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WILLMAR -- The West Central Tribune has a new partner this year as it launches its annual Warm the Children campaign. The campaign is designed to help provide warm winter...

WILLMAR -- The economic well-being of children in Kandiyohi County appears to be a mixed bag. The number of children living in poverty is higher than the state average, at...

WILLMAR -- Barely a month into its official 2010 campaign, the United Way of West Central Minnesota has already reached 34 percent of its goal of raising $915,000 for programs...

WILLMAR -- A "Give-to-the-Kids" matching grant challenge by the Otto Bremer Foundation helped net top money for two local organizations to support programs that benefit young people. The United Way...

LITCHFIELD -- The Meeker County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fire that burned a pickup Monday afternoon along 627th Avenue in Watkins. According to the sheriff's office, a report of...

BENSON -- Five people face drug sale, possession and child endangerment charges in Swift County District Court for their roles in selling controlled substances to an informant for the CEE-VI...

MORRIS -- Hundreds of motorcycles will be rumbling through west central Minnesota and the Upper Midwest during this year's American Legion Legacy Run. The Minnesota Legacy Run riders will be...

Involvement by parents will be a key element in helping to make a new children's social and emotional screening process as effective as possible. The screening, which was introduced this...

Hats off to the American Legion Auxiliary, the Willmar Police bicycle patrol officers and the concerned parents who had their children participate in the bike rodeo and bike safety check...