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Stern, Rails blank Bird Island

BIRD ISLAND -- Anthony Stern spun a three-hitter and struck out 13 as the Willmar Rails drubbed the Bird Island Islanders 10-0 in a Cornbelt League baseball game on Wednesday...

sports Thu, May 21, 2009 - 12:00am

Students from the BOLD and St. Mary's Catholic elementary schools in Bird Island were joined Wednesday by a handful of adults for a photo opportunity in downtown Bird Island. This and similar photos shot last week in Buffalo Lake and Stewart could be made part of a billboard inviting Twin Cities commuters stuck in traffic to move to Renville County. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Campaign aimed at frustrated Twin City commuters touts life in Renville County

BIRD ISLAND -- You're stuck in traffic on Interstate 394 in Minneapolis wondering once again why you put up with this when a billboard filled with the smiling faces of...

news / local / region Thu, Apr 23, 2009 - 12:00am

Rural location works for this company

BIRD ISLAND -- Thanks to Bird Island's aggressive development of its Internet infrastructure, a rural location is anything but a disadvantage to the computer-driven business of Rural Computer Consultants Inc...

business / local / region Tue, Apr 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Siblings Kevin Sheehan, left, and Sue Peterson, center, and business partner Brian Fagerstrom, right, view a computer monitor while discussing how their Bird Island company, Rural Computer Consultants Inc., has carved itself a market niche by providing computer software and programming support for rural-based fuel and mutual insurance companies. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Bird Island business connects to the world

BIRD ISLAND -- The Minnesota Vikings have been the source of inspiration for many sports fans, and at least one rural business with a truly global presence. That company is...

business / local / region Tue, Apr 14, 2009 - 12:00am

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Getting the job done by canoe, by helicopter, by car and foot

WILLMAR -- By helicopter, by canoe, but more often by car and foot, hundreds of Minnesota volunteers will soon be fanning out across the state. They will be carrying binoculars...

outdoors Sat, Feb 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Minor injuries in head-on collision on U.S. 212

BIRD ISLAND -- Drivers and passengers of three vehicles suffered only minor injuries after a weather-related crash around 12:45 p.m. Sunday along U.S. Highway 212 west of Bird Island. According...

Tue, Dec 16, 2008 - 12:00am

Chastity Morse is seeking a donor for a kidney transplant, her third since age 9.

Clock ticking, woman seeks donor for third kidney transplant

BIRD ISLAND -- Virginia Morse is putting up the Christmas decorations in the family's Bird Island home early, just in case her daughter doesn't make it to the holidays. "I'm...

region Sat, Nov 29, 2008 - 12:00am

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