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Vaccine trickles into town
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Local health providers are gearing up for that annual rite of autumn, the administering of the influenza vaccine. Vaccine that is given in upcoming weeks will help...
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Willmarites step up to the Ice Bucket Challenge
West Central TribuneThe Ice Bucket Challenge has swept the nation, and it's no different here in west central Minnesota. People in the Willmar area have stepped up to the challenge, which is...
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Willmar man restores his childhood church
West Central TribuneSPICER — For more than 60 years the Bethany Lutheran Church of Long Lake has stood empty and silent, except for the quiet work of Leonard Isdahl. For nearly...
View ArticleFiremen put out Raymond fires
West Central TribuneRAYMOND — Raymond fire fighters had to battle two blazes simultaneously on Friday night when fires broke out at an abandoned farm building west of town and shortly after, at...
View ArticleRecords published Septe. 9
West Central TribuneThis is the Records summary for Sept. 9.Sunday accident injures three LITCHFIELD — A car accident Sunday evening south of Litchfield left three people injured. Damon...
View ArticleRecords published Sept. 9
West Central TribuneThis is the Records summary for Sept. 9.Sunday accident injures threeLITCHFIELD — A car accident Sunday evening south of Litchfield left three people injured. Damon Remmel,...
View ArticleSheriff’s office IDs hay ride accident victim
West Central TribuneMONTEVIDEO — A 59-year-old New London man has been identified as the person killed Saturday in a hayride accident, according to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s...
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Consultants to present concept for Willmar’s regional parks
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Consultants assisting the city of Willmar in developing a master parks plan will present concepts Thursday morning for establishing regional park complexes at Robbins...
View ArticleFahey’s life sentence stands
West Central TribuneOLIVIA —The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal by Matthew Fahey, 29, to reduce the length of his sentence for the May 2010 sexual assault and kidnapping of...
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Gateway to the outdoors
West Central TribuneAPPLETON — Imagine Ely without a single canoe outfitting business, and you can understand how Tim Rittenour viewed his hometown of Appleton. It’s a gateway to more than 22,000...
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Westrom tours technology campus
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — One of the take-home messages for Minnesota Sen. Torrey Westrom during a campaign visit Monday to Kandiyohi County came halfway through a tour of the MinnWest Technology...
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West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Sept. 10. Theft WILLMAR — The theft of more than $500 was reported Tuesday morning from a silver Pontiac on the 300...
View ArticleMinnWest to host Animal Science Conference
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — MinnWest Technology Campus will host its fourth annual Animal Science Conference on Oct. 1 The yearly event is a showcase for expert speakers and panel discussions on...
View ArticleNLS considers partnering with DNR on bike trail
West Central TribuneNEW LONDON –– The New London-Spicer School Board is working out the details of a partnership with the state Department of Natural Resources that could serve as a vital link...
View ArticleWillmar teachers, school board stuck in contract negotiations
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The teachers in Willmar Public Schools recently started their second school year without a current contract. If Monday evening’s sometimes contentious negotiating session...
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Power plant builds safer coal unloading system
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — Construction is underway on a new and safer coal car unloading system at the Willmar Municipal Utilities power plant. The system will consist of a steel structure...
View ArticleMnDOT to remove U.S. Highway 12 resurfacing project detour tonight
West Central TribuneWILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the detour for the resurfacing project on U.S. Highway 12 near the Willmar Bypass will be removed tonight as the road...
View ArticleSegment of Highway 12 detour in Willmar will be removed tonight
West Central TribuneWILLMAR – The detour for the resurfacing project on Highway 12 near the Willmar bypass will be removed tonight as the road opens to allow traffic through the work zone....
View ArticleRecords published Sept. 11
West Central TribuneThis is the records summary for Sept. 11.Accidents HUTCHINSON — An accident Tuesday afternoon in Hutchinson injured three people, including a Montevideo woman. Cindy S. Sulflow, 56,...
View ArticleMan makes first court appearance for passing school bus on right
West Central TribuneWILLMAR — The Apple Valley truck driver who allegedly frightened a 13-year-old girl by passing a school bus on the right — and nearly missing the teenager while she was...
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