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Changes clocks, change smoke alarm batteries Nov. 1 
ST. PAUL — Last year, residential fires claimed 38 lives in Minnesota; 75 percent of the deaths occurred in homes without working smoke alarms. State Fire Marshal Jerry Rosendahl thinks these facts alone should be enough to convince people to install and maintain smoke alarms.
By Tribune News , October 22, 2009
Break may assist local kids out of school due to the flu
WILLMAR — Three days off from school later this week may help slow down the spread of flu-like illnesses in schools, Willmar Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard said Monday.
By Linda Vanderwerf , October 13, 2009
Satellite to crash into the moon tomorrow
WILLMAR — The Willmar Senior High School Earth Space Science classes will host a LCROSS impact event from 6:15 to 7 a.m. Friday at the high school.
October 08, 2009
State seeks input for rail plan tonight in St. Cloud
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's Department of Transportation is tracking down input on railroad issues.
By AP wire report , October 06, 2009
St. Cloud is finalist for livable cities award
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud's mayor leaves for the Czech Republic on Tuesday to promote his central Minnesota city.
By AP wire report , October 06, 2009
Bobcat, union reach tentative severance pact
BISMARCK, N.D. - Union officials say they've reached a tentative agreement with Bobcat Co., on the terms of severance for 475 workers who will lose their jobs when the company closes its Bismarck plant by year's end.
By AP wire report , September 29, 2009
Analyst: Bobcat hurt by economy, debt
BISMARCK – An analyst says the parent company of Bobcat Co. has been hurt by a global economic slump and by debt it took on when it purchased Bobcat two years ago.
By AP wire report , September 21, 2009
Plans for Wegdahl park slowly move ahead
MONTEVIDEO — Slowly, surely, and not without controversy, Chippewa County’s second county park is taking shape.
By Tom Cherveny , September 08, 2009
Commentary: Wind of region to build new business
Efforts in Kandiyohi and Meeker counties are starting to bring a new industry to the region from a resource that has been blowing through for centuries.
By West Central Tribune , August 22, 2009
Changes are expected for Minnesota’s 10 new 16-bed mental health hospitals
WILLMAR — Minnesota’s 10 new acute mental health hospitals, including the one in Willmar, have been operating at about half capacity for the last year and a half.
By Carolyn Lange , August 19, 2009
Wheelchair-bound man found guilty of assault with gun
GRANITE FALLS — A Yellow Medicine County jury returned guilty verdicts Wednesday against Allen Chancey Olson, 55, of Canby, on felony charges of terroristic threats, reckless disregard of risk and second-degree assault – dangerous weapon.
By Tribune News , August 14, 2009
Prairie Line to receive $2.5M
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority will receive $2.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reported on Friday.
August 13, 2009
Bobcat announces nearly 200 layoffs in North Dakota; some cuts made at Litchfield plant
Bobcat Co. said this afternoon that it has laid off 195 salaried and hourly employees in North Dakota and also some jobs cuts at the company’s Minnesota facility in Litchfield.
By JonathanKnutson , August 06, 2009
Police release surveillance image of Olivia SA robbery suspect
OLIVIA — The Olivia Police Department has released a surveillance image of the individual suspected of robbing the Super America station around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening.
By Gretchen Schlosser , July 20, 2009
3 Minnesota National Guard soldiers killed in southern Iraq attack
BAGHDAD — Three soldiers were killed in an attack on a coalition forces base in the former Shiite militia stronghold of Basra, the U.S. military said Friday.By By staff and AP wire reports , July 17, 2009
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Playing the Arena NAME GAME
With progress moving along nicely with the Bemidji Regional Event Center its time for some speculation as to who or what would be interested in the naming rights for the arena. While the moniker BREC (Bemidji Regional Event Center) certainly has a nice ring to it…the thought that up t
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