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It’s a Saturday night in Long Prairie, and the temperature is a balmy 50 degrees. The autumn wind has died down, and the sky is clear. Winter is knocking, but we haven’t quite opened the door to its freezing blast, or have we?
The “open” signs are blinking in downtown Long Prairie, on its historic...
“It’s what we do,” Sharon Didier said.
Didier Farms, LLC, a Century Farm, has been built from the foundation of agricultural knowledge dating back through five generations to 1911. This is when Gerryl’s great-grandfather established the homestead in Todd County after moving north from Illinois....
A Long Prairie Combined Fund Raffle is being held to raise money for Project Long Prairie 100 which aims to curb the stray cat problem in Long Prairie.
Each ticket is $5, and the drawing is to be held Nov. 30, 2023. First prize is a 69.5-inch square Easy Street Quilt; second prize is 8-12 pounds...
Thursday night, the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary School hosted Dallas Brass for a truly entertaining event.
Hands-down the best band to play in Long Prairie in recent times, Dallas Brass presented their dynamic repertoire to a full house in the school gymnasium.
Unlike a grant-funded...
After over 20 years in business, Karen St. Germain is closing up Pastime Antiques in Long Prairie.
The store will be open through October until the remaining inventory of antiques and collectibles are gone. Currently, everything in stock is discounted by 30 to 80 percent.
Karen had a long-time...
The community of Osakis held their annual Taste of Osakis celebration recently. The weekend was full of music, games, events, food and even some bull riding.
After many years in absence, cheering has made a comeback at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District. Cheerleaders roused the crowd at the Thunder’s home opener this past Friday. See more in an upcoming edition of the Long Prairie Leader about the return of cheering.
When addressing the sources of pollution that put Lake Osakis on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) “impaired waters” list, the Sauk River Watershed District focused on the sediment and “suspended solids” coming from Judicial Ditch No. 2 (JD2) that empty 3,700 pounds of phosphorus into...
In a wide-ranging interview, Osakis School Superintendent Justin Dahlheimer highlighted several of the new initiatives that Osakis Public Schools will see this year. Much of the interview focused on community and leaning on the strengths that a small rural school district like Osakis can bring to...
