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Bruce Bloomgren, left, of the Minnesota Geological Survey and Tyler Reiner with Renville County look over the maps that Reiner developed from county records to locate wells on a farm site, while the owner's friendly dog checks out the visitors.

Renville County down under

Their Chevrolet Malibu comes to a stop in yet another farm yard and a golden Labrador suddenly emerges. Bruce Bloomgren cautiously cracks open the car door. "Let's see if this...

region / news / extra Sat, Dec 05, 2009 - 8:00am

A forest of Christmas trees

Having a fun, old-fashioned family Christmas in Kandiyohi County is so simple, even Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase in 1989's "Christmas Vacation" couldn't screw it up.

extra Sat, Nov 28, 2009 - 8:20am

Cheryl Ruter of Raymond, left, helps customer Carla Buzzeo with her purchases at Herberger's Nov. 14 as hundreds of shoppers spent the day getting in some early holiday shopping. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

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...

business / extra / local Sat, Nov 21, 2009 - 7:30am

Brenda Wiese, coordinator of the Grief Center at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, talks about the necessity of grieving. (Tribune photo by Anne Polta)

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...

extra Sat, Nov 07, 2009 - 9:00am

Alison Geiger of Alilu Studios in Willmar puts together some of the designer decorated Christmas trees which will be auctioned off during during this year's annual Rice Foundation Festival. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

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...

extra / local Sat, Nov 07, 2009 - 9:00am

Safety tips . . .

CenterPoint Energy recommends the following to prevent costly repairs and ensure safe and efficient operation: Schedule an annual tune-up by a professional and change your air filters monthly to ensure...

extra Sat, Oct 24, 2009 - 9:15am

Tim Dorry of Kelly's Heating & A/C Inc. of New London will conduct three or four furnace inspections a day this time of year. His probe is showing 30 parts per million of carbon monoxide being vented as part of the flue gasses. Dorry's inspection found the three-year-old furnace in good operating order.

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...

extra Sat, Oct 24, 2009 - 9:10am

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...

extra Sat, Oct 10, 2009 - 9:48am

Shootout in downtown Willmar

The morning of July 15, 1930, was warm, sunny and tranquil -- until it erupted in a storm of bullets as a gang of five armed men robbed the Bank...

extra Sat, Oct 10, 2009 - 9:48am

He may look tired, but Bob Hines of Willmar, has 55 or 60 more miles to ride Sept. 26 as he pedals through Itasca State Park. Also a marathon runner, he has plenty of energy for the task.

Two 50 somethings tackle Headwaters Hundred

A light turned on at 5:15 a.m. in our hotel room. The usual moment of confusion hit as I woke up some place other than my own bed. Then I...

extra / outdoors / sports Sat, Oct 03, 2009 - 12:00am

Cristy Rieland of Willmar sells her unique mix of mango salsa, at right, at the Farmer's Market in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Salsa is the new popular condiment in town

Salsa is finding it was made for so much more than dipping, and local salsa makers are creating fresh salsas which give new meaning to the term garden variety. Once...

news / extra Sat, Sep 26, 2009 - 11:10am

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. "They say "I never thought it...

extra / local Sat, Sep 19, 2009 - 12:00am

The Chippewa River offers a scenic setting as it meanders along the Smith Addition and Lagoon Park in Montevideo. Its flood-swollen waters topped the banks and flooded more than 100 homes in the Smith Addition and threatened the city's water pumping station. Montevideo has since removed 130 homes in the community that were in the areas most vulnerable to flooding. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

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. More than a hundred homes...

extra Sat, Sep 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Dean Sjoquist, lead project representative for Donohue and Associates, from left, Willmar City Council members Denis Anderson, Rick Fagerlie and Willmar Public Works Director Mel Odens look inside one of the sludge storage tanks. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

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. Many of the 20 structures at the...

news / extra / local Sat, Sep 05, 2009 - 9:54am

A recent aerial photo of the site shows progress on the 20 structures that make up Willmar's new wastewater treatment plant. (Submitted photo)

Wastewater treatment project on schedule

Officials say construction is on schedule and on budget for Willmar's new $86.2 million wastewater treatment plant and conveyance system. With the exception of recent heavy rain that slowed work,...

news / extra / local Sat, Sep 05, 2009 - 9:52am

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