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Initiative turning to those who make big difference

WILLMAR -- A new initiative by the United Way of West Central Minnesota hopes to harness the volunteer power of an important demographic -- younger adults who are emerging leaders...

news / local / community Thu, Aug 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Laura Dunlavy, right, a staff member with Willmar Community Education, and Ivonne Amaya Calleros, 11, paint the block walls Thursday at the storm shelter at Regency Estates West in Willmar. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Storm shelter gets a splash of color, care of local youth

WILLMAR -- There's nothing like a change of scenery to work wonders, but it can take lots of work. A dozen or more youth have been putting in the hours...

news / local / region / community / education Sat, Jul 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Local vets treated to Twins trip thanks to donations

WILLMAR -- For one Korean War veteran, his 82nd birthday might just be the best one yet. Lloyd Tollefson will be celebrating his birthday today by traveling to Minneapolis with...

news / local / community Wed, Jul 21, 2010 - 12:00am

Derek Leuze, 7, of Willmar waters the garden Monday at the Willmar Community Greenhouse on theMinnWest Technology Campus as Ryan Salzer, 7, of Willmar follows behind waiting for his turn with the water can. The two young gardeners are from the Stay n' Play Daycare Center on the campus. They were helping with Ashley Thorpe's 4-H project at the greenhouse. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Waiting for his turn

news / local / community Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - 12:00am

Willmar seeks community input on budget priorities for 2011

The Willmar City Council is conducting a community survey to assist the council in determining city budget funding priorities for 2011. The entire survey will be published in the Tribune...

news / local / community Fri, Jul 09, 2010 - 11:58am

Offering a helping hand to children and their parents

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...

news / local / community Thu, Jul 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Heather Steinborn of Willmar pulls weeds Monday from her plot at the community garden on Willmar Avenue Southeast. The garden is located on about a quarter of an acre of land east of Bremer Bank and offers local gardeners the chance to grow on plots that are about 10 feet long and 4 feet wide, according to archives.
Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Weeding her plot

news / local / community Tue, Jun 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Author Jim Johnson gives a presentation about baseball in the early 1900s and about his book "Dummy Hanson: A Deaf Baseball Pitcher's Life in the Hearing World" June 17 at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society museum in Willmar.
(Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Local author speaks about life, career of 19th-century deaf baseball player

He never heard the crack of the bat or the cheers from the crowd, but that didn't stop him from earning a reputation as a strikeout pitcher. Esten "Dummy" Hanson,...

showcase / local / local / community Thu, Jun 24, 2010 - 1:13pm

The mobile home located at 401 30th St. N.W., Lot F3, is one of the homes to be considered for removal by the Willmar City Council. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Willmar committee declares mobile homes unsafe, seeks removal

WILLMAR -- The City Council's Community Development Committee will ask the council to declare two abandoned mobile homes unsafe in violation of city exterior storage and exterior maintenance ordinances. Both...

news / local / community Mon, Jun 21, 2010 - 12:00am

Budget cuts mean more inmates will remain behind bars across the region

MONTEVIDEO -- Budget-driven decisions will keep more inmates behind bars in Lac qui Parle and Swift counties as the heat of summer arrives. Decisions to stop funding their participation in...

news / region / community Tue, Jun 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Along with the layoff of seven employees in April, the Community Behavioral Health Hospital has been turned into a "step-down" facility for individuals with mental illness. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

New name, new purpose

WILLMAR -- Willmar's 16-bed psychiatric hospital is not a hospital anymore. Along with the layoff of seven employees in April, the Community Behavioral Health Hospital has been turned into a...

news / local / community Tue, Jun 01, 2010 - 12:00am

Diane Klaers, left, and Paul Mikkelson of Willmar plant their "salsa garden" Monday at the High Avenue Community Garden. They had just finished planting tomatoes and peppers and were working on onion sets. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Planting the salsa garden

news / local / community Tue, May 18, 2010 - 12:00am

City Council committee backing the sale of former airport land for industrial park development project

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council on Monday will consider a committee's recommendation to sell 140 acres of former airport land that would not be needed for industrial park redevelopment...

news / community Sat, May 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Partnerships help Community Education serve the community

WILLMAR -- Partnerships with other organizations have helped the Willmar Community Education and Recreation Department expand its reach in the community. The department would not be able to offer all...

news / local / community / education Mon, May 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Amy Broten, left, of Kandiyohi, and Wendy Quimby, of Willmar, look for used clothing Friday during the spring clothing exchange at Harvest Community Church in Willmar. All clothing at the exchange was free. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Clothing at the best price

news / local / community Sat, Apr 17, 2010 - 12:00am

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