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Motorists are diverted Wednesday to the shoulder of U.S. Highway 12 just east of the Meeker County line near Atwater as Minnesota Department of Transportation employees repair the surface of the highway. The construction was one of numerous projects in and around towns across the region. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

The land of construction

news / local Thu, Sep 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Atwater Baseball Assn. work day is Saturday

The Atwater Baseball Association is having a work day at the Atwater baseball field on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. and is looking for volunteers.

sports / local Wed, Sep 23, 2009 - 12:00am

David Blom of Atwater wins week 3 of the High School Football Pigskin Picks on Wctrib.com

David Blom of Atwater is the first-place winner in the third week of the High School Football Pigskin Picks contest on Wctrib.com Essler pick 13 of 15 winners in the...

sports Sat, Sep 19, 2009 - 1:57pm

A tour group from Halsingland, Sweden, makes a stop Friday to visit Union Cemetery near Atwater. The visitors were interested to see where their relatives immigrated to years ago. Other area stops included the Atwater Historical Society, Immanuel Lutheran Church and Lake Elizabeth, where one of their ancestors, Louis Johnson, had his farm site. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

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

Prepared for disaster: 11 fire departments from county to participate in training session at Bushmills Ethanol

ATWATER -- Passers-by shouldn't be surprised if it looks like there's a major disaster taking place at Bushmills Ethanol on Saturday morning. Fire trucks and nearly 70 volunteer firefighters from...

news / local Fri, Sep 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Dave Reigstad of Kandiyohi holds the reigns Sunday as his horse, Jenny, navigates a wooden treadmill that in turn powers a thresher. The demonstration was held as part of the annual Atwater Threshing Days. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

news / local / life Mon, Sep 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Man charged for attempting to run down child

WILLMAR -- A 41-year-old Atwater man made his first court appearance Thursday on a felony assault charge for allegedly attempting to run down a 10-year-old child with a pickup. Brennan...

news / local Sat, Sep 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange
Carol Ringler sits Tuesday on her newly refurbished International Harvestor Farmall B. The tractor will be the featured tractor at the Atwater Threshing Days show this weekend.

Vintage Farmall B tractor to take center stage at this year's Atwater Threshing Days

Around 1946, when Carol Ringler was barely big enough to see over the steering wheel, she climbed into the seat of a red International Harvester Farmall B tractor and slowly...

news / local / region / life Wed, Sep 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Items collected at the BOLD and ACGC schools and during the Sept. 18 football matchup will be shipped to local troops serving overseas, among them Andy Tepfer of Danube and William Flickinger of Spicer, shown here on duty in Iraq. Submitted photo

Game on as ACGC, BOLD sports rivalry takes on new colors

OLIVIA -- In 16 of the last 17 seasons of football competition, either BOLD or Atwater Cosmos Grove City has claimed the West Central South or Highway 212 conference championship...

news / local / region Mon, Aug 31, 2009 - 12:00am

ACGC officials get ball rolling in preparing for possible H1N1 influenza outbreak later in year

GROVE CITY -- A set of guidelines for dealing with the H1N1 influenza will be used this year in the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District. The school board reviewed the guidelines...

news / local Wed, Aug 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Dozens of investors, landowners and community members gathered Wednesday in Atwater for Lake Country Wind Energy, LLC's first annual appreciation dinner. The community-based project aims to have its first windmills erected and spinning by 2012. Tribune photo by Eric Ludy

Optimism for wind energy plan

ATWATER -- A year ago, Steve Bergo and a group of 7 area farmers were talking about wind. They all agreed that they had a lot of it, and with...

news / local / region Fri, Aug 21, 2009 - 12:00am

United Way schedules Week of Action Aug. 24-28

WILLMAR -- United Way of West Central Minnesota will host its annual Week of Action Aug. 24-28. The Week of Action gives businesses and organizations a chance to volunteer on...

news / local / region Tue, Aug 04, 2009 - 12:46am

The big show for the Atwater Threshers is Sept. 12 and 13, but now is the time to cut the oats. Neil Gustafson took the wheel of a 1938 McCormick-Deering Farmall tractor and Dale Anderson handled a binder of the same make and year to get the job done on Thursday. McCormick-Deering Farmall tractors were manufactured by International Harvester, which will be the featured manufacturer at this year's show. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Thresher show slated for September

news / local / region Fri, Jul 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Downes feels remorse for former Atwater teammates

ATWATER - Justin Downes has thrown a lot of pitches throughout his baseball career. The last one he threw for the Atwater Chuckers amateur team was well out of the...

sports Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Atwater considers budget cuts after LGA unallotment

ATWATER -- The Atwater City Council will be looking for ways to trim $20,000 from the city budget this year in response to cuts in Local Government Aid. The council...

news / local / region Sat, Jun 20, 2009 - 12:00am

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