events

Children/family events New London: 3 to 5 p.m. today, trick or treat at the New London merchants and the Glen Oaks campus. Spooky Tales: 4 p.m. today, for kindergarten through grade 4, Willmar Public Library. Come dressed in your costumes and listen to scary stories, make a creepy...

WILLMAR -- Minnesota hospitals saw little change last year in the number of adverse events reported to the state Health Department. There were 305 "never" events that met the mandatory reporting threshold, according to an annual report being released today by the state Department...

WILLMAR -- After a piece of a sizing cuff was accidentally left inside a patient during major surgery at Rice Memorial Hospital last year, a hospital team gathered to analyze how it happened and how to prevent similar incidents in the future. The hospital has since adopted a different...

Events Shoreland Restoration Maintenance Workshop -- The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District is holding a workshop that will give participants practical solutions and technical information about the best ways to manage your property to maintain the health and value of your...

Support groups Caregiver NEW LONDON -- The New London Caregiver support group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Peace Lutheran Church in New London. Sue Leal and Kathy Dahl of Kandiyohi County Family Services will speak on financial information and senior programs. For more information,...

After a patient at Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital died by suicide last year, a hospital team sat down and analyzed what happened and how corrective action could be taken to prevent it from happening again. The process "definitely" was helpful, said Mark Paulson, the hospital's...

Four area hospitals are among those who reported adverse events last year to the Minnesota Department of Health. The annual report was released today by the state Health Department. This is the fifth year that Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and community behavioral...

Kandiyohi County Pheasants Forever Chapter #2 meetings -- The Kandiyohi County Pheasants Forever Chapter #2 will hold general meetings leading up to its banquet on April 3, 2009, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Willmar. The meetings will be held at the Kandiyohi Entertainment...

Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Admission is $5 for adults, children 12 and under admitted free The site is located 1 mile east of Atwater on U.S. Highway 12 and ¼ mile south; food is available on the grounds. n Tractor parade -- each day at 1:30 p.m. n Community...