REGION
Swift County to make repairs to shop in Murdock
BENSON — A three-year struggle to get a proper heating system working in a Swift County building has been resolved.By Carolyn Lange , November 07, 2009
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BurglaryNovember 07, 2009
Farm Briefs, Nov. 7
Montevideo Farm Beginnings approach becomes national modelNovember 07, 2009
Montevideo City Council opens way for church to locate to downtown area
MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo City Council members agreed to make it possible for a church to operate in a downtown building while also preserving the ability to continue issuing liquor licenses in its vicinity.By Tom Cherveny , November 06, 2009
Granite Falls City Council considering freezing pay for one year
GRANITE FALLS — A wage freeze, reductions in capital expenditures and cuts to services such as spraying for mosquitoes are among the options being considered to trim costs by the city of Granite Falls.By Tom Cherveny , November 06, 2009
Interest in protecting rock outcrops exceeds funding
OLIVIA — An effort to protect some of Minnesota’s rarest landscapes is finding support from landowners in the Upper Minnesota River Valley.By Tom Cherveny , November 05, 2009
Quale pleads to attempted first-degree murder
MONTEVIDEO — Curtis David Quale, 69, of Granite Falls, pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder, domestic abuse with a past pattern of domestic abuse. He entered his plea Wednesday in district court in Montevideo.By Tom Cherveny , November 05, 2009
Granite Falls man, 69, pleads guilty to attempted murder for stabbing girlfriend
David Curtis Quale, 69, pleaded guilty to first degree, attempted murder, domestic abuse with a past pattern of domestic abuse for the July 17 stabbing of his girl friend in their home in Granite Falls.By Tom Cherveny , November 04, 2009
Other election results in west central Minnesota
Other regional contests results from Nov. 3 ballot.By Tribune News , November 04, 2009
Benson City Council OKs utility rate increases to go into effect in Jan.
BENSON — The Benson City Council approved increases in the city’s utility rates at the regular meeting Monday.By Gretchen Schlosser , November 04, 2009
Tractor burns near Grove City, operator escapes injury
GROVE CITY — The operator of a tractor was able to escape from the burning John Deere before the $300,000 machine burned Monday.November 03, 2009
Across region, poverty among children rising at quicker rate than rest of U.S.
WILLMAR — Kandiyohi County has a higher rate of child poverty than the state or the nation.By Linda Vanderwerf , November 03, 2009
Big Stone II developers decide not to build
Developers of the Big Stone II electric power plant in northeastern South Dakota say they’ve decided not to build the $1.6 billion project.By AP wire report , November 02, 2009
Voters go to polls Tuesday in area communities
WILLMAR — Voters in five area school districts will decide the fates of levy referendum on Tuesday.November 02, 2009
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Two injured in hit and run
October 31, 2009
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A Closer Look At Sept. Regional Unemployment Statistics
There are a lot of barometers that people are using to measure what the success (or lack of it) in regards to the impact of the Federal Stimulus money now flowing from Washington. One statistic that is fairly current and accurate is that of unemployment. New numbers are just out for Minnesot
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