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    May 26, 2018
    Tribune file photo VFW president Twyla Bauch Scofield and American Legion president Donna Arends place a wreath on a stone in remembrance of unknown soldiers who died at war at the 2017 Memorial Day service at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar.
    Memorial Day services set in Willmar
    WILLMAR — Willmar veterans raised the Flags of Honor on Friday on the east side of Willmar Lake. Squads of veterans from the American...
    community/eventsMay 26, 2018 - 7:40am
    May 12, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Artist Michele Steffen recreates the technique she used to paint a memorial license plate she created for the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association at her studio in Spicer.
    Honoring fallen officers: Spicer artist provides artwork for new state license plate
    SPICER — Artwork for a new speciality Minnesota license plate honoring law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty was created...
    community/peopleMay 12, 2018 - 9:36am
    February 17, 2018
    Earl B. Olson
    Turkey Trivia: What do you know of Jennie-O?
    Turkeys are to Willmar what thoroughbreds are to Kentucky, oil to Oklahoma and start-ups to Silicon Valley — a thick layer of the cultural...
    community/historyFebruary 17, 2018 - 3:24pm
    November 18, 2017
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Chad Koosman admires the Christmas tree light fixture Nov. 13. Koosman lit the tree in order to program the lights to the music for the annual “Celebrate the Light” light show at his home in Willmar. This is the final year the Koosman family will host the six-week long light show, which will open Thanksgiving Eve at 3903 60th Avenue Northeast. (For a video on "Celebrate the Light" visit wctrib.com) play button
    'Celebrate the Light' - the final show: Willmar family will end 10-year run of popular Christmas display
    WILLMAR — Although the sun is shining, the temperature is in the teens and it's hard to even look at Chad Koosman's bare hands as he holds...
    community/peopleNovember 18, 2017 - 7:07am
    November 11, 2017
    Photo courtesy of Jennifer Rude Klett Minnesotan Pvt. George Knott, far left, in Germany on January 19, 1919.
    A Minnesota homebody in the Great War
    History books rarely tell the tale of ordinary soldiers ... especially ordinary American soldiers in the Great War, the so-called doughboys....
    lifestyle/familyNovember 11, 2017 - 9:00am
    October 14, 2017
    Erica Dischino / Tribune A couple and their dog look out at the changing fall colors Wednesday from Mount Tom at Sibley State Park west of New London.
    Parks in Kandiyohi County show off fall colors
    This is the weekend to get out and see the fall colors Mother Nature has to offer. Whether it be on a drive, a fall hike, a night camping or...
    lifestyleOctober 14, 2017 - 9:24am
    September 30, 2017
    Submitted / Brendan Stermer
    Montevideo brothers make poems their podcasts of beauty
    MONTEVIDEO — Two Montevideo brothers have taken on a challenge as big as getting kids to eat their vegetables. Which is kind of how they...
    lifestyleSeptember 30, 2017 - 5:30am
    September 13, 2017
    Fall Home Improvement 2017 now available online
    The 2017 Fall Home Improvement section is now available online The 2017 Fall Home Improvement section published by the West Central Tribune...
    lifestyleSeptember 13, 2017 - 5:43pm
    July 17, 2017
    Kandiyohi County's Relay For Life is Friday
    Kandiyohi County will hold its 24th Annual Relay For Life Friday at the Willmar Middle School track. Relay For Life is a family-friendly event with activities, food and entertainment. The opening ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. The Luminaria ceremony and survivor lap will be at 8:15...
    lifestyleJuly 17, 2017 - 10:13am
    Clay Conover / Tribune Mark Rew, honorary cancer survivor, prepares to receive chemotherapy June 30 at the Willmar Regional Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital.
    Rew: A positive attitude is key to cancer fight
    WILLMAR — Mark Rew of Svea has been chosen as one of the honorary survivors for this year's Relay for Life, which is on July 21. The...
    lifestyleJuly 17, 2017 - 10:11am
    Submitted photo Naomi Mahler, second from left, is one of two honorary survivors for the 2017 Kandiyohi County Relay for Life event set for July 21. She is joined here by her husband, Todd Lynum, from left, her daughters, Grace and Sofia Lynum, and LaNell Koenig in a family photo before Mahler's last chemotherapy session in May 2017.
    Mahler: Family and church gave her motivation
    WILLMAR — Naomi Mahler, an associate pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar, has been named one of two honorary survivors for this...
    lifestyleJuly 17, 2017 - 10:06am
    July 8, 2017
    Courtesy photo Stylish pals Rod Black, Danube ‘52, left, and Shorty Schroeder, Danube ‘53, back from college in May 1954.
    Roger 'Shorty' Schroeder: Humble roots provided lifetime guidance
    The Danube farm boy was an all-state, triple-threat quarterback on three undefeated Hawks' football teams in the early 1950s. He went on to become...
    lifestyleJuly 8, 2017 - 6:37am
    June 30, 2017
    Shelby Lindrud / Tribune Passengers board the City of Wichita for their flight Thursday at the Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport in Marshall. Similar flights will be offered at the Willmar Municipal Airport this weekend.play button
    Taking a flight through aviation's past
    MARSHALL — One experiences aviation history when they step aboard the 1928 "City of Wichita" Ford Tri-Motor NC9645, the first commercial...
    lifestyleJune 30, 2017 - 12:57pm
    June 24, 2017
    Gary Miller / Tribune file photo Cyclists take a break during the first day of Pedal for Project Impact in July 2016 in Hawick.
    Pedal for Project Impact 2017: Local cyclists ride for a reason
    WILLMAR — Riding a bicycle hundreds of miles during a long weekend isn't everyone's idea of a good time. But for those who do enjoy cycling...
    lifestyleJune 24, 2017 - 8:41am
    June 17, 2017
    Tribune file photo Actress Alex Kingston is shown during filming for "Sweet Land'' near Montevideo in 2004.
    'Sweet Land the Musical': Rural debut is tonight where movie was made
    DAWSON — The immigrant story belongs to all of America, but western Minnesota has a special place in its telling in Ali Selim's movie "Sweet...
    lifestyleJune 17, 2017 - 7:47am
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