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    June 20, 2018
    Willmar Fests 2018
    The 2018 Willmar Fests celebration guide is now available online. For a complete guide to this year's festival, check it out here.
    community/events16 hours 41 min ago
    June 16, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Skiers move across the lake in a 22-person pyramid formation during the Little Crow Water Ski Team’s second show of the summer June 8 at Neer Park in New London.
    Balancing act: Little Crow Ski Team performs at Neer Park
    NEW LONDON – Standing on top of another person’s shoulders is a difficult feat. Add moving across a lake on water skis – that is truly...
    community/peopleJune 16, 2018 - 10:35am
    Bailey Rettmann, Southwest West Central Service Cooperative’s regional director of Educational Learning Centers, said $5 million in bonding money awarded for the Cosmos Learning Center will help make the building more student-friendly.
    Bonding money will remodel Cosmos school for special needs kids
    COSMOS – Children with special needs sometimes don’t do well in traditional school settings. That’s when places like the Cosmos Learning...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 16, 2018 - 7:09am
    June 14, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune file photo Salma Jelle, 6, gasps when first seeing the bus that took her and about 30 families to the Crayola Experience at the Mall of America on an Early Childhood Education Program trip in March. The Willmar School District said no programs will be cut when the district again establishes an independent community education department this fall. The city of Willmar will again take over its own recreation activities.
    Willmar Schools: No cuts to community education planned
    WILLMAR — Willmar Public Schools' Community Education Department Is not planning any reductions in programs after the department splits...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 14, 2018 - 8:55pm
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Artist Mark Haen’s studio space in Atwater is used for painting, recording music and photography shoots.
    Former students and new teachers: Two local artists bringing something different to Studio Hop
    WILLMAR — What do gourds, children's books and clay have to do with one another? The 2018 Lakes Area Art Studio Hop. Studio Hop is an...
    entertainmentJune 14, 2018 - 1:34pm
    June 13, 2018
    Two Willmar residents charged with false imprisonment and beating teen
    WILLMAR — Two people from Willmar are facing felony charges of false imprisonment with intentional restraint for allegedly keeping a juvenile...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 13, 2018 - 10:05pm
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Cows munch on hay Tuesday at the Handt Dairy Farm south of Brooten. The Handt family farm is hosting Dairy Days this upcoming weekend.
    Dairy Days to visit small family farm
    BROOTEN — Most dairy farms in the area use advanced milking technology — from milk carousels to multiple-stall robotic milking systems...
    business/agricultureJune 13, 2018 - 9:59pm
    Tribune file photo State Rep. Dave Baker met with the Willmar School Board Monday to review the past legislative session.
    Baker discusses legislative session with School Board
    WILLMAR — When state Rep. Dave Baker met with the Willmar School Board Monday, at least part of the discussion was about things that didn't...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 13, 2018 - 4:28am
    June 12, 2018
    Willmar School Board revises '17-18 budget, sees higher revenue
    WILLMAR — Grants, higher enrollment and federal programs all helped improve the financial picture a bit for Willmar Public Schools in the...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 12, 2018 - 5:18am
    June 10, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Community members gathered in downtown Willmar for the first ever StreetFeast celebration Friday evening. About 150 people attended StreetFeast, which was held by the Community Integration Center.
    StreetFeast: Breaking the fast at sundown
    WILLMAR - Community members gathered in downtown Willmar for the first ever StreetFeast celebration Friday evening. Around one hundred fifty...
    lifestyle/faithJune 10, 2018 - 10:05pm
    Three injured in crash north of Willmar
    WILLMAR – Two adults and a child were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning on Highway 71 north of Willmar. A 2017 GMC Acadia was traveling...
    news/accidentsJune 10, 2018 - 3:38pm
    South Dakota man dies after motorcycle crash in Meeker County
    LITCHFIELD – A South Dakota man died of his injuries Saturday evening after a motorcycle accident on Highway 22 north of Litchfield. Leslie...
    news/accidentsJune 10, 2018 - 11:00am
    Willmar School Board meets Monday, to hear legislative update
    WILLMAR — The Willmar School Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the boardroom on the first floor of the Willmar Education and Arts...
    news/educationJune 10, 2018 - 12:41am
    June 9, 2018
    Two injured in Clara City crash
    CLARA CITY – Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 7 in Clara City....
    news/accidentsJune 9, 2018 - 11:30am
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Carver Jane Mickelborough, from the Brittany in France, shows how to carve a Brenton-style spoon at the 12th annual Spoon Gathering June 1 in Milan.
    Carving a vision: Milan hosts the 12th annual Spoon Gathering
    MILAN — Spoon carvers from across the country and around the world came to the small town of Milan, population 300, for the 12th annual...
    community/peopleJune 9, 2018 - 8:11am
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