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    November 30, 2012
    Electric power pole burned, fire was controlled burn near Litchfield, Minn.
    LITCHFIELD -- The Litchfield Fire Department and the Department of Natural Resources were called around 1:30 p.m. Thursday to contain a controlled burn that started an electrical pole on fire. According to Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin, Logan Pautzke, 26, of Litchfield reported...
    newsNovember 30, 2012 - 8:53am
    November 16, 2012
    Brad Cobb, right, of the Green Corridor Initiative, and Rebecca Wodder lead the way Thursday on the pedestrian bridge in Granite Falls. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny
    Senior adviser to Secretary of Interior tours Minnesota River
    GRANITE FALLS -- More than two decades of work to clean up the Minnesota River has brought together a diverse partnership of stakeholders in...
    news/regionNovember 16, 2012 - 12:00am
    November 7, 2012
    Urdahl leading for sixth term in District 18A House
    GROVE CITY -- Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, was leading early Wednesday in his re-election bid to the state House of Representatives in District 18A. With 54 percent of the precincts reporting, unofficial returns showed that Urdahl had collected 5,572 votes, 58 percent.
    news/regionNovember 7, 2012 - 1:09am
    October 31, 2012
    Sawatzky
    Sawatzky building trust
    WILLMAR -- Minnesota needs to work together again, says Mary Sawatzky, 51, of Willmar, the DFL-endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of...
    news/stateOctober 31, 2012 - 12:00am
    October 22, 2012
    Minnesota seat belt compliance climbs, southwest region still lags behind
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's new seat belt compliance rate is 93.6 percent, marking another increase in belt use which has resulted in fewer unbelted deaths, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.
    news/stateOctober 22, 2012 - 10:47am
    October 13, 2012
    Doyenhart
    Visitor from South America's most democratic nation arrives as election campaigns heats up
    MONTEVIDEO -- Uruguay is lauded as the most democratic nation in South America, and its people pride themselves on their involvement in politics...
    news/educationOctober 13, 2012 - 12:00am
    September 8, 2012
    Huber
    Convicted murderer Delbert Huber now in DOC custody
    ST. CLOUD -- The 82-year-old rural Paynesville man convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for shooting...
    news/localSeptember 8, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 11, 2012
    During her visit Sept. 20, 2008, Hazel Redbird of Eagle Butte, S.D., views the inscription on the monument erected at the state memorial to the Wood Lake Battlefield. Tribune file photo
    Taking a sesquicentennial tour of U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862
    There is heightened interest as Minnesota marks the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862. Hundreds of monuments and markers...
    life/extraAugust 11, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 8, 2012
    Letter: CCA sets the record straight
    The Associated Press story "Immigrants prove big business for prison companies," published by the West Central Tribune on Aug. 2, relied on selective information and speculation to advance a misguided hypothesis about the impact our company, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA),...
    opinion/lettersAugust 8, 2012 - 12:00am
    July 27, 2012
    Pavement marking project in west central Minnesota begins Aug. 7
    WILLMAR -- Motorists on west central Minnesota highways will encounter lane closures when a pavement marking project begins Aug. 7 In the West Central area, crews will install rumble stipes along the following road segments and paint over them with highly reflective paint: ...
    news/localJuly 27, 2012 - 4:34pm
    July 10, 2012
    Letter: A legislator of distinction
    Congratulations are due to our state Rep. Bruce Vogel for being named one of the League of Minnesota Cities legislators of distinction. Rep. Vogel and 11 other members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were honored by the League of Minnesota Cities for their dedication to...
    opinionJuly 10, 2012 - 12:00am
    July 4, 2012
    These young kids highlight the United Prairie Bank float Wednesday in the Fourth of July Parade in Spicer, Minn.play button
    Video: Fourth of July Parade in Spicer
    The annual Fourth of July Parade is held Wednesday in Spicer, Minn.
    newsJuly 4, 2012 - 5:14pm
    July 3, 2012
    Letter: A legislator of distinction
    Congratulations are due to our state Rep. Bruce Vogel for being named one of the League of Minnesota Cities legislators of distinction. Rep. Vogel and 11 other members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were honored by the League of Minnesota Cities for their dedication to...
    opinionJuly 3, 2012 - 12:00am
    Editorial: Appreciate freedoms on Fourth of July
    Our Fourth of July holiday Wednesday is the 236th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States of America. The Fourth is a day for the celebration of our national heritage, when the founding fathers risked their own life,...
    opinion/editorialsJuly 3, 2012 - 12:00am
    June 26, 2012
    MnDOT advises farmers that crews are mowing highway rights of way
    WILLMAR -- Farmers planning to cut hay in ditches are advised to mow along the highway right of way as Minnesota Department of Transportation crews have begun to mow in the area. The department mows the first cut of grass nearest the road surface once it reaches a height of 18 inches,...
    news/localJune 26, 2012 - 12:00am
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