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Consultant Greg Vandal, standing, discusses the results of an online survey with area school superintendents and school board representatives Tuesday at Ridgewater College in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Regional schools' study group discusses survey results

WILLMAR -- When the Willmar and Montevideo school boards voted this week to share the services of a food service director, they followed New London-Spicer into a new era. The...

news / local / region / education Wed, Apr 13, 2011 - 12:00am

Minnesota River reaches new crests, starting to recede

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River is starting to recede after reaching new, second crests in Montevideo and Granite Falls. The river reached its second crest of the spring season on...

news / region Sat, Apr 09, 2011 - 12:00am

The Minnesota River is slowly starting to drop, but it will take time before it is back to safe levels. The river is shown pouring over Minnesota Highway 67 south of Granite Falls, where the highway is temporarily closed.

Minnesota River slowly dropping today in Montevideo and Granite Falls

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River is slowly receding in Montevideo and Granite Falls today. The river appears to have reached its second crest in both communities on Thursday. In Montevideo,...

news / region Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 11:36am

Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny
ABOVE: Minnesota Department of Transportation workers Tim Sandry and Jim Schimtz took turns at the wheel Thursday as they put their snow plow to work clearing tree limbs and other debris washed by floodwaters onto U.S. Highway 212 south of Montevideo. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

2nd Minn. River crest remains a quiet one; weekend storms may prove problematic

As faithful as a monk called to prayers, Jim Gilley has made the walk down from his house on the hill to the Smith Addition in Montevideo every day for...

news / region Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 9:00am

Montevideo buying new fire tanker

MONTEVIDEO -- Montevideo City Council members on Monday approved the low bid of $173,846 for a new tanker truck for the fire department. Midwest Fire of Luverne offered the low...

news / region / business Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 12:00am

Minnesota Department of Transportation workers Tim Sandry and Jim Schmitz took turns at the wheel of this snowplow to clear tree limbs and other water-carried debris from U.S. Highway 212 south of Montevideo.

Minnesota River nearing second crest levels in Montevideo and Granite Falls

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River is approaching projected, second crest levels in Montevideo and Granite Falls this afternoon. The river reached 19.86 feet in Montevideo in late afternoon, 5.86 feet...

news / region Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 4:16pm

Minnesota River rising towards expected crests in Montevideo, Granite Falls

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River is rising towards its expected crests in Montevideo and Granite Falls. The river had reached 19.66 feet in Montevideo this morning, or 5.66 feet above...

news / region Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 9:58am

Sewer shut off to Smith Addition in Montevideo as Minnesota River rises

MONTEVIDEO -- As had been expected, the city of Montevideo shut off sanitary sewer services to homes in the Smith Addition on Tuesday as the Minnesota River rose towards a...

news / region Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 8:30am

Rising Minnesota River leads to closing of portions of Highway 212 and 67 near Granite Falls and Montevideo

WILLMAR -- Rising waters on the Minnesota River have led to the closing of portions of two area highways, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced. U.S. Highway 212 between Granite...

news Mon, Apr 04, 2011 - 2:30pm

Update: Search continues for missing Granite Falls, Minn., man, sheriff doesn't suspect foul play

GRANITE FALLS -- Law enforcement officials are continuing to search and work to find a missing 27-year-old Granite Falls man. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten said Monday morning that...

news / region Mon, Apr 04, 2011 - 11:40am

A backhoe works Friday afternoon to break an ice jam in the Crow River along Bridge Avenue in downtown Delano. (Tribune photo by Rand Middleton)

Cold weather lowers flood worries

MONTEVIDEO -- Flood worries in the Upper Minnesota River basin have gone down a notch thanks to cold temperatures that have slowed the snowmelt. An updated flood forecast issued Friday...

news / region Sat, Mar 26, 2011 - 12:00am

Cold slows rising waters, give a reprieve to flood fighters on Hawk Creek in west central Minn.

CLARA CITY -- A return to sub-freezing temperatures is giving flood fighters a reprieve in the area, but worries remain about the additional moisture held in the six- to 12-inches...

news / region Wed, Mar 23, 2011 - 10:44am

Jeff Stager worked with a partner setting up sandbags Tuesday afternoon in the north side of Clara City.

Flood fighting now underway in west central Minnesota

CLARA CITY -- Flood fighting efforts have got underway as waters swelled over the banks of tributaries to the Minnesota River on Tuesday afternoon. Volunteers began sandbagging an area on...

news / region Tue, Mar 22, 2011 - 4:09pm

MnDOT warns roads could close with spring floods

WILLMAR -- Spring flooding could cause dangerous travel situations in rural Minnesota communities, including Montevideo and Granite Falls. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is advising motorists in the southwestern part...

news Sat, Mar 19, 2011 - 12:00am

MnDOT warns roads could close with spring floods

WILLMAR -- Spring flooding could cause dangerous travel situations in rural Minnesota communities, including Montevideo and Granite Falls. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is advising motorists in the southwestern part...

news Thu, Mar 17, 2011 - 5:02pm

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