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    April 15, 2016
    A work crew from Willmar Area Vocational Education Services, known as Waves, helps set up for today’s Life Connections. (RAND MIDDLETON | TRIBUNE)
    Life Connections caters to older adults
    Today’s Life Connections runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Willmar Civic Center. The West Central Sanitation Senior of the Year and the...
    newsApril 15, 2016 - 12:10pm
    June 11, 2015
    Bob Hines “eats” some Goo in preparation for a challenging stretch of Wedneday’s ride. Photo by Gary Miller
    Pedal for Project Impact 2015: Day Three - Bob and the Manitobans
    Day Three: Wednesday, June 10 Park Rapids to Bemidji 65.93 miles 6 hours, 54 minute Bob and the Manitobans I think JP would agree with...
    newsJune 11, 2015 - 3:00am
    June 10, 2015
    Bob Hines, left, and JP Cola repair JP’s flat bike tire Tuesday at a convenience store in Bertha. Tribune photo by Gary Miller.
    Pedal for Project Impact: Day Two - A flat tire on a hot day
    Day Two Tuesday, June 9 Long Prairie to Park Rapids 75.93 miles 6 hours, 44 minutes There was a cool breeze to our backs as we rolled...
    newsJune 10, 2015 - 3:00am
    September 11, 2013
    Editorial: A day to remember on 9/11
    It has been 12 years since that fateful morning of 9/11 when terrorists flew commercial jetliners into sites in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. At the end of the day, more than 3,000 Americans and visitors were dead and America was in shock. From the shattered glass,...
    opinionSeptember 11, 2013 - 6:00am
    November 17, 2012
    Courtney Weatherman, left, and her daughter, Kylee, 5, of Willmar listen as Kylee's father, Shawn, reads a story on Friday during Kindergarten Pajama Day at the Community Christian School in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Kindergarten Pajama Day
    communityNovember 17, 2012 - 12:00am
    November 12, 2012
    United States Army Sgt. Zach Ames, center, who has been on a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, surprises his wife, Bri Ames, left, and their daughter Emersyn, right, with a reunion prior to an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
    America remembers its veterans
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services Sunday, both with somber traditions...
    news/nationNovember 12, 2012 - 10:38am
    November 6, 2012
    As of 1:35 p.m., 287 people had voted at the Willmar city auditorium. Tribune photo by Rand Middleton
    Update Noon: Voting beginning to pick up across Kandiyohi County
    Many voters were headed to the polls today during Election Day 2012. Early voting has been light early on, but was beginning to pick up through...
    newsNovember 6, 2012 - 10:06am
    September 25, 2012
    Ritchie: Today is National Voter Registration Day
    ST. PAUL -- Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced Monday that today is National Voter Registration Day.
    newsSeptember 25, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 30, 2012
    Willmar, Minn., law agencies planning extra patrols for "move over" day
    WILLMAR -- Statewide law enforcement agencies, including the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office and the Willmar Police Department, will have extra patrols on the roads Friday to increase enforcement of the Ted Foss Move Over Law. State Patrol Trooper Ted Foss was killed 12 years ago,...
    newsAugust 30, 2012 - 4:34pm
    August 14, 2012
    Editorial: Primary Day is an exercise of your basic right - vote today
    Today is primary day in Minnesota. So it an important day for you and other citizens to practice America's most basic and important right -- vote today. This primary is the first statewide vote since the redistricting was completed following the 2010 Census.
    opinion/editorialsAugust 14, 2012 - 7:20am
    August 13, 2012
    Keilynn Swenson of WIllmar, 7, paints a tool box Saturday during Kids' Day at the Kandiyohi County Fair. Tribune photo by Jasmine Makiplay button
    Children were theme of last day at Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar
    WILLMAR -- With a chance to meet the Stingers baseball players, compete in a pedal pull and build a bird house, excited young kids filled the...
    newsAugust 13, 2012 - 12:00am
    Volunteers, cool weather made the fair a success
    WILLMAR -- As the Kandiyohi County Fair wrapped up Saturday, organizers said it was another great year. "Everything has gone so smoothly," said Cheryl Johnson, secretary of the fair. Johnson and Tom Gustafson, president of the fair, attributed the success of the fair to all the...
    newsAugust 13, 2012 - 12:00am
    May 29, 2012
    A perennial runner-up in the Glacial Lakes Grand Prix Series, Kristine Duininck heads to the finishing chute and a first-place among 107 female finishers. Finishing with her are Dean Madsen (113) of Willmar and Karter Van Heuveln of Pennock.
    They run in the rain, don't they!
    WILLMAR -- In the 13th spring, they waited. The Law Day/Memorial 5k from Flags of Honor Park has most often been blessed with fine weather but...
    sportsMay 29, 2012 - 12:00am
    Wayne Emberland, a member of the Veteran's Central Council Honor Guard's rifle squad, attends a Memorial Day ceremony Monday in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adamsplay button
    The ultimate tribute
    newsMay 29, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 30, 2012
    Arbor Day celebration is Tuesday in Willmar
    WILLMAR -- The City of Willmar, along with the Willmar Noon Lions, will celebrate Arbor Day at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Lions Park, located at Willmar Avenue Southwest and 22nd Street Southwest. Mayor Frank Yanish will read a proclamation and second-graders will help plant four trees donated...
    newsApril 30, 2012 - 4:14pm
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