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WILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission voted Monday to conduct a public hearing Feb. 9 on a proposed overall average electric increase of 4.5 percent and overall average water increase of 20 percent for 2015. If a schedule of meetings and hearings takes place as proposed,...

SPICER -- Fundamental changes are coming to the electric industry and electric consumers will be asked to partner with their utility and take more responsibility for their bill, says an energy industry organization spokesman. Joel Johnson, director of government affairs with Minnesota...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has approved the Municipal Utilities Commission's request for a two-tier electric rate adjustment totaling 14 percent over the next 18 months. A 7 percent increase went into effect Wednesday for the remainder of 2011 and another 7 percent increase...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council Tuesday night approved a 14 percent increase in municipal electric rates over the next year and a half. Electric rates will go up 7 percent effective today for the remainder of 2011 and will go up another 7 percent effective Jan.

WASHINGTON - The independent panel that oversees the U.S. Postal Service has denied the agency's request to increase the cost of mailing a letter by 2 cents - to 46 cents. The Postal Regulatory Commission announced its decision rejecting the requested price hike at a news conference...

BENSON -- The Benson City Council heard, but did not take action on proposed increases in the city's utility rates at the regular meeting Monday evening. The rates, if approved, would take effect on Jan. 1, according to city manager Rob Wolfington. City staff has been reviewing water,...

WILLMAR -- The lack of public comment at this week's Willmar City Council hearing on double-digit sewer rates increases to finance the $86 million wastewater treatment project was somewhat surprising to City Administrator Michael Schmit. But community members and the council have...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission has hired consultant R.W. Beck of St. Paul to determine if new electric rates are needed to keep pace with increasing power supply costs. Rates were last raised in April 2007 when an average increase of 5.8 percent went into ...