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WILLMAR — Minutes of a previous Willmar City Council meeting apparently contradict council member Ron Christianson’s criticism of city staff for not telling the council about problems with a wastewater lift station. During Tuesday night’s council meeting, Christianson asked...

WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to establish a formal written policy that requires a council presence on committees that interview and hire city department heads. The motion that establishes the policy is similar to a motion that the council tabled...

The do-nothing faction within the Willmar City Council has decided it is acceptable to spend $25,000 for an organizational study and then simply do nothing. Voting to do nothing by keeping the current city organization “as is” were council members Ron Christianson, Jim Dokken,...

WILLMAR -- Willmar City Council member Ron Christianson and City Administrator Charlene Stevens offered differing opinions during a committee meeting last week on the possibility of privately contracting for some city services. The exchange took place during a Labor Relations Committee...

WILLMAR -- City Council member Ron Christianson and City Administrator Charlene Stevens differ on filling an expected vacancy in the Public Works Department. Christianson told Stevens during last week's Labor Relations Committee meeting that he was not comfortable with her judgment...

Jennie-O promotes Dierenfeld WILLMAR — Jeff Dierenfeld has been promoted to the position of product development manager in the research and development department at Willmar corporate offices. In this newly created position, he will be leading the research and development product...

WILLMAR — Willmar City Council member Ron Christianson says it’s the council’s fiduciary responsibility for taxpayers’ dollars to request bids from newspapers to publish city legal notices and documents. Council member Bruce DeBlieck calls it retaliation. A majority of council...

WILLMAR — Unsuccessful City Council candidates Andrew Bjur and Jay Lawton deny a claim by council member Ron Christianson that they have ties to a citizens group that expressed concerns earlier this month about the current state of affairs within and outside the operation of the...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has authorized city staff to negotiate a five-year professional services agreement with a consultant for airport engineering and planning services after council members asked a few questions related to the agreement. Council member Ron Christianson...

The Willmar City Council correctly approved the recommendation to hire two replacement police officers. The council's decision was decided by Mayor Frank Yanish's tiebreaking vote in support of the police officer hires, which was recommended by the Labor Relations Committee, City...

WILLMAR -- The city will open construction bids on May 3 for rerouting the 21st Street Southwest wastewater sewer line and for decommissioning the Arby's and Ortenblad wastewater lift stations. The Willmar City Council Monday night approved plans and specifications and authorized...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council will be asked to repeal an ordinance that allows police officers to issue informal administrative citations rather than traditional criminal citations for violating certain petty misdemeanors. The request will be made to the council by the Public...