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WILLMAR -- This Thanksgiving, your turkey won't be the only thing that's stuffed. Wednesday's edition of the West Central Tribune will be filled with all of the Black Friday advertisements, inserts and coupons that shoppers need for the big day. The newspaper, which is one of the...

I read with interest your editorial where this paper decided to endorse Alan Welle over Roger Imdieke for Kandiyohi County Commissioner in District 4. I do agree with your analysis that both men would do well if elected. That would have been a great place to end your editorial and...

STARBUCK -- Four people were arrested on drug charges after two separate search warrants were served Wednesday and Thursday by law enforcement agents in Lowry and Starbuck. According to the West Central Minnesota Narcotics Task Force, Travis Dean Ryks, 27, and Randall Scott Nemec,...

WILLMAR -- When community review panels for the United Way of West Central Minnesota sit down later this month to evaluate funding applications, they'll be working with a record number of requests. The agency has received 57 applications totaling $764,415 for its 2012-13 funding...

WILLMAR -- The City of Willmar Public Works Department is declaring a snow emergency in the central business district at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The affected area is located from First Street to Seventh Street Southwest and from Trott Avenue to the bypass. City parking lots may be used...

WILLMAR -- Schools are closing early and some regional sporting activities are being cancelled today ahead of a winter storm that's slowly moving into west central Minnesota. Some parts of the region, including an area from Benson through Alexandria, are under a blizzard warning...

WILLMAR -- Unusually mild weather will continue into the afternoon today in west central Minnesota, with the possibility of temperatures reaching 40 degrees under sunny skies. A strong cold front will arrive this evening, with blustery winds and dropping temperatures. The National...