THE WESTERN GUARD
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Tuesday, April 8
Public hearing for improvement to CD4 will be held May 6
A petition for improvement on County Ditch 4 will move forward after Lac qui Parle County Commissioners accepted the petition from the Minnesota Department of Transportation with a public hearing to be held May 6. Administrator Trudy Hastad presented the petition request to...
Eagles baseball, armed and dangerous in ‘25
The 2024 Eagles baseball team etched their name into Lac qui Parle Valley history with a playoff run for the ages. Their dramatic surge, culminating in a sweep of Dawson-Boyd to secure the Section 3A Championship, marked only the second state tournament appearance for Lac qui Parle...
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Sachs leads lady Eagles off the tee with second place finish
Lac qui Parle Valley's Peyton Sachs started the 2025 girls golf season off in the right direction, taking second place at the Worthington Invite Friday. Playing in cool, breezy weather, Sachs led the lady Eagles with an 89 as the team finished sixth out of seven scoring teams. LqPV was missing...
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