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Ritchie informs townships about election changes, importance of census tally
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — Saying Minnesota has a “very high stake” in the outcome of the 2010 Census, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie encouraged Kan-diyohi County ...

Cards, Worthington meet again
West Central Tribune
Worthington has stopped the Willmar girls post-season drive to state each of the last two years. Worthington has stopped the Willmar girls post-season drive ...

A farmer's paradise
West Central Tribune
Dave Dallmann, second right, of Haug Implement Co. in Litchfield, chats Wednesday with Bob Anderson of Kandiyohi as Anderson looks over a skid loader during ...

Power outage affects about 5000 Willmar customers
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — A power outage blamed on a failed terminator caused a loss of electrical service to about 5000 customers of Willmar Municipal Utilities this ...

A window on the past: West Central Printing branches out into historic prints ...
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — It started with a simple quest. Stephen and Laura Deleski, owners of West Central Printing, were looking for historic photos of their 1890s-era ...

Business Briefs
West Central Tribune
LITCHFIELD — Bob Okland has joined RE/MAX Today's Properties as a sales associate in the Litchfield office at 309 N. Sibley. He successfully completed the ...

Willmar avoids upset in opener
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — The underdog Eagles of New Ulm gave Willmar a surprise test Tuesday as the Cardinals held on to collect a 63-57 win in the quarterfinals of the ...
Welter's hot shooting sparks East past WorthingtonMankato Free Press
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Cougars cage TrojansWorthington Daily Globe
Willmar offering bus for girls hoops gameWest Central Tribune
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Willmar offering bus for girls hoops game
West Central Tribune
A fan bus may be available for the Willmar girls basketball game against Worthington in the Section 2AAA title game Thursday at 7 pm in Mankato. ...

Willmar avoids upset in opener
West Central Tribune
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Finance committee approves payment agreements with Rice Memorial Hospital
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council's Finance Committee is recommending the council renew the annual intergovernmental transfer payment agreement with Rice ...

Woman gets jail, probation in $21K welfare fraud case
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — Sandra Veronica Martinez, 35, of Clara City, was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine and five years of probation on a felony charge ...

Smith named NSIC Player of Week
West Central Tribune
St. Cloud State outfielder Jordan Smith, a freshman from Willmar, was named NSIC Baseball Player of the Week on Monday. St. Cloud State outfielder Jordan ...

New London woman enters plea for selling methamphetamine to task force informant
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — Kathleen Mary Huiras-Weber, 43, of New London, pleaded guilty Tuesday to an amended charge of fourth-degree drug sale for her role in selling ...

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The capability of solar
West Central Tribune
Jakson Martens, 13, from left, Alisha Engelberkt, 13, and Tyson Hanson, 13, build passive solar panels Tuesday at New London-Spicer High School. ...

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Janet Reich, 53
Litchfield Independent Review
Janet Reich, 53, of rural Atwater, died Sunday, March 7 at her home on Diamond Lake. Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, March 13 at Bethel Lutheran ...

Willmar offering bus for girls hoops game
West Central Tribune
A fan bus could be available for the Willmar girls basketball game against Worthington in the Section 2AAA title game Thursday at 7 pm in Mankato. ...
Tigers' season ends in section semisMarshall Independent
WHS BOYS' BASKETBALL: Worthington opens Section 2AAA tourney tonight at ...Worthington Daily Globe
Willmar boys begin postseason todayWest Central Tribune
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Willmar boys begin postseason today
West Central Tribune
The Willmar boys basketball team will host New Ulm in the first round of the Section 2AAA tournament at 8:01 pm today at Willmar Senior High School. ...
Tigers' season ends in section semisMarshall Independent
WHS BOYS' BASKETBALL: Worthington opens Section 2AAA tourney tonight at ...Worthington Daily Globe
SECTION 2AAA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Trojans tame familiar foeWorthington Daily Globe

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Board upholds the decision of county zoning administrator on the definition of ...
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Board of Adjustment upheld the actions of zoning administrator Gary Geer during an appeal process Monday that questioned the ...

Willmar man sent to prison, stay revoked in crim sex case
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — A 58-year-old Willmar man was ordered on Friday to serve 54 months in prison, plus a five-year conditional release period, for molesting several ...

Lawsuit against Willmar special education teacher denied another hearing by ...
West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — The federal lawsuit against the Willmar School District, several administrators and a special education teacher regarding the treatment of a ...