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An unidentified student works with a new iPad at the New London-Spicer middle and high school library. The district, seeking a $1.5 million levy for its increased tehnology needs, is one of seven area districts asking voters to approve levies this month. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Seven area school districts holding levy votes Tuesday

Seven school districts in the area will conduct referendums Tuesday asking voters to approve levies. They join about one-third of Minnesota's school districts in seeking voter approval to raise or...

news / education Wed, Nov 02, 2011 - 12:00am

S.D. farmland values triple in a decade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota farmland values have tripled in the past decade, thanks to low interest rates and high commodity prices. Agriculture officials say it's a trend that...

news / nation Tue, Nov 01, 2011 - 12:34pm

Officials proposing reduction to Eagle Lake sewer rates for this year, 2012

WILLMAR -- Users of the Eagle Lake Sanitary Sewer District would see a reduction in their sewer rates for 2011 and 2012 under an agreement recently negotiated by sewer district...

news / business Tue, Nov 01, 2011 - 12:00am

Batter up for Jennie-O Turkey Store during World Series

WILLMAR -- A hometown company had national exposure during the televised games of the World Series, which ended last night. Jennie-O Turkey Store sponsored the call to the bullpen when...

news / business / sports Sat, Oct 29, 2011 - 12:00am

Anna Monson, a fifth-grader at NLS, uses an iPad at the NLS middle and high school library during a research project on American Indians. NLS officials will ask district voters to approve a $1.5 million technology levy during next month's election. It's the district's latest effort to transform how students learn. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

NLS levy seeks $1.5 million for technology; voters to decide

The leaders of the New London-Spicer School District want to transform how students in the district learn and are asking voters to approve a $1.5 million technology levy to equip...

news / education / business Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - 12:00am

Chamber of Commerce backs Willmar Schools' levy renewal

The Willmar Lakes Area Ch-amber of Commerce has en-dorsed passage of the Willmar School District's operating levy renewal. The chamber's Board of Directors voted unanimously to support the levy in...

news / education / business / life Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - 12:00am

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative and Renville Co., Minn., reach agreement ending years of tax litigation

RENVILLE -- A settlement has been reached ending years of litigation between Renville County and the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative over the property taxes paid by the sugar processing...

news / region Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - 12:11pm

Ernst van Gulijk, center, and James Sieben, right, of Willmar tell a job summit visitor Tuesday about Nova-Tech's poultry-equipment business and the MinnWest Technology Campus the company opened. Tribune photo Don Davis

Minnesota businesses turn their attention to innovation

ST. PAUL -- A Willmar company runs the first private business innovation center of its kind in the country. A Duluth firm based in Canal Park, near Lake Superior, is...

news / business Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - 12:00am

Scott Butterfield uses a hole-puncher Monday as he prepares calendars in the assembly area of the Maracom plant in Willmar. Kandiyohi County is home to 74 manufacturing facilities. The sector will be spotlighted this week during an event at the MinnWest Technology Campus. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

MinnWest Technology Campus to spotlight Willmar, Minn.-area manufacturing

These days, manufacturing is often seen as a cumbersome, ailing relic of the Rust Belt. Organizers of a new local event hope to knock down the negative stereotypes this week...

news / business Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - 12:00am

Robert Mrozek, left, and Lyle Peterson look over a proposal for the Kandiyohi County Road 9 project along the east side of Eagle Lake during a meeting Thursday in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

County Board, on tie-breaker vote, OKs plan to move section of Co. Road 9

WILLMAR -- On a tie-breaker vote Thursday night, the Kandiyohi County Commissioners approved a plan to move a section of County Road 9 away from a densely populated area of...

news / business / life Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - 12:00am

Steven Rosenstone delivers a speech Wednesday after being installed Minnesota State Colleges and Universities chancellor. Rosenstone became MnSCU's fourth chancellor during a state Capitol ceremony, attended by a few hundred education and political leaders. Tribune photo by Don Davis

MnSCU chief promises to work for students

ST. PAUL -- The new Minnesota State Colleges and Universities leader promised Wednesday to continue serving students despite what he called "the darkest cloud on the educational sky." Chancellor Steven...

news / education Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Mary Wickersham of Willmar has worked for Thrifty White Drug for 50 years and does not plan on retiring. She has worked for seven managers: The current one is her nephew. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

50-year employee of Willmar, Minn., drugstore: You have to like what you're doing

WILLMAR -- You have to like what you're doing when you work for the same company for 50 years. Just ask Mary Wickersham. She started working at the Thrifty Drug...

business Tue, Oct 18, 2011 - 12:00am

Fuel replaced at area stations after mishap with ethanol concentration

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce reports that fuel with higher-than-allowed concentrations of ethanol has been replaced at 37 stations in southern Minnesota, including a number in Renville...

news / region Sat, Oct 15, 2011 - 12:00am

Fuel removed, replaced at two Renville County gas stations after ethanol blending mishap

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce reports that fuel with higher-than-allowed concentrations of ethanol has been replaced at 37 stations in southern Minnesota, including two in Renville County...

news / region Fri, Oct 14, 2011 - 11:46am

Members of the Service Employees International Union - Health Care bargaining unit at the Luther Haven skilled nursing facility in Montevideo participate in an informational picket Thursday along Minnesota Highway 7 in front of the facility. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Workers picket at Luther Haven in Montevideo, Minn.

MONTEVIDEO -- Carrying signs and gesturing to motorists to honk in support, health care workers at Luther Haven in Montevideo conducted an informational picket Thursday along Minnesota Highway 7 in...

news / region Fri, Oct 14, 2011 - 12:00am

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