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    July 15, 2014
    High waters across the board: Some Kandiyohi County lakes set records
    WILLMAR — June rains swelled lakes in Kandiyohi County to new record levels. In some cases, the waters were so high that those reading the...
    News/localJuly 15, 2014 - 10:25pm
    December 24, 2013
    Kandiyohi County Recycling Center encourages residents to recycle gift wrap
    WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Recycling Center is encouraging residents to recycle their Christmas wrapping paper, cardboard boxes and unwanted Christmas lights this year. Landfills across the region see increases in volume due to holiday gift-giving, the center said in a news...
    News/localDecember 24, 2013 - 11:56am
    September 4, 2012
    New London-Spicer Twins shortstop leaps to catch a throw in a rundown that eventually tagged out Green Isle's leadoff hitter Zach Herd, foreground, in the third inning on Saturday at Faber Field in St. Cloud during the third round of the Class C State Am Tournament.
    Amateur Baseball: NLS Twins fall 2-0 to Zachow, Green Isle; Outhit Irish 7-4 Saturday
    ST. CLOUD, Minn. - New London-Spicer played an airtight game and lost Saturday afternoon in the third-round of the Class C Minnesota State Baseball...
    News/stateSeptember 4, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 13, 2012
    Tribune photo by Ron Adams A group of youngsters transition from water to land Saturday in Spicer during the Green Lake Kids Triathlon.
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    News/localAugust 13, 2012 - 12:00am
    June 22, 2012
    Leagues honors Willmar for its GreenStep efforts
    WILLMAR -- The League of Minnesota Cities on Thursday recognized Willmar and 46 other cities for participation in GreenStep Cities -- a free and voluntary program designed to help Minnesota cities achieve environmental sustainability goals through use of 28 best practices. Each best...
    News/localJune 22, 2012 - 12:00am
    May 10, 2012
    Outdoor music festival gets preliminary OK for Memorial Day weekend in Green Lake Township, Minn.
    WILLMAR -- A Willmar man has received preliminary approval to hold a two-day outdoor music festival over the Memorial Day weekend on a 10-acre farm site near Twin Lakes in Green Lake Township, as long as he meets strict county requirements. David Nelson said he would meet the conditions,...
    News/businessMay 10, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 22, 2012
    The annual Earth Day Celebration held at the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in rural Spicer included exhibits and speakers discussing water quality, land management, renewable energy and other green topics.play button
    Video: Earth Day at PWELC
    The annual Earth Day Celebration held at the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in rural Spicer included exhibits and speakers discussing...
    NewsApril 22, 2012 - 5:53pm
    March 24, 2012
    Polar Plunges raise $2.85M
    SPICER -- Polar Plunge events this year raised a record $2.85 million for Minnesota Special Olympics. More than 14,000 people participated in 17 events and raised money by accepting the challenge to jump into ice cold lakes. An event on Green Lake in Spicer raised $80,004. The...
    News/localMarch 24, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 23, 2012
    Polar Plunges raised $2.85 million
    Polar Plunge events this year raised a record $2.85 million for Minnesota Special Olympics. More than 14,000 people participated in 17 events and raised money by accepting the challenge to jump into ice cold lakes. An event on Green Lake in Spicer raised $80,004. The money was...
    News/localMarch 23, 2012 - 12:08pm
    March 21, 2012
    Photo: Colormegreen.areavoices.com
    Color Me Green blog: Spring clean to help others succeed
    LifeMarch 21, 2012 - 8:50am
    March 20, 2012
    Green Lake, Minn., ice out is earliest ever
    SPICER -- The ice cover on Green Lake went out on Monday, the earliest in 115 years of record keeping. The March 19 ice out date beats a March 22 ice out recorded in 1987. Green Lake is the deepest body of water in Kandiyohi County, and consequently the last to be free of ice. Last...
    News/outdoorsMarch 20, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 19, 2012
    Ice goes out on Green Lake in Kandiyohi County, earliest ever
    SPICER -- The ice cover on Green Lake went out on Monday afternoon, the earliest in 115-years of record keeping. The March 19 ice-out date beats a March 22 ice out recorded in 1987. Green Lake is the deepest body of water in Kandiyohi County, and consequently the last to be ice-free. Last...
    NewsMarch 19, 2012 - 6:04pm
    March 15, 2012
    It's no blarney: St. Patrick's Day means extra drunken driving patrols
    ST. PAUL -- Before you chug that first green beer, swallow this: extra DWI patrols will be on the roads on St. Patrick's Day to prevent alcohol-related crashes. Law enforcement agencies statewide will increase enforcement on a historically dangerous drinking and driving party period,...
    NewsMarch 15, 2012 - 12:32pm
    March 9, 2012
    The LED lights in the parking lot west of Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar are an example of the types of measures encouraged by Minnesota GreenStep Cities. The GreenStep program recommends best practices -- efficient community lighting is one of them -- to help cities and their residents reduce their energy use. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)
    Willmar, Minn., to participate in GreenStep Cities program to reduce energy use
    WILLMAR -- Willmar will participate in a statewide citizen-driven program that focuses on local government opportunities to reduce energy use...
    News/localMarch 9, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 8, 2012
    Photo: colormegreen.areavoices.com
    Color Me Green blog: Shop to reduce food waste
    I read in a recent article that the United States generates more than 34 million tons of food waste each year, according to the EPA. Composting...
    LifeMarch 8, 2012 - 8:16am
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