS THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 6-8t The Parkers Prairie 37th Annual Fall Festival kicks off this weekend with a queen pageant on Friday night. Five are vying for Miss Parkers Prairie, while two are vying for Jr. Miss and three for Little Miss.
• ST. WILLIAM'S VALENTINE'S ROYALTY Queen Evelyn Jahnke (left) and King Art Ruckheim (right) were crowned Friday, February 12th at St. William’s Living Center. They ruled over the afternoon Valentine Party and will represent St. William&rsq
• FALL FESTIVAL ROYALTY CROWNED FRIDAY NIGHT Miss Parkers Prairie Pageant – Front, left to right: Sierra Chermak, Little Miss Parkers Prairie and Ally Kies, People’s Choice. Back: Krystal Chermak, 1st Princess; Ruth Inwards, Miss Parkers Prairi
• FOUR PANTHER WRESTLERS COMPETING AT STATE TOURNEY thursday, march 4, 2010 Four Panther Wrestlers are wrestling in the State Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Senior Ryan Silbernick, Senior Tyler Walsh, Junior Kevin Hahn and Seni
• ROSE CITY THRESHING & HERITAGE FESTIVAL Friends and neighbors gathered at Rose City last weekend for the 24th annual Threshing and Heritage Festival. These three men won the Bohemian Tractor Pull held on Saturday afternoon.
• PANTHER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TO COMPETE IN SECTION FINALS! The Parkers Prairie Girls’ Basketball team will play in the Section 6A Finals against New York Mills on Friday night at 7:00 in Morris. The winner of this game advances to the State Girl
• VINING WATERMELON DAYS Many braved the humidity and heat on Saturday, August 21st and cooled down with some free watermelon in Vining. There was a parade, watermelon, history center, entertainment, arts and crafts, and games for the kids. TO SEE MORE P
• SARI NOGA IS GATORADE MINNESOTA BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR In its 25th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Sari Noga of Parkers Prairie High School as it
• SCHOOL ENROLLMENT UP AT PARKERS PRAIRIE SCHOOLS Elementary Principal Caryl Gordy braves the cold, windy and rainy weather to visit with children as they come off the bus Tuesday morning for the first day of school at Parkers Prairie.
• PANTHER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL HEADS TO STATE TOURNAMENT! The Panther Girls’ Basketball team claimed victory over the New York Mills Eagles on Friday night in the Section 6A Championship game. Parkers Prairie will now play in the State Tournament
• Urbank Co-op Grocery store is no more, convenience takes its place The creaking wooden floor and the Frigidaire in the corner are reminders of another time, a time when a grocery store wasn’t so full of stainless steel and linoleum.But that time ha
• The Panther Girls’ Basketball Team celebrated after capturing 3rd place at the Minnesota Class 1A Tournament last week in Minneapolis. Parkers Prairie defeated Southwest Minnesota Christian, lost to eventual State Champion Barnum, then defeated Nor
• MILTONA TORNADO DAYS IS THIS WEEKEND Kevin Lee holds a copy of the Lake Region Press coverage of the July 18, 1970 Miltona tornado. This year’s event, the 40th anniversary of the tornado, will be held July 16, 17 and 18. The weekend begins with a
• HIGH WINDS TOPPLE TREES NEAR MILTONA On Wednesday morning, July 14th, high winds toppled many trees and sent branches and leaves everywhere near the east and south side of Lake Miltona. Pictured is someone cutting up a fallen tree near the lake access o
• NOGA SETS ALL-TIME MINNESOTA REBOUND RECORD Parkers Prairie beat Battle Lake 74-30. The Battlers are the only team to beat the Panthers this year. In the game PP senior Sari Noga set the new state rebound mark with 12 boards. She now has 1617 for her car
• Dick Bergquist is Melvin Jones Fellow Special Lions Award! Past District 5M9 Governor Jim Arvidson presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Lion Dick Bergquist (holding plaque) at the Lions Ladies Night and Awards which was held at the Jim and Lind
• LITTLE EIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! Panther Girls' Basketball secured the title with their win over Battle Lake on Tuesday night! They currently have a regular season record of 19-1.
• FALL FESTIVAL FUN IS THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 6-8t The Parkers Prairie 37th Annual Fall Festival kicks off this weekend with a queen pageant on Friday night. Five are vying for Miss Parkers Prairie, while two are vying for Jr. Miss and three for Little Miss.
• ST. WILLIAM'S VALENTINE'S ROYALTY Queen Evelyn Jahnke (left) and King Art Ruckheim (right) were crowned Friday, February 12th at St. William’s Living Center. They ruled over the afternoon Valentine Party and will represent St. William&rsq
• FALL FESTIVAL ROYALTY CROWNED FRIDAY NIGHT Miss Parkers Prairie Pageant – Front, left to right: Sierra Chermak, Little Miss Parkers Prairie and Ally Kies, People’s Choice. Back: Krystal Chermak, 1st Princess; Ruth Inwards, Miss Parkers Prairi
• FOUR PANTHER WRESTLERS COMPETING AT STATE TOURNEY thursday, march 4, 2010 Four Panther Wrestlers are wrestling in the State Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Senior Ryan Silbernick, Senior Tyler Walsh, Junior Kevin Hahn and Seni
• ROSE CITY THRESHING & HERITAGE FESTIVAL Friends and neighbors gathered at Rose City last weekend for the 24th annual Threshing and Heritage Festival. These three men won the Bohemian Tractor Pull held on Saturday afternoon.
• PANTHER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TO COMPETE IN SECTION FINALS! The Parkers Prairie Girls’ Basketball team will play in the Section 6A Finals against New York Mills on Friday night at 7:00 in Morris. The winner of this game advances to the State Girl
• VINING WATERMELON DAYS Many braved the humidity and heat on Saturday, August 21st and cooled down with some free watermelon in Vining. There was a parade, watermelon, history center, entertainment, arts and crafts, and games for the kids. TO SEE MORE P
• SARI NOGA IS GATORADE MINNESOTA BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR In its 25th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Sari Noga of Parkers Prairie High School as it
• SCHOOL ENROLLMENT UP AT PARKERS PRAIRIE SCHOOLS Elementary Principal Caryl Gordy braves the cold, windy and rainy weather to visit with children as they come off the bus Tuesday morning for the first day of school at Parkers Prairie.
• PANTHER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL HEADS TO STATE TOURNAMENT! The Panther Girls’ Basketball team claimed victory over the New York Mills Eagles on Friday night in the Section 6A Championship game. Parkers Prairie will now play in the State Tournament
• Urbank Co-op Grocery store is no more, convenience takes its place The creaking wooden floor and the Frigidaire in the corner are reminders of another time, a time when a grocery store wasn’t so full of stainless steel and linoleum.But that time ha
• The Panther Girls’ Basketball Team celebrated after capturing 3rd place at the Minnesota Class 1A Tournament last week in Minneapolis. Parkers Prairie defeated Southwest Minnesota Christian, lost to eventual State Champion Barnum, then defeated Nor
• A deadly head-on collision on Highway 29 at the south edge of Parkers Prairie has claimed the life of Lucille Vogt, age 77, of Parkers Prairie. The crash happened at around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 15th when a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by
• D.A.R.E. Graduation was held Wednesday, March 24th with 44 sixth grade students graduating. Guest speaker was Douglas County Attorney Chris Karpan (pictured). Sheriff Brian Schlueter (second from left) also spoke to the students. Two students, Mitchell K
• 4-Wheelers lined up and riders were getting ready to take off for the Parkers Prairie Lions 4-Wheeler Run April 10th. Over 90 participants rode in the fund raiser on a beautiful Saturday that raised over $2,000.
• TWO EARN SPOT AT STATE SPEECH Panther Speech placed 5th out of 22 teams at the Section 6A Speech in Morris April 17. Five advanced to the Final Round and two will compete at the MN State Speech Tourney this weekend at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. P
• The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC The Parkers Prairie Fire Department was called out Tuesday morning, April 27th to a grass fire that eventually charred 30-40 acres near the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks, a couple miles south of Parkers Prairie, ne
• DREAMS DO COME TRUE! – By John R. Stone Years ago, when Sari Noga was a second grader, she decided that she wanted to play basketball for the Minnesota Gophers. She doesn’t know exactly what triggered the desire. “Maybe we’d just
• If anyone has any photos or stories from Thursday's tornado in the Leaf Valley, Parkers Prairie and Almora areas, please share with us. Pictured is Terry and Janet Carlson's Turkey Barns, just one of the many photos taken. We are in the process
• LIONS DONATE $5,000 TO PRAIRIE EVENT CENTER “We are especially grateful to the people of Parkers Prairie and surrounding area for their continued fine support in helping eliminate the building debt on the Event Center.” “I am happy to r
• SCHOOL ENROLLMENT UP AT PARKERS PRAIRIE SCHOOLS Elementary Principal Caryl Gordy braves the cold, w
• PANTHER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL HEADS TO STATE TOURNAMENT! The Panther Girls’ Basketball team
• Urbank Co-op Grocery store is no more, convenience takes its place The creaking wooden floor and th
• The Panther Girls’ Basketball Team celebrated after capturing 3rd place at the Minnesota Clas
• A deadly head-on collision on Highway 29 at the south edge of Parkers Prairie has claimed the life
• D.A.R.E. Graduation was held Wednesday, March 24th with 44 sixth grade students graduating. Guest s
• 4-Wheelers lined up and riders were getting ready to take off for the Parkers Prairie Lions 4-Wheel
• TWO EARN SPOT AT STATE SPEECH Panther Speech placed 5th out of 22 teams at the Section 6A Speech in
• The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC The Parkers Prairie Fire Department was called out Tuesday mor
• DREAMS DO COME TRUE! – By John R. Stone Years ago, when Sari Noga was a second grader, she de
• If anyone has any photos or stories from Thursday's tornado in the Leaf Valley, Parkers Prairi
• LIONS DONATE $5,000 TO PRAIRIE EVENT CENTER “We are especially grateful to the people of Park
• MILTONA TORNADO DAYS IS THIS WEEKEND Kevin Lee holds a copy of the Lake Region Press coverage of th
• HIGH WINDS TOPPLE TREES NEAR MILTONA On Wednesday morning, July 14th, high winds toppled many tree
• NOGA SETS ALL-TIME MINNESOTA REBOUND RECORD Parkers Prairie beat Battle Lake 74-30. The Battlers ar
• Dick Bergquist is Melvin Jones Fellow Special Lions Award! Past District 5M9 Governor Jim Arvidson
• LITTLE EIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! Panther Girls' Basketball secured the title with their win
• FALL FESTIVAL FUN IS THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 6-8t The Parkers Prairie 37th Annual Fall Festival kicks
• ST. WILLIAM'S VALENTINE'S ROYALTY Queen Evelyn Jahnke (left) and King Art Ruckheim (right
• FALL FESTIVAL ROYALTY CROWNED FRIDAY NIGHT Miss Parkers Prairie Pageant – Front, left to righ
• FOUR PANTHER WRESTLERS COMPETING AT STATE TOURNEY thursday, march 4, 2010 Four Panther Wrestlers ar
• ROSE CITY THRESHING & HERITAGE FESTIVAL Friends and neighbors gathered at Rose City last weeken
• PANTHER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TO COMPETE IN SECTION FINALS! The Parkers Prairie Girls’ Bask
• VINING WATERMELON DAYS Many braved the humidity and heat on Saturday, August 21st and cooled down w
• SARI NOGA IS GATORADE MINNESOTA BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR In its 25th year of honoring the nati

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