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Elizabeth Fixen, a volunteer at Hawk Creek Animal Shelter in Willmar, spends some time Thursday bonding with Cercei, a feline available for adoption from the shelter. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

New shelter initiative in Willmar, Minn., to help adopters and cats find the purr-fect match

WILLMAR -- Call it Match.com for cats. Hawk Creek Animal Shelter is launching the ASPCA's Meet Your Match program this month to engage the public and increase the adoption rate...

news / local Thu, May 16, 2013 - 5:42pm

One of the cats available for adoption naps Tuesday at Hawk Creek Animal Shelter in Willmar. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Report recommends new strategies to increase cat adoptions at Willmar, Minn., shelter

WILLMAR — A consultants’ report suggests several strategies the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter can implement to increase adoption rates for cats and reduce the amount of time they spend at...

Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 10:55pm

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A small orange kitten surveys the world through the wire bars of its crate at the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter. A high kitten population has overflowed the shelter this fall. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Animal shelter issues plea for help with high kitten census

WILLMAR -- It's raining cats and kittens at the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter. The shelter issued an appeal to the public this week to help by either adopting a cat...

news / local Sat, Oct 02, 2010 - 12:00am

Stingers denied playoff access

THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- Needing to win two out of three games in the final regular-season series of the season against Thunder Bay to make the playoffs, the Willmar Stingers...

sports Mon, Aug 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Oscar, a mixed-breed puppy, is held Tuesday by his owner, Brenda Valenzuela, during a vaccination clinic at Regency East mobile home park. Hawk Creek Animal Shelter helped organize the community outreach clinic, which offered low-cost pet vaccinations at Willmar's mobile home parks. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

County Humane Society brings low-cost animal vaccination to neighborhood outreach clinics

Brenda Valenzuela clutched Oscar, her mixed-breed puppy, as she waited in line Tuesday evening at the Humane Society of Kandiyohi County's neighborhood pet vaccination clinic. Oscar let out a lengthy...

news / local Thu, May 06, 2010 - 12:00am

Montevideo Council gives green light to motorcycle run

MONTEVIDEO -- City Council members in Montevideo gave the green light to a motorcycle run in the community this summer. The council action Monday welcomes 250 to 500 riders expected...

news / region Thu, Apr 22, 2010 - 12:00am

Tribune photo by Ron Adams
Carol Nelson, left, of the Humane Society of Kandiyohi County, on Friday introduces Sara Sundin and her daughter, Selena, 1, both of Willmar, to Sally the cat in the kitten room at Hawk Creek Animal Shelter in Willmar. The Humane Society, which in October moved to its new shelter located at 250 28th St. S.W., has numerous pets available for adoption this holiday season. For more information, call 235-7612 or visit www.petfinder.com.
Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Hi kitty, kitty

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

Stephanie Birk, 6, of Willmar, snuggles Wednesday with a black and white kitten during a pet-themed story hour at Willmar Public Library. Black Dog Pets, a pet shop located on South First Street in Willmar, had dogs and cats on hand for the program, which was established for children between the ages of 4 and 8. The local pet store will be at the library once again Wednesday and Sept. 2. For more information on the program, call the library at 235-3162. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

I don't want to let go

news / local Thu, Aug 20, 2009 - 12:00am

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