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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Aug. 24.Port-a-potty burned at lake accessLAKE JENNIE — The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office and Dassel Fire and Rescue responded to a report...
View ArticleDetours on road, bridge projects to begin next week
West Central TribuneWILLMAR -- Detours will begin early next week for construction on Kandiyohi County Highway 4 and on a bridge replacement on County Highway 7.Motorists are reminded to slow down...
View ArticleRevisions to MPCA water management plan are open for public comment
West Central TribuneST. PAUL, Minn. — A public comment period has opened for proposed changes to the Minnesota Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has...
View ArticleMake back-to-school shopping more affordable
West Central TribuneEvery month of the year demands its big chunks of spending — December has Christmas, April taxes, July hamburger and briquettes.August ushers us into the new school year, and...
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Construction set to begin next month on YMCA addition
West Central TribuneWILLMAR -- Construction will begin next month on the $2.6 million expansion project at the Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA, 1000 Lakeland Dr. S.E., says Theresa Wittenberg,...
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City panel backs hiring more firefighters
West Central TribuneWILLMAR -- Fire Chief Gary Hendrickson has received support from the City Council's Labor Relations Committee to hire more paid on-call firefighters.If the full council approves the...
View ArticleChristianson, Stevens differ on private contracting
West Central TribuneWILLMAR -- Willmar City Council member Ron Christianson and City Administrator Charlene Stevens offered differing opinions during a committee meeting last week on the possibility of...
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Willmar elementary principals were high school classmates
West Central TribuneWILLMAR -- James Hill, the new principal at Roosevelt Elementary School in Willmar, was raised by his grandparents and remembers growing up with little money, "on government cheese...
View ArticleRevisions to MPCA water management plan are open for public comment
West Central TribuneST. PAUL — A public comment period has opened for proposed changes to the Minnesota Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has...
View ArticleWeather Service warns oppressive heat to peak in region today
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued an excessive heat advisory for the region today. It warns that dangerously hot conditions will persist through...
View ArticleWillmar Utilities warns of disconnection scam
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities said today a phone scam is being perpetrated on utility customers where the scammer calls utility customers and warns them that their...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Aug. 27.Montevideo man inmotorcycle-deer crashMONTEVIDEO — A 56-year-old Montevideo man was taken to Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital after a...
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One year on, the future looks bright for Diamond Builders of Willmar, Minn.
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — When her husband Carlos wanted to start his own business, Delores Valdovinos was beside him all the way to create Diamond Builders.A year later, the company has...
View ArticleUtility open to the idea of a shared HR position with the city of Willmar, Minn.
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Willmar Municipal Utilities General Manager Wesley Hompe and Commission President Steve Salzer say the utility is open to the idea of sharing a human resources position...
View ArticleGirl faces felony charge for damage at Robbins Island in Willmar, Minn.
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — A 17-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony first-degree property damage charge for allegedly causing more than $2,600 worth of damage to the grass and fields...
View ArticleExcessive heat warning in effect for west central Minn.
West Central TribuneWest central Minnesota will remain in an excessive heat warning through midnight tonight, according to the National Weather Service.In the Willmar area, high temperatures today will...
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Faulty high-voltage breaker periodically sidelines Willmar, Minn., turbine
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — A faulty high-voltage breaker the size of a small washing machine periodically sidelined one of Willmar Municipal Utilities’ two wind turbines this summer.The problem...
View ArticleWillmar Municipal Utilities issues energy alert for this afternoon
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Chris Carlson, power supply broker for the Willmar Municipal Utilities, says the utility’s Load Share program is in effect for estimated peak load hours between noon and...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Aug. 29.Sheriff warns of ‘national lottery’fraud attemptsWILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens about a scam letter that...
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Willmar, Minn., school staff gathering talks about motivating kids
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — For some children, school may be the nicest place they go.And it’s up to school staff to make school a welcoming and affirming place for all kids,...
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