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Proposed 2010 city levy funds Storm Water Task Force study

WILLMAR -- A member of the Storm Water Task Force is pleased the proposed 2010 city budget includes money to study recommendations for solving storm water flooding problems. "I think...

news / nation / business Fri, Nov 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Marcia Carlson of Willmar decorates the Christmas tree Wednesday from Bethesda Adult Day Services for the Kandiyohi County Historical Society's annual Festive Forest display. The display features trees decorated by local organizations. The Bethesda tree was dedicated to the memory of staff member Ron Jensen, who died this year. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

A time to give, remember

news / local Fri, Nov 27, 2009 - 12:00am

JoAnn Nelson stacks dishes Tuesday at Evangelical Covenant Church in New London where a free Thanksgiving meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Fifty volunteers from New London-Spicer area churches will prepare and serve a full Thanksgiving meal for 200 people. This is the ninth year the community meal has been provided. For more information, including how to have meals delivered on Thanksgiving Day, call 320-354-2446. In Willmar, a free Thanksgiving Day dinner will be served from 11 a.m. ...

The holiday spirit

news / local Wed, Nov 25, 2009 - 12:00am

A "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" training session was held Tuesday at the Willmar City Auditorium for anyone interested in assisting military members and their families. Steven Glaeser, left, and Jeffrey Gay, both with the Minnesota Military Family Assistance Center in Marshall, manned one the numerous booths set up for the event. For more information about Beyond the Yellow Ribbon ... your Fort Minnesota, visit www.beyondtheyellowribbon.org. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

news / local Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Ray Grund, right, who lives in the Diamond Lake area near Atwater, plays a game of whist with a group of friends Wednesday during senior citizens day at the Willmar Community Center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Sleight of hand

news / local / community Thu, Oct 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Editorial: This rain day goes a long way for region

Thank goodness for a day of rain. The recent days of moisture have been helpful to west central Minnesota and other parts of the state. September was one for the...

opinion Fri, Oct 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Zoe, the hunting dog of Zach Goeman of Raymond, retrieves a thrown dummy during the "Dock Dog" dog jumping event at the annual Prairie Pothole Day Saturday at the Stoney Ridge Farm near New London. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Prairie Pothole Day, Sibley State Park play host to approximately 4,000 for day's worth of outdoors fun

NEW LONDON -- More than 4,000 people took advantage of the beautiful weather and outdoors activities Sept. 12 at Stoney Ridge Farm for the annual Prairie Pothole Day. "The crowd...

outdoors / state Sat, Sep 19, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: A family's day care dilemma

My oldest child is starting second grade at Roosevelt School. Our family attended the wonderful open house last week, where we found out about the new bus routes. At the...

opinion / letters Thu, Sep 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Tribune Editorial: Laborers help make this country great

hile the date and place is known, the person who first came up with the idea of Labor Day is still uncertain. It was either a McGuire or a Maguire...

opinion Mon, Sep 07, 2009 - 12:00am

It was the last water day of the summer for local children at Willmar's First Step Child Care Center. Here David Finberg, 9, from left, Kaydie Cloutier, 5, Kali Jensen, 10 and Lindsey Harpsted, 5, all of Willmar, take to the slip and slide in their own unique way. Youngsters, however, need not fear: The weekend calls for warm temperatures, an opportunity for one last hurrah at the lake before school officially begins. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

One last, wet hurrah

news / local Fri, Sep 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Visitors attend a Haug Implement Co. John Deere technology expo and field demo day Tuesday in Willmar. Visitors were able to look at John Deere equipment, sit in on a technology presentation and view field demonstrations. Much of the new equipment takes advantage of real-time kinetics, a system that combines data from global positioning satellites and a network of base stations to achieve "sub-inch accuracy," Haug sales representative Dave Dallman said. Such precise information allows farmers to plant, s...

A look at the future of farming

news / local Wed, Sep 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Dog retriever trials have become a popular event at Prairie Pothole Day, which will add Dock Dog long distance jumping this year. Tribune file photo

Still good, family fun

NEW LONDON -- It's still the best deal around for a day of family entertainment. For the cost of ... just the gas to get there and back, Prairie Pothole...

outdoors Sat, Aug 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Katelyn Swanson, the daughter of Josh and Nicki Swanson, poses Saturday for a photo with Darlene Bratberg of Atwater. Bratberg was dressed as a clown for Kids Day at the Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar. Tribune photo by Eric Ludy

Another year comes to a close for the Kandiyohi County Fair: A day for the kids

With a morning thunderstorm on Friday causing the cancellation of the popular Pickup, Tractor and Semi Pull and creating muddy conditions through Saturday, the 2009 Kandiyohi County Fair could have...

news / local Mon, Aug 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Though work remains to be done, construction is ahead of schedule at the Minnesota Twins' Target Field in Minneapolis. The Twins have spent the better part of three decades sharing the confines of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome with the Minnesota Vikings. The Twins former outdoor stadium, Metropolitan Stadium, is now the site of the Mall of America. Tribune photo by Don Davis

Target Field to usher in new era of Minnesota Twins baseball

Tour the new Minnesota Twins ballpark and it appears almost ready to host its first game.

news / state Mon, Aug 03, 2009 - 12:00am

Regional appeal of the Twins goes back to Griffith

MINNEAPOLIS -- Calvin Griffith moved his Washington Senators to the Twin Cities in 1961 knowing the team needed to build a loyal fan base well beyond Minneapolis and St. Paul...

news / state Mon, Aug 03, 2009 - 12:00am

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