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Elvis is in the building 
Rice Care Center marked what would have been Elvis Presley's 75th birthday Friday with a rock and roll party, complete with dancing and Elvis impersonator Tony Farley, of Ham Lake. Farley is the son-in-law of Jim Fluck of Willmar, who is a resident at Rice Care Center.
January 09, 2010
MinnWest makes daycare an ‘attractor’
WILLMAR — Steve Salzer is hoping the sight of toddlers playing on swings and babies crawling on their tummies will bring new high-tech businesses to the MinnWest Technology campus in Willmar.
By Carolyn Lange , December 29, 2009
Demand for H1N1 shot is on the rise at local clinics, officials say
WILLMAR — On Wednesday, the first day the H1N1 novel influenza vaccine became available to the general public, 200 people were on the flu-shot appointment list at Affiliated Community Medical Centers in Willmar. “The response has been great,” said Jo DeBruycker, manager of the Health Learning Center at ACMC.
By Anne Polta , December 18, 2009
As world leaders take stage in Copenhagen, YES! students head to their workshops
While world leaders take center stage at the climate change conference in Copenhagen, students in western Minnesota are quietly finding their own solutions to our concerns about energy and carbon.
By Tom Cherveny , December 17, 2009
Schwan sells call center in SW Minn.
MARSHALL, Minn. - Schwan Food has sold its contact center business to Customer Elation of Bloomington.By AP wire report , December 01, 2009
ALC students find their niche through alternative learning
The Willmar Area Learning Center offers a safe and smaller place to go to school, one of its students told the Willmar School Board.
By Linda Vanderwerf , November 30, 2009
Kandi Entertainment Center takes early ‘last call’; 5-day suspension of liquor license ended Thursday
WILLMAR — Informed that it had failed a recent compliance check conducted by the Willmar Police Department, the Kandi Entertainment Center unilaterally enacted its penalty of a five-day suspension of its liquor license before it was required to do so.
By Tom Cherveny , November 27, 2009
KEC takes early 'last call' to complete liquor license suspension penalty
WILLMAR — Informed that it had failed a recent compliance check conducted by the Willmar Police Department, the Kandi Entertainment Center unilaterally enacted its penalty of a five-day suspension of its liquor license before it was required to do so.
By Tom Cherveny , November 25, 2009
Letter: A platform for the terrorists
I must take exception to the West Central Tribune editorial of Nov. 14 concerning the trying of five terrorists involved with the attack on the World Trade Center.
By John L. Sullivan, Willmar , November 25, 2009
Loss of grant funds a sour note for Harmony Visitation Center
WILLMAR — A 35 percent budget cut for the Harmony Visitation Center will mean the loss of safe and secure opportunities for children to have court-ordered visitation with non-custodial parents.
By Carolyn Lange , November 21, 2009
New county ordinance prohibits animals on the loose
WILLMAR — A new ordinance approved Tuesday prohibits animals from running on the loose in Kandiyohi County.
By Carolyn Lange , November 18, 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
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