Council

WILLMAR -- The League of Women Voters will host a candidate forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday for candidates for Willmar City Council. The public is invited to attend the forum,...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council will receive a presentation Monday night on the community-owned grocery being planned for the city. The presentation will be given by Mary Catherwood and...

WILLMAR -- Nick Davis grew up raising 100 to 150 chickens on a farm north of Willmar and he felt the City Council would be missing out on an opportunity...

WILLMAR -- Mayor Frank Yanish is proposing to dedicate a $240,000 property tax increase to increased street improvements rather than to general operating expenses such as salaries and snowplowing in...

Kudos to council member Doug Reese for publicly voicing his frustrations over the Willmar City Council's actions. And kudos to the West Central Tribune for the editorial on Sept.

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council is proposing a revised animal ordinance that would prohibit the keeping of chickens in certain areas of the city and would regulate the keeping...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council is beginning the process of terminating and repealing the city's half-percent local option sales tax. The council voted Monday night to notify the Minnesota...

Thank you, Councilman Reese. Well said. Ken Warner President Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

The time has come for the Willmar City Council to start acting appropriately and demonstrate the necessary leadership for the betterment of this community and in accordance with its regional...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has approved a Labor Relations Committee recommendation to fill a vacant full-time Assessing Department position by promoting an individual from current clerical staff. At...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has approved assessments totaling $2,506.55 in unpaid costs for mowing grass and weeds on 14 properties. The city hires contractors to mow grass and...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council on Tuesday received highway signs designating Willmar as a participant in the Safe Cities program. The city was designated for public education, promotion, awareness...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council voted Monday night to approve a request to reallocate $55,000 in the 2012 Police Department budget to buy 11 bulletproof vests and 27 .223-caliber...