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Retailers optimistic about holiday sales
The two women leaving the Kandi Mall in Willmar last Saturday afternoon were laden down with three shopping bags apiece.
“I worked up a sweat,” one of them remarked as they headed for their car in the crowded parking lot next to the J.C. Penney store.
Inside the mall, the concourses were busy with shoppers.
Local retailers are crossing their fingers that consumers will be willing to spend more freely as the holiday shopping season arrives.
By Anne Polta , November 21, 2009
Grief Center brings support, education about grief and loss 
Brenda Wiese was still new to Rice Memorial Hospital’s Grief Center in Willmar when a high school-aged boy came in to talk to her about the recent death of a classmate.
Wiese hadn’t dealt with many adolescent males and wasn’t sure how the session would go. Would she say the right things? Would it be helpful?
By Anne Polta , November 07, 2009
Volunteers find satisfaction in helping with holiday festival
By the time the Rice Health Foundation’s annual holiday festival next weekend is over and done with, more than 100 volunteers will have been involved in everything from handing out programs to enlisting corporate sponsors.
By Anne Polta , November 07, 2009
Safety tips . . .
By Tribune News , October 24, 2009
Thinking warmth? Think safety first
It seemed we had hardly hit the bunks in the remote, north woods cabin when the commotion made me forget how sick I was suddenly feeling.
In the dimly-lit cabin I watched one of my fishing companions stagger into a kitchen table, bounce off the wall and land on all fours. He crawled out the doorway, leaving the door wide open on a chilly, May night.
And in so doing, he saved our lives.
By Tom Cherveny , October 24, 2009
Book’s author drew details from news coverage
Chad Lewis, author of the newly published “Minnesota Road Guide to Gangster Hot Spots,” relied on contemporary news coverage to reconstruct many of the details of the robberies, kidnappings, crime sprees and shoot-outs that fill the book.
By Anne Polta , October 10, 2009
Shootout in downtown Willmar
New book details Minnesota gangster stories from 1930s
By Anne Polta , October 10, 2009
Two 50 somethings tackle Headwaters Hundred
A light turned on at 5:15 a.m. in our hotel room.
October 03, 2009
Salsa is the new popular condiment in town
Move over, ketchup.
Find a new best friend, tortilla chip.
By By Jenna Dillon , September 26, 2009
It’s National Preparedness Month, local officials urge planning, communication
WILLMAR — Kandiyohi County Emergency Management Director Don Ericson usually hears the same comment from people affected by tornados or other severe weather situations.
By Gretchen Schlosser , September 19, 2009
Montevideo gaining ground in flood mitigation
MONTEVIDEO — Flood waters that rose faster than anyone expected in April 1997 brought anguish and heartbreak that lasted longer than anyone could have imagined.
By Tom Cherveny , September 19, 2009
Construction facts . . .
Willmar’s new wastewater treatment and conveyance project has been described by Mayor Les Heitke as the largest municipal project in the city’s history.
By David Little , September 05, 2009
Wastewater treatment project on schedule
City officials, citizens tour progress of $86M project
By David Little , September 05, 2009
Area talent on display at this year’s state fair
As always, residents from all over west central Minnesota will descend on the state fairgounds this year, showcasing all sorts of crafts, talents and prized animals.
More than 80 Kandiyohi County 4-Hers will make their way to the fair, bringing in livestock, poultry and handmade projects.
By Eric Ludy , August 29, 2009
Patrolling the fair from on high
Former Willmar teacher one of 20 mounted security personnel at the Minnesota State Fair
By Eric Ludy , August 29, 2009
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