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    November 3, 2012
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    Willmar woman faces drug sale charges for alleged sale of 200-plus pills in Olivia
    OLIVIA -- Susan Marie Erickson, 46, of Willmar, pleaded not guilty Friday to first- and second-degree drug sale charges for allegedly selling...
    News/regionNovember 3, 2012 - 12:00am
    June 7, 2012
    Crews with Willmar Public Works and the Minnesota Department of Transportation work Tuesday on the First Street Bridge in Willmar. The crews are performing maintenance work that will restrict motorists' use of the bridge for a few more days. Tribune photo by Gary Miller
    Maintenance work continues on First Street Bridge in Willmar, Minn.
    WILLMAR -- Motorists driving over Willmar's First Street Bridge have been dealing with two fewer lanes to use since Monday. That situation could...
    News/localJune 7, 2012 - 12:00am
    May 30, 2012
    Willmar, Minn., hit-and-run driver caught, facing multiple charges
    WILLMAR -- A 48-year-old Willmar man has been identified as the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene of a motor vehicle crash around 4:45 p.m. Monday at First Street and Becker Avenue. According to Willmar Police Capt. Jim Felt, the potential charges against the man, whose name...
    NewsMay 30, 2012 - 4:58pm
    May 29, 2012
    Cooper Ochsendorf,15, makes an adjustment to the Willmar FIRST Robotics team's basketball playing robot. The team competed this year for the first time in FIRST robotics, a 23-year-old program created by inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Tribune photo by Gary Miller
    Willmar, Minn., FIRST Robotics team builds basket-shooting robot
    For six weeks, the 15 members of the Willmar FIRST Robotics team used a box of parts and a challenge to develop a robot that can play basketball. Their...
    News/educationMay 29, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 12, 2012
    Litchfield: First District Association...by the numbers
    8 feet - height of fence that surrounds all of First District 9 - number of Minnesota dairy cooperatives that are part of First District 91 - years First District has been in business 140 - number of employees at First District in Litchfield 1,100 - number of voting member units...
    NewsApril 12, 2012 - 2:28pm
    The First District plant in Litchfield processes 6 million pounds of milk every day, and from that, 3.9 million pounds are processed into cheese. The cooperative also extracts whey protein and lactose from the milk, which can then be used in products ranging from chocolate to infant formula. Tribune photo by Ashley White
    Litchfield: First District looks to an increasingly global future
    First District Association in Litchfield has come a long way in its 91-year history. But that's not to say it comes from humble beginnings. When...
    NewsApril 12, 2012 - 2:25pm
    July 21, 2011
    Man injured after series of car crashes along First Street in Willmar, Minn.
    WILLMAR -- A 50-year-old Willmar man was injured in the final crash in a series of motor vehicle accidents that happened between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to a news release from Willmar Police Sgt. Daniel Erickson, Jeffrey James Tyler was taken by ambulance from the...
    NewsJuly 21, 2011 - 8:56am
    June 10, 2011
    Letter: Don't delay teacher contracts
    The governor was a no-show at Monday's meeting on education funding, rejected the Republicans' offer of $110 million, and "insists that Republicans find $1.8 billion in new revenue, such as his plan to increase taxes" as reported in Thursday's West Central Tribune. Looming right around...
    News/educationJune 10, 2011 - 12:00am
    May 16, 2011
    Child causes distracted-driving crash Sunday evening
    WILLMAR -- A small child attempting to climb out of their car seat distracted the driver of a vehicle that left First Street and crashed into a fire hydrant, gas main and building Sunday evening. According to a news release from Willmar Police Chief David Wyffels, officers investigated...
    News/localMay 16, 2011 - 12:19pm
    May 10, 2011
    Backyard first kiss video goes viral
    It is just two kids sitting in the backyard as mom captures the first kiss moment on video. Now it has gone viral across the Internet. The two...
    entertainmentMay 10, 2011 - 10:28am
    November 13, 2010
    First snowfall falls in region, one foot of snow hits southern Minnesota
    Update 2:30 p.m.
    News/regionNovember 13, 2010 - 2:35pm
    November 1, 2010
    Sandi Pattison, left, and Doris Pattison, both of Minneapolis, look over one of the 25 table settings featured Saturday at the annual First Covenant Church Table Setting Fair in Willmar. The table the Pattisons were admiring included fall creations made by members of the Monday Night Craft Group. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Fall creations
    News/localNovember 1, 2010 - 12:00am
    September 8, 2010
    Jenna Hanson, right, a fourth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Willmar, gets acclimated Tuesday with her new class. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Local students return to school fresh from their summer break
    News/educationSeptember 8, 2010 - 12:00am
    August 31, 2010
    UPDATE: First Street has reopened
    WILLMAR -- First Street in Willmar reopened to traffic around 1:45 p.m.
    NewsAugust 31, 2010 - 3:36pm
    First Street has been closed from Kandiyohi Avenue to Willmar Avenue as emergency crews respond to a gas leak along the 1000 block of First Street. The street may be closed up to four hours.
    Gas leak closes part of First Street in Willmar
    WILLMAR - First Street has been closed to traffic for several blocks because of a natural gas leak at a construction site. The road was shut...
    NewsAugust 31, 2010 - 12:16pm
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