LOCAL
Former Willmar teacher is a finalist to Sartell superintendent position
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – A former principal at Jefferson High School here is a finalist for superintendent in the Sartell-St. Stephen district.By Echo Press staff report , March 19, 2010
Legislation is sought to save funds for disabled individuals
WILLMAR — Kandiyohi County is fighting for special legislation to restore funding for individuals with disabilities that was eliminated through Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s unallotment process.By Carolyn Lange , March 19, 2010
Sex charge against Rochester man dropped
WILLMAR — A criminal sexual conduct charge against a Rochester man for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl last summer at Sonshine Music Festival has been dismissed.By Gretchen Schlosser , March 19, 2010
Howard Hong, employee during 1930 Willmar bank robbery, dies at age 97
WILLMAR — Howard Hong was about 18 years old and was working as a teller in the downtown Bank of Willmar when members of the “Machine Gun Kelly’’ gang entered the bank on the morning of July 15, 1930, robbed the bank of $70,000 and wounded three people in the process.
March 19, 2010
County Road 116 closed south of Willmar
WILLMAR -- A one-mile section of Kandiyohi County Road 116, south of Willmar, has been closed to traffic today because of high water and road damage.March 18, 2010
A Carnegie Hall debut
Willmar baritone among cast for New York opera performance of ‘Grapes of Wrath’ on Monday
March 18, 2010
Kandiyohi County Road 80 re-opens
WILLMAR -- Travel has resumed today on Kandiyohi County Road 80, south of Willmar.March 18, 2010
Juhnke receives endorsement for eighth House bid
WILLMAR — Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, received his party’s endorsement Sunday at the District 13 convention in Belgrade.
March 18, 2010
Kandiyohi man faces felony charges for alleged molestation
WILLMAR — Thomas Harold Kremer, 62, of Kandiyohi, made his first court appearance Wednesday in Kandiyohi County District Court on eight first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly molesting two children.
March 18, 2010
Gov.’s veto cuts tough on college
WILLMAR — Ridgewater College officials expected to receive the final $14.5 million for their capital improvement project in the state bonding bill this spring.
March 18, 2010
Prominent local businessman, Raymond Peterson, dies at 92
WILLMAR — When Raymond Peterson finished four years of Army service in World War II, he looked for a business to buy. In 1947, Peterson bought a Willmar shoe store that had been in business since 1932.
March 18, 2010
Residents in Maynard battle rapidly rising waters
MAYNARD — Volunteers scrambled to protect the community of Maynard Wednesday evening as the waters of Hawk Creek unexpectedly surged to levels exceeding those experienced during the flood of 1997.
March 18, 2010
Unemployment rates for 2009
March 17, 2010
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