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Virginia and Lennard Erickson look over the quilt blocks she fashioned from her husband's neck tie collection dating back to the 1940s. The bow-tie themed quilt will be raffled to benefit the Blomkest Fire Department. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Quilters 'recycle' his Sunday best

BLOMKEST -- During his working years, Lennard Erickson ran the Blomkest Auto Body Shop with his brother Ted and never shied from the grime that came with the work. But...

news / region / community Mon, Oct 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Karen Kosmas, left, of Spicer talks to fellow artist Harriet Hoganson of Spicer about her painting which is on display at the Willmar Education and Arts Center gallery. The local artists group Creating Art Together held a reception for their gallery show on Thursday afternoon. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Celebrating art together

news / local / education / art Fri, Oct 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Update: Passenger dies from injuries in crash that killed Norwegian judge

WILLMAR -- A second person has died as a result of a Tuesday motor vehicle crash at the intersection of County Roads 10 and 4 east of Spicer. According to...

news / local Wed, Oct 06, 2010 - 10:33am

Litchfield man airlifted after cycle-deer crash

LITCHFIELD -- A 58-year-old Litchfield man was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in a motorcycle-deer crash around 8 p.m. Tuesday near Litchfield. According to...

news / region Wed, Sep 29, 2010 - 10:35am

Crews with the Minnesota Department of Transportation remove the approach panel Monday on the Highway 71/23 bypass bridge over Civic Center Drive in north Willmar. Crews will remove the existing panel, which has developed a bump through settlement over the years, according to Greg Menson, MnDOT District 8 bridge supervisor. Workers will then repack the base and replace the panel so drivers will experience a smoother entry onto the bridge. Work is scheduled for completion Oct. 11, according to a previous ...

A smoother approach ultimately awaits

news / local Tue, Sep 21, 2010 - 12:00am

An elephant from the James Christy Cole Circus munches on grass Friday near the Willmar Civic Center and Senior High School. The elephant performed earlier during the Zuhrah Shrine Circus at the civic center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

You don't see that everyday

news / local Sat, Sep 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Mauro Lopez, a student at the Area Learning Center, learns the routine for gathering the recyclable material. Recycling is set outside of classrooms Fridays. The recycling students work through a service learning program offered at the school. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

news / local / education Sat, Sep 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Jim Petersen of Willmar, from left, Pat Studanski of Willmar and Audrey Buzzeo of Spicer play a game of "hand and Foot" with two others at the Willmar Community Center. The group found being inside on a rainy day the perfect place to be. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Great place to be on a rainy day

news / local / community Fri, Sep 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Aggregated purchasing helps Rice save money

WILLMAR -- Group purchasing through a regional initiative helped Rice Memorial Hospital save almost $40,000 last year on supplies ranging from paper towels to surgical equipment. This year the city-owned...

news / local Tue, Sep 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Clinics will soon begin offering flu shots. AP Photo

Local medical providers are getting prepared to offer 2010-11 version of the influenza vaccine to patients

Look for flu shots to start becoming available this month. Local medical providers are gearing up to offer the 2010-11 version of the annual influenza vaccine to their patients. Family...

news / local Thu, Sep 02, 2010 - 12:00am

mam Feisal Abdul Rauf, right, leads the prayers during an Iftar ceremony hosts by Dubia Scholl of Government in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

New York imam: Mosque fight about Muslim role

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept.

news Wed, Sep 01, 2010 - 2:13pm

Anthony Buzzeo, 23 months, of Willmar enjoys playing with the row of water spouts Friday afternoon at the Dorothy Olson Aquatic Center in Willmar. The pool's last two days of the season will be today and Sunday. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Enjoying last days of season

news / local Sat, Aug 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Three hospitalized after rollover crash near Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO -- Three people are hospitalized at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale for treatment of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle rollover crash around 2:30 a.m. Thursday near Montevideo. According...

news / region / state Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - 3:54pm

Willmar School Board OKs sale of Washington building for $525,000

WILLMAR -- The Willmar School District is on the road to selling one of its empty school buildings. The School Board voted on Monday to approve a purchase agreement with...

news / local / education Tue, Jul 13, 2010 - 12:00am

School buses are crushed and buried beneath debris near the Community Center and Wadena-Deer Creek High School following last Thursday's tornado, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Wadena, Minn. The list of damage caused by last week's tornadoes in Minnesota continued to grow. The Freeborn County American Red Cross chapter released a new damage assessment and increased the number of damaged structures from 60 to 200. Officials say more than 200 homes in the Wadena area were also damaged by the tornadoes that ha...

Disaster center set up in Wadena after June 17 tornado

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The state is setting up a disaster recovery center to help those in Wadena and Otter Tail counties who were struck by recent storms. The Minnesota...

news / state Fri, Jul 09, 2010 - 11:06am

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