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    November 20, 2012
    Martha Medrano prepares inserts Wednesday for a recent edition of the West Central Tribune. Tribune photo by Gary Miller
    Wednesday's West Central Tribune will be biggest issue of the year
    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...
    newsNovember 20, 2012 - 12:00am
    November 19, 2012
    Wednesday's West Central Tribune will be biggest issue of the year
    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...
    newsNovember 19, 2012 - 12:00am
    November 3, 2012
    Letter: Don't need county endorsements
    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...
    opinion/lettersNovember 3, 2012 - 12:08am
    November 2, 2012
    Dan Ohden of Raymond checks out the wide array of blaze orange gear Thursday at Runnings in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Deer hunters preparing to take to the fields
    NEW LONDON -- Hunters are looking forward to the opening of the deer firearm season on Saturday with lots of optimism, and they should. Anecdotal...
    newsNovember 2, 2012 - 12:00am
    October 8, 2012
    Brad Steffen of Chappell Central instals a new furnace Saturday at the home of Dianne Parker in Willmar. The Parker home was one of two in the area Saturday that received new furnaces. Mike Newberg of Chappell Central Inc., left, is pictured making an electrical connection at the Sorgatz home in Sacred Heart. Tribune photos by Ron Adams
    Stepping up in times of need
    Installation crews from Chappell Central had new furnaces installed in the homes of two families around midday Saturday. The two installations...
    businessOctober 8, 2012 - 12:00am
    October 7, 2012
    Minnesota Legislature districts in west central Minnesota
    newsOctober 7, 2012 - 1:51pm
    September 14, 2012
    Four arrested after meth lab found in Lowry, marijuana purchased in Starbuck, Minn.
    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,...
    newsSeptember 14, 2012 - 8:54am
    July 3, 2012
    Savanna Vanderlugt plays in the pool at her grandparent's home in Spicer. Photo submitted by Lynn Wareberg
    Send your summer heat photos to: news@wctrib.com
    A heat wave has arrived just in time for the Fourth of July week. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for all of...
    newsJuly 3, 2012 - 12:13pm
    March 12, 2012
    United Way of West Central Minn. has record amount of funding requests
    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...
    newsMarch 12, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 6, 2012
    Concept plan shows the front of the Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg as proposed in the two-phased building project.
    CMCS capital campaign tops $6 million towards $8.5 million goal for school in Prinsburg
    PRINSBURG -- Central Minnesota Christian School has now raised just over $6 million towards its $8.5 million capital campaign goal, according...
    news/educationMarch 6, 2012 - 3:28pm
    February 29, 2012
    Willmar declares central business district snow emergency
    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...
    businessFebruary 29, 2012 - 11:01am
    February 28, 2012
    Snow expected by 4 p.m. in west central Minnesota
    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...
    newsFebruary 28, 2012 - 1:55pm
    February 16, 2012
    Fifteen members of the West Central Singers group will perform as part of a Presidents Day concert Monday at Carnegie Hall in New York. (Tribune photos by Ron Adams)
    West Central Singers of Willmar, Minn., to perform at Carnegie Hall
    Members of the West Central Singers -- based in Willmar -- are packing their bags today for a trip to New York City, where they'll be singing...
    entertainment/musicFebruary 16, 2012 - 9:16am
    February 9, 2012
    Cold front to blow into west central Minnesota tonight
    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...
    newsFebruary 9, 2012 - 10:53am
    February 1, 2012
    DNR hires invasive species specialist to serve west central Minnesota region
    HUTCHINSON -- Nicholas Brown will serve as the primary contact for aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a 13-county area of south-central Minnesota,...
    newsFebruary 1, 2012 - 12:00am
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