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Willmar, Minn., Utilities Commission approves salary hike for general manager after favorable 6-month review

WILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission has approved a $3,000 salary increase for General Manager Wesley Hompe after the commission’s Labor Relations Committee gave Hompe a favorable six-month performance...

news / local Mon, Apr 22, 2013 - 11:27pm

Willmar Utilities believes agreement will lead to reduced power costs

WILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission on Monday approved an agreement with a consultant that the utility believes should reduce Willmar’s overall power costs. Under the agreement with 10...

news / local Mon, Apr 08, 2013 - 11:16pm

Willmar Utilities Commissioner Steve Salzer, left, poses Thursday with volunteer linemen Casey Jenny and Dick Thynes, who are going to Long Island, N.Y., to help repair damage caused there by Superstorm Sandy. Submitted photo

Willmar utilities workers to help repair damage by Sandy

WILLMAR -- Willmar Municipal Utilities is among a handful of Minnesota municipal utilities sending personnel and trucks this weekend to the East Coast to help restore power knocked out earlier...

news / local Sat, Nov 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Crews verify, check turbine repairs

WILLMAR -- DeWind technicians were in Willmar today to verify and check repairs made last week to the south wind turbine tower owned by Willmar Municipal Utilities. Utilities General Manager...

news Tue, Oct 30, 2012 - 2:36pm

Wesley Hompe speaks during his final interview Aug. 27 for Willmar Municipal Utilities general manager. The Utility Commission approved the employment agreement with Hompe Monday. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Municipal Utilities Commission OKs general manager employment agreement

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission has approved the employment agreement with Wesley Hompe as general manager. Hompe, former staff electrical engineer and interim co-manager, was appointed general manager...

news / local Tue, Sep 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar, Minn., Utilities Commission tables GM contract until final details worked out

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission on Monday tabled the employment contract with recently appointed general manager Wesley Hompe until final details are worked out. The commission tabled the...

news / local Tue, Sep 11, 2012 - 12:00am

The Willmar Municpial Utilities Commission directed its Labor Committee to negotiate an employment agreement with Wesley Hompe. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Hompe picked as Willmar, Minn., utility GM

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission has directed its Labor Committee to negotiate an employment agreement with utility interim co-manager Wesley Hompe to serve as general manager. The commission...

news / local Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar, Minn., utility board approves contract for 5.5 megawatts

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission is taking steps to replace a large power supply contract with a number of smaller power supply contracts. The commission Monday voted to...

news / local Tue, Jul 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Failed backup substation causes power outage

WILLMAR -- A backup substation system installed at the Willmar Municipal Utilities power plant failed at about 9:37 p.m. Wednesday and shut down the power plant and customers connected to...

news Fri, Feb 24, 2012 - 2:01pm

DeWind crews replacing wind turbine hydraulic tube

WILLMAR -- As part of ongoing maintenance, DeWind Company crews are replacing a hydraulic tube through the main shaft of Willmar Municipal Utilities' wind turbine No. 4, Wesley Hompe, utility...

news Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - 11:45am

A failed motor shut down one of Willmar Municipal Utilities' two wind turbines last weekend, but the motor was replaced this week and the turbine has returned to service. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Technicians replace motor on Willmar wind turbine

WILLMAR -- A failed motor shut down one of Willmar Municipal Utilities' two wind turbines on Sunday, but the motor was replaced this week and the turbine returned to service...

news / local Sat, May 21, 2011 - 12:00am

Failed electronics stop Willmar wind turbine

WILLMAR -- One of the two wind turbines operated by Willmar Municipal Utilities went out of service last Friday due to the failure of the voltage conditioning electronics. The utility...

news Mon, Mar 14, 2011 - 11:44am

An oil leak knocked the No. 4 wind turbine out of commission this weekend. Of the city's two wind turbines, No. 4 is located closest to the Senior High. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Wind turbine sidelined over weekend due to an oil leak

WILLMAR -- An oil leak sidelined one of Willmar Municipal Utilities two wind turbines over the weekend. The problem surfaced late Wednesday when turbine No.

news / local Tue, Sep 14, 2010 - 12:00am

Willmar MUC planning to meet with president of company that built the city's two turbines

WILLMAR -- The president of the company that manufactured Willmar's two wind turbines will meet next week with officials of Willmar Municipal Utilities and members of the Municipal Utilities Commission...

news Tue, Aug 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Much of Wadena was in ruin following a powerful tornado that ripped through the small town and its surrounding area two weeks ago. Dave Wallis / The Forum

MUC sends crew to Wadena

WILLMAR -- Willmar Municipal Utilities was one of many municipal utilities in the state that sent employees to provide mutual aid and help restore power to the tornado-ravaged city of...

news / local Tue, Jun 29, 2010 - 12:00am

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