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What do we eat? New food map will tell us

In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Professor Barry Popkin, who heads the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, poses for a photo in his Chapel Hill, N.C., office. Popkin and researchers he leads are creating a gargantuan map of what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, something he calls "mapping the food genome." "The country needs something like this, given all of the questions about our food supply," he says. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

A tornado caused extensive damage along I-40 at the junction with US 177 on the west side of Shawnee, Okla., Sunday evening, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)

Rockets launch 3 home runs to drub Kilowatts

(Tribune photo by Rand Middleton) Raymond newcomer Calvin Kosminskas watches the flight of a line drive to deep center in the fourth inning that was misplayed, allowing him to reach first in a Cornbelt League game against Granite Falls Sunday in Raymond. The Rockets shortstop homered earlier in his first at bat. The Kilowatts catcher is Tyler Dammann.

Willmar, Minn., Schools to study facility needs in the fall

Large groups of children leave the school for their bus ride home Wednesday from Roosevelt Elementary School in Willmar. Crowded elementary buildings are one issue leading the district to undertake a facility study this fall. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)
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Willmar, Minn., council meets tonight
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Editorial: Report on city shows problems, challenges
The preliminary report of the city of Willmar Organization Review provides an embarrassing image of this city, its government and the community’s...
opinion / editorialsMay 18, 2013 - 6:04am
Sheriff, coalition hand out window clings to encourage seat belts in Kandiyohi County, Minn.
WILLMAR -- Drivers interested in promoting safe driving can get a window cling at several Kandiyohi County service stations, thanks to the Kandiyohi...
news / localMay 17, 2013 - 6:00am
Minnesota lawmakers refuel dismal Vikings stadium fund
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings stadium finance plan, take two. At the request of Gov. Mark Dayton's administration, the Legislature is temporarily rerouting money from a new cigarette tax and from a corporate tax to backfill a lagging stadium fund. The fix is part...
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Legislature puts $485 million more into Minnesota public schools
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Farm equipment dealership near Willmar, Minn., requests municipal water
WILLMAR -- A Willmar business just outside the city limits is requesting municipal water service, and a committee has given its approval of the concept. Arnold's Inc., a farm equipment dealership just south of the city on U.S. Highway 71, is planning a major expansion to repair...
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Consultants to begin fact finding for Vision 2040 project in Willmar, Minn., community
WILLMAR - It may be easy to see a community's current strengths and weaknesses, but detailing dreams and expectations for a community's future is a little more challenging. A team of consultants will be spending time this summer in what's being described as the "greater Willmar area"...
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CRP sign-up period begins today, ends June 14
WILLMAR — Producers and landowners with Conservation Reserve Program contracts that expire this fall may submit offers to re-enroll their acres during a general sign-up period that begins Monday and continues through June 14.
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$2 billion tax bill heads to passage, bonding remains uncertain
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Willmar, Minn., panel nearing end of discussion about best method to increase sewer rates
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