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    July 6, 2017
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune It's a messy point to make, but Holly Hatlewick, manager of the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District, made it by showing the different water infiltration rates in soils that range from low to high in organic content. She used a rainfall simulator to show that cover crops increase organic matter and the health of soil during a presentation last week to 75 to 80 attendees of an event in Renville.
    Cover crops catch on: Farmers say don't fear failure
    RENVILLE — There are plenty of obstacles keeping farmers from adopting the use of cover crops, but perhaps the biggest is this: "Peer pressure,''...
    News/regionJuly 6, 2017 - 8:12pm
    June 24, 2017
    Businessman taking notes and planning in a meeting
    Letter: Do politicians ever think?
    With the recent shooting by a radical left-wing terrorist from Illinois of Republican Steve Scalise and others, and with the rapid response...
    opinion/lettersJune 24, 2017 - 1:22am
    June 7, 2017
    Businessman's glasses and pen on laptop computer
    Letter: The source of Griffin's troubles
    We see that Kathy Griffin is now playing the victim card and blaming President Trump for her troubles of her own making. Maybe she should look...
    opinion/lettersJune 7, 2017 - 10:41pm
    June 2, 2017
    Submitted Streambank erosion remains a concern in Hawk Creek, which flows 65 miles from its start at Eagle Lake in Kandiyohi County to its confluence with the Minnesota River near the Upper Sioux Agency State Park. Large quantities of water at high velocity erode the banks during rain events and snowmelt periods.
    Draft reports available on Hawk Creek pollution issues
    OLIVIA — Draft reports that address pollution issues in the Hawk Creek Watershed are now available for review on the Minnesota Pollution...
    News/regionJune 2, 2017 - 7:14am
    May 9, 2017
    Regional wastewater plants recognized
    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency awarded 327 wastewater treatment facilities across the state for outstanding permit compliance...
    News/businessMay 9, 2017 - 9:02am
    April 11, 2017
    Environmental study available for proposed Renville County OHV park
    ST. PAUL — A proposed off-highway vehicle park in Renville County is a step closer with the completion of an environmental assessment worksheet...
    News/regionApril 11, 2017 - 9:02am
    March 16, 2017
    Renville man airlifted after Wednesday crash
    RENVILLE — A 53-year-old man was airlifted Wednesday after a crash at 840th Avenue and 240th Street, just north of Renville. Joey Ross, of...
    News/regionMarch 16, 2017 - 12:27am
    March 12, 2017
    The National Weather Service advised Minnesota drivers to be cautious while driving Sunday afternoon as a significant snowfall was expected. This still photo from a Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow camera shows snow accumulating around 2 p.m. in Willmar.
    Caution advised as winter storm moves into west central Minnesota
    After an unseasonably warm past few weeks, weather in west central Minnesota is back to normal. That means snow. Much of the region-- including...
    News/localMarch 12, 2017 - 2:54pm
    March 11, 2017
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    Mid-Minnesota to discuss regional road projects March 24
    LITCHFIELD — Area residents have an opportunity to provide input and learn about transportation improvements being planned in the region...
    News/regionMarch 11, 2017 - 8:22am
    March 2, 2017
    Shutterstock Permits to carry handguns in Minnesota rose in 2016 to the highest number of permits issued in a single year since the current firearm laws were implemented in 2003. Kandiyohi County issued nearly twice as many permits in 2016 as 2015, and Lac qui Parle County nearly quadrupled the number it issued.
    Kandiyohi County permits to carry nearly doubled in 2016
    WILLMAR — Kandiyohi County issued nearly twice as many permits to carry handguns in 2016 than in 2015, according to new data released Wednesday...
    News/localMarch 2, 2017 - 10:19am
    February 28, 2017
    Caregiver workforce grants awarded
    WILLMAR — Renville Health Services in Renville and the Rice Care Center in Willmar are among the recipients of grants awarded by the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation to boost the caregiving workforce. The funds were targeted to strategies that increase the quality, quantity...
    News/localFebruary 28, 2017 - 1:16pm
    Holly Hatlewick, director of the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District, assists landowners following an informational meeting Monday on the new buffer regulations in Olivia. (Tom Cherveny / Tribune)
    Buffer law draws questions from landowners in Renville County
    OLIVIA — Minnesota's new buffer law is getting a lot of attention in Renville County where farmers will soon face decisions on how to comply...
    News/regionFebruary 28, 2017 - 6:31am
    February 18, 2017
    Don Davis / Forum News Service file photo A corn field is planted right up to the banks of a ditch in this file photo. Minnesota landowners will be required to have a 50-foot average buffer with a 30-foot minimum in place on public waters by Nov. 1, 2017, and a 16.5-foot buffer on public ditches by Nov. 1, 2018.
    Renville County buffer law meetings slated Feb. 27-28
    OLIVIA — Four meetings over two days in separate locations will be conducted in Renville County to provide information on the new buffer...
    News/regionFebruary 18, 2017 - 7:34am
    January 24, 2017
    Two people safely escaped a truck before it sank Sunday on Horseshoe Lake in rural Stearns County. (Photo courtesy Stearns County Sheriff's Office)
    Records published Jan. 24.
    This is the records summary for Jan. 24. Police pursuit FAIRFAX — A man who led police on a six-mile pursuit Sunday afternoon in Renville...
    News/localJanuary 24, 2017 - 5:36am
    January 23, 2017
    Avian influenza still casts economic shadow in Renville
    RENVILLE — Avian influenza struck the Rembrandt Enterprises barns in Renville in May 2015, forcing the company to depopulate 2 million birds from the egg-laying operation. It began restocking its barns on the eastern edge of Renville in February 2016. As it approaches the one-year...
    News/regionJanuary 23, 2017 - 6:42am
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