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    April 19, 2018
    Tribune file photo Artist Ashley Hanson has been selected by the Obama Foundation to join the inaugural 2018 Fellows class. She is opening a storefront location in Granite Falls, where she is working to become an embedded artist in the city.
    Area artist is Obama Foundation Fellow
    CHICAGO, IL — Minnesota Artist Ashley Hanson was selected by the Obama Foundation to join the inaugural 2018 Fellows class. Selected...
    community/peopleApril 19, 2018 - 5:19pm
    April 18, 2018
    SD college executive Craig Johnson named new Ridgewater president
    WILLMAR — Craig Johnson of Sioux Falls has been named the new president of Ridgewater College. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities...
    news/educationApril 18, 2018 - 10:22pm
    April 14, 2018
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune file photo In the next school year, Willmar Public Schools expects its high school programs to be labeled as needing academic support. The Minnesota Department of Education will designate high schools with a four-year graduation rate less than 67 percent for all students or for any student group, and Willmar has groups under that mark.
    New education law will judge schools on graduation rates
    WILLMAR — Willmar Public Schools' high school programs are likely to be labeled as needing academic support in the next school year. The...
    news/educationApril 14, 2018 - 5:16am
    April 13, 2018
    Scott Staska Courtesy of Stearns County Jail
    Former Rocori superintendent faces 10 indecent exposure charges
    ST. CLOUD — Ten misdemeanor charges have been filed against former Rocori Superintendent Scott Staska for allegedly exposing himself in...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 13, 2018 - 7:32pm
    April 12, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Claire, played by Kameron Kemerling, sits on her bed looking at a memory book during a dress rehearsal of “Fuddy Meers” Monday at the Ridgewater College Theatre. The comedy production runs tonight through Saturday in Willmar.
    'Fuddy Meers': Comedy opens tonight on Ridgewater stage
    WILLMAR — Ridgewater College presents "Fuddy Meers" at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday in the college theatre on the Willmar campus....
    entertainment/theaterApril 12, 2018 - 2:43pm
    April 10, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune
    Willmar teachers but not students will make up snow days
    WILLMAR — Students in Willmar Public Schools won't have to make up the two snow days they've had this year, but teachers and staff members...
    news/educationApril 10, 2018 - 6:38am
    April 8, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune
    Willmar School Board to meet Monday
    WILLMAR — How to make up for recent snow days will be a discussion item at Monday's Willmar School Board meeting. The board will meet at...
    news/educationApril 8, 2018 - 6:58pm
    March 31, 2018
    Raymond teen injured in early Saturday morning rollover
    WILLMAR – A 16-year-old Raymond youth was injured early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle rollover accident, according to a Minnesota State...
    news/accidentsMarch 31, 2018 - 12:07pm
    March 30, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Students and staff member of Ridgewater College, as well as local community members, attend the annual Ridgewater College Community Health Fair Thursday on he Willmar campus.
    Ridgewater College hosts Community Health Fair
    WILLMAR — Students and staff member of Ridgewater College, as well as local community members, attended the annual Ridgewater College...
    news/educationMarch 30, 2018 - 4:01pm
    March 26, 2018
    Records published March 26
    This is the records summary for March 26. Crash leads to confrontation
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 26, 2018 - 5:04am
    March 25, 2018
    Unusual snowstorm leaves some areas bare, others a spring wonderland
    WILLMAR — A snowstorm forecast to bury most of west central Minnesota in snow Friday night and Saturday took an odd turn. Some areas, like...
    news/weatherMarch 25, 2018 - 9:00pm
    March 22, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Jonathan Mandrell, a presidential candidate for Ridgewater College, explains his background during a meet and greet in Willmar at the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday evening.
    Applicant for Ridgewater president says community colleges transform lives
    WILLMAR — Community colleges have played a strong role in the life of Jonathan Mandrell, the third candidate for Ridgewater College president...
    news/educationMarch 22, 2018 - 8:49am
    March 21, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Laura Driscoll, a candidate for Ridgewater College president, speaks Tuesday during a meet-and-greet event at the Willmar at the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. She said in her current role with Casper College that she has worked to strengthen the relationship between the college and the business community.
    Wyoming community college dean visits Willmar
    WILLMAR — One of Laura Driscoll's claims to fame at Casper College in Wyoming was raising $11 million for a business incubator. It was...
    news/educationMarch 21, 2018 - 6:28am
    March 20, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Craig Johnson, a candidate for president of Ridgewater College, participates Monday in a public forum at the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Community members asked Johnson questions about his past experiences and how he would apply them in leading the local college.
    First Ridgewater president hopeful visits Willmar
    WILLMAR — Craig Johnson, current director of the South Dakota Public Universities and Research Center, was the first candidate for Ridgewater...
    news/educationMarch 20, 2018 - 4:55am
    March 15, 2018
    Records published March 15
    This is the records summary for March 15. Spicer crash injures two SPICER — Two people were injured in a rear-end crash Wednesday morning...
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 15, 2018 - 12:52am
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