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Video: Swensson Farm Horse Power Event
West Central TribuneThe Chippewa County Historical Society hosted the ninth annual "Horse Power Event" at the Swensson Farm Saturday which featured demonstrations of vintage farm machinery pulled by...
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Bremer grant aids effort to improve pre-school collaboration
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — A group of child advocates in the Willmar area is working to develop a cohesive education plan for pre-school children in the area.The Children’s Cabinet hopes to...
View ArticleRetired priest with Willmar ties faces sex abuse lawsuits
West Central TribuneST. PAUL — A St. Paul law firm has scheduled a news conference this afternoon regarding sexual abuse allegations against a Catholic priest who once served in Willmar.Two women...
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Please customize "Site Name"This is the records summary for Sept. 16.Property damageWILLMAR — Tires were reported slashed on a vehicle parked in the 3100 block of Seventh Avenue Northwest. The damage...
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ACMC names new administrator
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Stephen Gerberding has been hired as the new administrator of Affiliated Community Medical Centers, effective in December.ACMC made the announcement Monday.Terry Tone,...
View ArticleLiving wage jobs is issue of legislative hearing Thursday in Willmar, Minn.
West Central TribuneWILLMAR – A legislative committee will be taking testimony from workers about “living wage jobs” and a proposal to increase the minimum wage during a hearing Thursday in Willmar.The...
View ArticleRice Memorial Hospital projects little change next year in patient volume
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — As Rice Memorial Hospital leaders prepare to dig into the budget process for 2014, they are projecting a patient volume expected to remain mostly flat. The hospital...
View ArticleMan gets stayed prison for 11th drunken driving conviction
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Elgene Wayne Mahn, 58, of Atwater, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday on a felony charge for driving while impaired for attempting to drive a vehicle while he...
View ArticleCenterPoint Energy warns of prepaid debit card scam
West Central TribuneMINNEAPOLIS — CenterPoint Energy issued a warning Wednesday for utility customers to be alert to an apparent Green Dot prepaid debit card scam.The scam reportedly involves...
View Article91-year-old woman ID’d as person discovered in home by local firefighters
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The person found after the Willmar Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday morning is Frances Anderson, 91, of Willmar.The identification was released Wednesday...
View ArticleWarwick, Junkermeier indicted on first-degree murder charges
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Brok Junkermeier and Robert Warwick have been indicted on first-degree murder charges for their roles in the July 29 strangulation and stabbing death of Warwick’s...
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Raising minimum wage discussed: Legislative committee holds hearing in...
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Conflicting opinions about why the state’s minimum wage should or should not be raised were expressed Thursday at a legislative hearing in Willmar.On one side was...
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Warwick, Junkermeier indicted on first-degree murder charges
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Brok Nathaniel Junkermeier and Robert Innocencio Warwick have been indicted on first-degree murder charges for their roles in the July 29 strangulation and stabbing death...
View ArticleWoman faces drug charge, allegedly took nursing home drugs
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Kelly Christine Silas, 36, of Topeka, Kan., made her first court appearance Wednesday on a second-degree drug sale charge for allegedly possessing pain medications and...
View ArticlePolice officer assaulted, injured
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — A Willmar police officer was assaulted and injured Thursday afternoon during a routine traffic stop.The officer was taken to Rice Memorial Hospital by ambulance and later...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Sept 20.TheftWILLMAR — The theft of a camera and cash from a vehicle was reported around 8 p.m. Wednesday along the 200...
View ArticleNLS has negative unassigned fund balance of $787,084
West Central TribuneNEW LONDON — The New London-Spicer School Board approved a resolution accepting the audit of the district’s finances by the accounting firm of Abdo, Eick and Meyers at the regular...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Nov. 14.Forgery WILLMAR — A case of forgery was reported around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Law Enforcement Center. A citizen reported...
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ACGC YES team planning to host day-long energy expo for community
West Central TribuneGROVE CITY — For the last six years Jasmine Nieto has thrown her heart and soul into learning about and promoting energy conservation and recycling. Since 2009, she’s gone...
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