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WILLMAR — The following candidates filed for seats on area county boards, according to information available early Tuesday evening from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website. Filing for county offices closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Any candidate may withdraw a candidacy by 5...

WILLMAR — The city council approved the appointments of Tom Butterfield to the Zoning Appeals Board and Rebecca Trongaard to the Planning Commission but defeated Julie Asmus’ appointment to the Planning Commission after two votes Monday night. The committee appointments were acted...

WILLMAR— New appointees will bring a variety of backgrounds to the Willmar Human Rights Commission. Lynn Travaglio Travaglio applied out of work and personal interest. Travaglio said she has a strong desire to lend her background, experience and education to a public/city committee....

WILLMAR — The Willmar Charter Commission has decided to act where the City Council has not to fill two Charter Commission vacancies. The Charter Commission voted Tuesday afternoon to ask the city attorney to petition District Court Judge Donald Spilseth to appoint two citizens...

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...

Alan Welle is the right choice for District 4 Kandiyohi County Commissioner. He brings experience at the local, county and state levels of government, and knows how to get things done. He has a broad perspective on all the issues. Alan has always been a good listener and works well...

WILLMAR -- By next month, the operating board of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission hopes to whittle down a long list of potential goals and identify priorities for the coming year. Board members reviewed the three-page list during a meeting...

WILLMAR -- A vacant staff position will be filled for an agriculture and renewable energy specialist with Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission. The position will return to part time, however, and the office location that had been maintained on the...

WILLMAR -- Is the addition of more jobs the best strategy for Kandiyohi County to promote economic growth? Should there be more emphasis on creating jobs that pay well?

ATWATER -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission is holding off on a decision whether to help fund the Minnesota Angel Network for a second year, saying it wants more information on how well the organization is meeting its goals. Members of the...

WILLMAR -- A process to redistrict Kandiyohi County's five commissioner districts is drawing little, if any, public comment. Only one person showed up for the second informational meeting Monday night, and that individual, Kim Larson of rural Willmar, came out of curiosity and didn't...

Willmar artists to appear on 'Postcards' Sunday WILLMAR -- Pioneer Public TV's "Postcards" will feature two Willmar artists at 7 p.m. Sunday. Ron Adams takes us into his intense and passionate world of painting, a craft to which he's devoted 40 years, while Fred Cogelow, a self-taught...

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission adopted guidelines Thursday for handling funding requests from community groups. Board members and economic development officials hope it will help make the process more clear and consistent. "It's...

As a concerned citizen attending (the Feb. 27) Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, I was sorry to learn how a less than open, perhaps arrogant-tending style of management (with "lapses" in communication to staff and commissioners) by the general manager, over time, deteriorated...