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    May 22, 2013
    Willmar, Minn., Civic Center manager receives state award
    WILLMAR -- Civic Center Manager Kevin Madsen has received the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the city of Willmar from Minnesota Day Activity Centers, an advocacy group for organizations that provide services to people with disabilities. The award was presented to Madsen...
    News/localMay 22, 2013 - 5:22pm
    May 10, 2013
    A Minnesota Department of Transportation plow removes debris from a flooded portion of U.S. Highway 212 on the east side of Montevideo in April 2011. Work to raise the Highway 212 levee on the east side was completed last year as part of the second phase of a three-phase project the city is seeking funds to complete. Tribune file photo
    Montevideo, Minn., flood work recognized nationally
    MONTEVIDEO -- More than a decade of work by the city of Montevideo to reduce the risk of harm from flooding has brought national attention to...
    News/regionMay 10, 2013 - 7:57pm
    May 5, 2013
    St. Paul science teacher named Minn. Teacher of the Year
    BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul science teacher has been named Minnesota's Teacher of the Year for 2013. Megan Olivia Hall teaches grades 7-12 at the Open World Learning Community in St. Paul. She was presented with the award Sunday. Hall had once planned...
    News/stateMay 5, 2013 - 4:11pm
    March 27, 2013
    Top honor for New London, Minn., fire official
    WILLMAR — Deputy State Fire Marshal and Investigator John Steinbach has been named the 2012 fire investigator of the year by the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators. The award will be presented to Steinbach today at the association’s conference...
    News/localMarch 27, 2013 - 11:34pm
    October 1, 2012
    Dr. Roger and Kay Strand of New London will receive the Award in Philanthropy on Thursday from the Willmar Area Community Foundation. (Submitted photo courtesy Willmar Area Community Foundation)
    Local foundation to honor New London , Minn., couple
    WILLMAR -- The Willmar Area Community Foundation will present the 2012 Award in Philanthropy to Dr. Roger and Kay Strand of New London during...
    News/localOctober 1, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 25, 2012
    New London, Minn., couple to receive philanthropy award
    WILLMAR -- The Willmar Area Community Foundation announces Dr.
    News/localAugust 25, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 21, 2012
    Business Award: Haug Kubota LLC of Willmar, Minn.
    Kubota Tractor Corporation recently recognized local Kubota dealer Haug Kubota LLC of Willmar with the company's prestigious President's Kaizen Award for outstanding performance as a dealership in 2011.
    BusinessAugust 21, 2012 - 12:00am
    June 2, 2012
    Hengstler-Ranweiler Awards
    KYLE ATHMANN - BOLD 10 letters Football: Athmann lettered and started three years and was an all-conference selection two years for the Warriors....
    sportsJune 2, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 23, 2012
    Willmar, Minn., couple honored for hospice volunteering
    WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital volunteers Christa and David Rivers of Willmar have received the 2012 Spirit of Advocacy award from Aging Services of Minnesota, one of the highest honors awarded to individuals in Minnesota who advocate on behalf of older adults. The award was presented...
    News/localApril 23, 2012 - 7:30am
    April 21, 2012
    Siblings Luke, 8, from left, Hannah, 6, and Lilly Kate de Vries, 5. When Hannah was unconscious at the bottom of a swimming pool in Willmar last summer, her younger sister was the one who found help. (Submitted photo courtesy of Amy de Vries)
    Coon Rapids, Minn., woman, Willmar, Minn., girl to be honored for saving girl's older sister
    WILLMAR -- It's every parent's worst nightmare: Receiving the news that your 6-year-old child has been pulled, unconscious, from the bottom of...
    News/localApril 21, 2012 - 12:00am
    February 6, 2012
    Willmar, Minn., Chamber of Commerce receives state award
    WILLMAR -- The Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce has been named Outstanding Chamber of the Year by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives, the professional association for local chambers of commerce in Minnesota. The award is based on performance in several categories,...
    News/local/BusinessFebruary 6, 2012 - 12:28pm
    January 27, 2012
    West Central Tribune spotlighted by Minn. Newspaper Association
    WILLMAR -- The West Central Tribune received two honors Thursday in the Better Newspaper Contest of the Minnesota Newspaper Association. The newspaper received second in the General News category in the dailies over 10,000 division.
    News/BusinessJanuary 27, 2012 - 12:00am
    January 22, 2012
    State award honors Litchfield ACMC for diabetes care
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    News/regionJanuary 22, 2012 - 12:00am
    December 27, 2011
    Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable pinned a medal on sheriff deputy Sam Olson's uniform during a ceremony on Tuesday.
    Renville County recognizes Deputy Sam Olson as first recipient of Chris Domeier Community Oriented Policing Award
    OLIVIA -- Sheriff's Deputy Sam Olson has no hesitation when he's asked what he likes most about his job. "Putting on the uniform,'' said Olson. "I...
    News/region/communityDecember 27, 2011 - 6:06pm
    June 21, 2011
    Previous female winners of the Hengstler-Ranweiler Award
    Here are the past female winners of Hengstler-Ranweiler Award: Past Female Winners 1979 -- Linda Richards, Buffalo Lake 1980 -- Kris Hanson, Granite Falls 1981 -- Bonnie Henrickson, Willmar 1982 -- Kay Konerza, Lester Prairie 1983 -- Ann Meyer, Sauk Centre 1984 -- Diane DeRoo,...
    sports/prepJune 21, 2011 - 8:55am
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