Willmar police continue investigating drug store robbery
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Willmar Police Chief David Wyffels said Friday that officers continue to investigate the armed robbery at around 6:40 p.m. Thursday of the Thrifty White Drug store in the...
View ArticleWillmar City Council to meet Monday
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Willmar City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the chambers at the Municipal Utilities Building, 700 Litchfield Ave. S.W. The council will consider a...
View ArticleKandiyohi County Board to meet Tuesday
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday for their regular business meeting. The board is expected to set a date for a...
View ArticleUSDA expects net farm income will decline 26.6 percent in 2014
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The latest farm income forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms what farmers and lenders have already discovered — that it will be strikingly more...
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KMS’s Carlson, ACGC’s Whitcomb take bronze
West Central TribuneST. PAUL – Zach Carlson of the KMS Fighting Saints and Maverick Whitcomb of the ACGC Falcons each won third-place matches Saturday evening on the second day of the Class...
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NLS wrestler Stageberg wins Class AA's 113-pound state championship
West Central TribuneNew London-Spicer senior Jakob Stageberg captured the 113-pound Class AA title in a defensive standoff with Paul Fitterer of Cannon Falls in the State Wrestling Tournament at the...
View ArticleFamily Promise: Organization formed to aid homeless families now has office
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — An organization formed to aid homeless families with children in Willmar and Kandiyohi County has reached a milestone by establishing an office at a downtown church. The...
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Willmar to host one-day live stream of TED conference
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Hoping to spark discussion and generate innovative ideas, local organizers are bringing a one-day live stream of the noted TED conference to Willmar this coming month. The...
View ArticleEducation Minnesota plans community meeting Thursday
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Education Minnesota will host a meeting in Willmar on Thursday to discuss recruiting, training and supporting high-quality teachers. The state’s largest education union...
View ArticleKandiyohi County Township annual meeting slated Thursday
West Central TribuneWILLMAR –– The 2014 annual meeting of the Kandiyohi County Township Association will be Thursday at the Health and Human Services Building. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for March 4.Property damage WILLMAR — A case of property damage was reported around 9:20 p.m. Sunday along the 1000 block of Lakeland...
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NLS’ passive solar greenhouse could have impact on entire county
West Central TribuneNEW LONDON — What may be the best classroom ever built comes with a floor of stones, welded furniture and plenty of dirt. What the students of the New...
View ArticleWillmar City Council OKs land transfer to Jennie-O
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Willmar City Council on a voice vote Monday night approved the transfer of two parcels of land totaling approximately eight acres to Jennie-O Turkey Store for the...
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Concerned cyclists look at options in Willmar area
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — As the wind chill persisted in the below-zero range, area residents with variety of perspectives came together Monday to consider a warm-weather activity — bicycling....
View ArticleSex offender meeting cancelled for tonight in Lake Lillian
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The community notification meeting scheduled for tonight regarding a Level 3 predatory offender moving to Lake Lillian has been cancelled because the offender, Jerome...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for March 5.Sex offender won’t move to Lake Lillian WILLMAR — The community notification meeting regarding a Level 3 predatory offender moving to...
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Kandiyohi County Commissioners delay action on wetland appeal
West Central TribuneWILLMAR –– A Kandiyohi County farmer is appealing a decision by a three-member panel that denied his after-the-fact application for digging ditches in a wetland in the northern part...
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Willmar City Council OKs rezoning for proposed ALDI grocery store
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Willmar City Council has voted to rezone a nearly 2-acre site southeast of the Kandi Mall to allow a proposed ALDI grocery store. The council Monday...
View ArticleKandiyohi County takes first step in considering auditor, recorder appointments
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners took another step in a process to consider appointing the county auditor/treasurer and recorder. Currently those positions are...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for March 6. Two injured in crash near Granite Falls GRANITE FALLS — Two people were injured in a crash just before...
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