Community

WILLMAR -- Affiliated Community Medical Centers and Allina Medical Clinic are considering a merger of their two clinics in Litchfield. A letter of intent and a confidentiality agreement have been...

WILLMAR -- Affiliated Community Medical Centers and Allina Medical Clinic are considering a merger of their two clinics in Litchfield. A letter of intent has been signed but the deal...

WILLMAR -- City Attorney Rich Ronning has drafted an ordinance that would let dogs accompany persons into outdoor food and beverage establishments. A law passed by the 2008 session of...

Older baby boomers may think they're too young to participate in "senior citizen'' programs. The Willmar Community Center hopes to change that perception. The center, formerly known as Willmar Area...

WILLMAR -- A unique donation program that gives cars to low-income people has experienced phenomenal growth. Since it was started last year, Heartland Community Action Agency's "Helping people get there"...

WILLMAR -- When the Willmar Area Community Foundation created a new Women's Fund this past year, one of the first grants went to the certified nursing assistant training program at...

DULUTH - A former Hibbing Community College football player can't get a fair trial in that community because of his race and the perception that he was involved in the...

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital provided $17.8 million worth of community benefits -- ranging from charity care to free support groups and health fairs -- in 2006, according to a...

WILLMAR -- As Willmar Medical Services approaches its first anniversary, the joint venture between Rice Memorial Hospital and Affiliated Community Medical Centers appears to be living up to expectations, officials...

WILLMAR -- It's commonplace for Connie Feig, director of the Atwater Area Living at Home Block Nurse Program, to hear her elderly clients talk about how they've slipped or stumbled...

Kandiyohi County is having good success with a community service program for adult and juvenile criminal offenders. During 2007, the Kandiyohi County community service program completed more than 81,000 hours...

WILLMAR -- Candidates for the House of Representatives District 13B race will participate in a forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sponsored by the Willmar Area League of Women Voters and...

WILLMAR -- Adult and juvenile criminal offenders are providing nearly a half-million dollars in community service work each year in Kandiyohi County. If their work was paid in real dollars,...