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AHEC has new interim director

WILLMAR -- Steve Moburg has been named the new interim director of the Southern Minnesota Area Health Education Center.

business / education Tue, Apr 13, 2010 - 12:00am

Ridgewater students formulate plan to raise visibility of Community Center

WILLMAR -- Change could be coming to the Willmar Community Center. Two Ridgewater College students presented a marketing plan to the center's board this week, part of the community service...

news / local / Ridgewater / community / college / education Sat, Apr 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Dr. Ahsan Bhatti addresses an audience Monday during a symposium at Willmar Holiday Inn and Conference Center, where he discussed the techniques of detecting and diagnosing a variety of cancer. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Early diagnosis remains key for those who treat cancer patients

WILLMAR -- If the outlook for pancreatic and liver cancer is to improve, earlier diagnosis needs to be one of the main strategies, say physicians who treat these patients. "That's...

news / local Fri, Apr 09, 2010 - 12:00am

Jennifer Kingery, research coordinator at Willmar Regional Cancer Center, collects and enters data for a patient who's being tracked through a clinical study. The cancer center last month joined the Minnesota Metro Community Clinical Oncology Program, which will quintuple the number of clinical trials available locally. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Research program at Willmar Regional Cancer Center expands, enhancing patients' options

WILLMAR -- Jennifer King-ery's desk is laden with daunting-looking files and paperwork. One of the files belongs to a former cancer patient who participated in a clinical trial at the...

news / local Tue, Apr 06, 2010 - 12:00am

Professor Bart Finzel of the University of Minnesota Morris, right, is pictured Tuesday at Ridgewater College in Willmar. Finzel spoke during a public forum on rural health care coverage. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Health care reform bill debated by audience at local forum

WILLMAR -- Most of the people who attended a forum Tuesday in Willmar on rural health care coverage said they know someone who's struggling to pay medical bills.

news / local / business Wed, Mar 31, 2010 - 12:00am

Gov. Pawlenty to speak Wednesday in Willmar

WILLMAR -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty will speak at the Willmar Conference Center on Wednesday. Pawlenty will attend a lunch meeting of the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce from noon...

local Tue, Mar 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Youth Energy Summit! student Danny Shoen, right, holds a small photovoltaic collector as part of his demonstration on solar power last week to students Josh Kinzler, from left, Taylor Skappel, Shayla Mead, Jeana Denton and Kaitlyn Lee. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Student energy team reaches out to eager younger learners at ACGC

ATWATER -- Shoppers in Atwater, Cosmos and Grove City are showing their school pride by saying "no'' to disposable plastic bags and carrying their own reusable bags sporting the ACGC...

news / region Mon, Mar 22, 2010 - 12:00am

Kevin Madsen, manager of the Willmar Civic Center, runs a zamboni over the ice at the Blue Line Arena in preparation for Wednesday curling event. The venue will also play host Saturday to a novice Olympic curling bonspiel. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

news / local Thu, Mar 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Joe Ridler of Willmar, left, oversees the construction of a cedar wood duck house by Aiden Wasik, 6, center, and Wasik's father, Craig, during the 8th annual Kandiyohi County Youth Wood Duck Box Building Day at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in Spicer. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Channeling his inner carpenter

news / local / region Mon, Mar 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Ardell Thompson, center, of Atwater and Marv Kray, of Willmar, right, are among several AARP tax counselors available to assist local residents with their taxes. The free service is offered Thursdays at Willmar Community Center and aims to assist low- and middle-income taxpayers, as well as senior citizens. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Offering tax assistance

news / local / community Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Giving away the veterans' home

Now, we apparently would like the state to give us millions to build a veterans' home. Our veterans deserve the best possible services we can give them. Absolutely, we owe...

opinion / letters Tue, Mar 02, 2010 - 12:00am

Thanks to solar panels on the southeast wall of the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center's education building, the area warms quickly on a chilly February morning. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Low-cost solar technology proves its power at Prairie Woods ELC

SPICER -- A trip up the climbing wall at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center won't quite melt the soles off your tennis shoes, but it's no place for the ancient...

news / region Sat, Feb 20, 2010 - 12:00am

Nadia Almejo, second right, and Dominic Montoya converse Friday as they stand near a classroom door at the Area Learning Center in Willmar. Students decorated classroom doors with Valentine's Day themes and then an outside panel was invited to the school to judge the creativity of their work. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Getting into the spirit of it all

news / local Sat, Feb 13, 2010 - 12:00am

Last group of Red Bulls returns today in Rosemount

The last group of 34th Infantry Division soldiers will return from a year-long deployment today. The group should return to the Rosemount Community Center around 4 p.m. The public can...

news / state / community Tue, Feb 09, 2010 - 8:48am

First-time skier Zoe Howe, 5, of Kandiyohi leads her parents, Lili and Eddie, on Sunday around the cross country ski path at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center. It was the center's Winter Family Fun Day. Besides skiing, the day included snowshoeing, winter birding and animal tracking. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Winter Family Fun Day

news / local Mon, Feb 08, 2010 - 12:00am

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