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Track and field events are held during the Willmar Special Olympics on Saturday at Hodapp Field in Willmar, Minn.
RELATED CONTENTDNR hopes to acquire land adjacent to Vicksburg Park
OLIVIA — Recreational opportunities in the area of Vicksburg County Park on the Minnesota River could soon be expanded.
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WILLMAR — Timothy Huber can have a transcript of the grand jury proceedings indicting him and his father with first-degree murder charges, but he will be responsible for the estimated $1,400 cost of the transcript.
Rosemount lawmaker says he’ll ‘take economics 101’ to Senate
Kurt Bills is ready to teach economics to Washington. Backing his theme of “taking economics 101 to Washington,” Minnesota Republicans Friday handed Bills a second-ballot endorsement for U.S. Senate to run against Democrat U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
RELATED CONTENTUSDA’s food programs benefit nearly 10B worldwide
WILLMAR — Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that two of its international food assistance programs will together benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide during the 2012 fiscal year. The two programs are USDA’s Food for Progress and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition programs.
RELATED CONTENTA message to high school graduates ...
I graduated from high school in 1992. Microsoft had just released Works — not Word — and the first nicotine patch was introduced to help stop smoking.
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Prep baseball: Willmar prevails over NLS in wind and heat
In Texas-like conditions, the Willmar Cardinals topped the New London-Spicer Wildcats 5-3 lasting Friday afternoon in non-conference baseball.
RELATED CONTENTPrep baseball: Skeie powers BOLD past Benson
Jordan Skeie hit a game-tying home run to lead off the fourth inning and Kyle Athmann singled in the go-ahead run later in the inning to lead BOLD to a 7-4 win over Benson in a West Central South Conference game on Friday.
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Scott Diamond lost his scoreless streak. He still won his third straight start for the Minnesota Twins, who pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 on Friday night.
RELATED CONTENTPeterson named top CLC performer
Willmar 1-singles player Preston Peterson was the Central Lakes Conference’s Performer of the Week for boys tennis for the week of May 14.
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ALL ABOUT FOOD BY SUE DOEDENRhubarb. Roasted. Honey-Glazed. Sigh.
Bemidji's Natural Choice Farmers Market opened for the season yesterday. I was there with my market bag, filling it with fresh butter lettuce, baby turnips, green onions and beautiful rosy red radishe...
5/20/12 at 10:19 AM
CAPITOL CHATRepublicans face problems with optimism
Their party faces a $1.3 million debt, ideological differences and lingering questions about a sex scandal, and Republicans leaving their state convention Saturday both acknowledged the problems and...
5/20/12 at 7:39 AM
HEALTHBEATThe dreaded 'D' label
Raise your hand if you've ever been too meek at the doctor's office because you didn't want to be labeled as difficult. Yup, me too. A recent study found that many patients wanted to be more involve...
5/18/12 at 11:41 AM
COMMUNITY.AREAVOICES.COMAreavoices Digest #76 - Running, Minnesota Vikings, and Season-Ending TV
I decided for this week's list of recommended blogs, I'd go with the real HOT TOPICS. What's making news? What's the buzz? What are you talking about around the water cooler? At my office, ...
5/16/12 at 10:31 AM
2WHEELERWhat a difference
What a difference a week makes, my friend Bob Hines said Saturday. He made that statement as we rolled past the county park on Diamond Lake and headed towards Green Lake with a ride around Lake Koroni...
5/14/12 at 5:26 PM
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ASTRO BOBBeautiful solar eclipse!
It cleared just in time here in northern Minnesota for a great eclipse experience. My friend Jim joined me for a jaunt to Island Lake north of town, where we set up a couple small telescopes along a...
5/20/12 at 10:05 PM
RED RIVER FREETHINKERSWhy Do Christians Think Atheists and Gays are "Struggling"?
People write letters to the editor about me and comment here. A theme of many comments is I am struggling with unbelief and am hoping to find my place among believers. I'm rather baffled by these com...
5/20/12 at 9:39 PM
ISAAC ON TECH Please turn off all electronic devices while plane is in flight.
For well over a decade, we have been told to turn off our cell phones, laptops, video games, etc. while flying on a commercial airplane. Originally the Federal Aviation Administration claimed that the...
5/20/12 at 8:46 PM
THE FARM BLEATDream big, learn much
I reached the hospital about 20 minutes after visiting hours had ended for the day, and I dont know what I would have done if the nurse hadnt let me see the latest addition to the Buntjer family - a l...
5/20/12 at 8:04 PM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKCloquet Archery Club schedules summer shoots
The Cloquet Archery Club is hosting its first shoot of the summer May 26-27. The club also will hold shoots June 9-10, July 28-29, Aug. 11-12 and Sept. 8-9. I'll add more details as they become availa...
5/20/12 at 1:49 PM
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