Tag: Prairie

Camas Prairie street cred

Jun. 22—NEZPERCE — Farmers on the Camas Prairie have a new crop adviser whose farming roots in this area go back four generations. Klae O’Brien recently took the reins of the Lewis County University of Idaho Extension office in Nezperce. She follows Audra Cochran, who transferred to Clearwater County, and longtime extension educator, Ken Hart, […]

Prairie dogs will not return to the El Paso Zoo

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Prairie dogs will not be returning to the El Paso Zoo. A mystery solved at the zoo in November of last year revealed that two separate colonies of the animals were killed by a rare bacterial infection and tunnel collapse, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

Eden Prairie police warn about students playing ‘Nerf Wars’

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Eden Prairie Police Department (EPPD) has warned about students at Eden Prairie High School playing “Nerf Wars” in the city, after receiving several calls from residents concerned about the game. Police say the game is not school-sponsored or endorsed, but it involves students making teams and shooting each […]

Prairie Trace in Gardner is Much More than a Neighborhood

Located in Gardner, KS on 175th St. just east of Interstate 35, Prairie Trace is specifically designed to be much more than a neighborhood. Inspired by the way families shared life together on the journey along the historic trails that passed through this area in a bygone era, Prairie Trace is a community in every […]

How did Prairie Meadows go from a turkey to Polk County’s golden goose?

Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, history or cultural quirk you’re just curious about? Email your question to the Des Moines Register’s Bill Steiden at wsteiden@registermedia.com. As another season of live racing kicks off this month at Prairie Meadows in […]