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    May 6, 2017
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Anglers are looking forward to a good opener May 13 in west central Minnesota. These fishermen worked the waters of Green Lake for panfish on Tuesday, May 2.
    'Weird' spring could set stage for big fishing opener
    WILLMAR — It's been a "weird'' three months weather wise, but that's all right for the fishing opener, according to Brad Foshaug, avid...
    newsMay 6, 2017 - 11:07am
    September 29, 2016
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Jessica Hennen, front, Kelsey Mitzel, center, and Tammie Anderson, back, review the donation baskets Wednesday at the Fall Basket event at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Local organizations and charities are chosen to receive the baskets created by the departments at the hospital.play button
    Rice Memorial Hospital Fall Basket donations
    Rice Memorial Hospital held a Fall Basket event Wednesday in the hospital's Garden Court. In total, 12 different departments at the hospital...
    newsSeptember 29, 2016 - 7:36am
    September 5, 2016
    Carolyn Lange / Tribune Nicknamed the Pink Lady, this Cessna 425 Conquest I airplane gave numerous free rides Sunday as part of the 10th anniversary celebration for the Willmar airport. The striking pink plane sports a logo designed in the 1940s by Walt Disney in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots who served in World War II. This plane was once owned by a well-known WASP.
    "I think it's pride"
    WILLMAR—A free lunch and free airplane rides helped draw hundreds of people to the Willmar airport Sunday for the 10th anniversary celebration...
    newsSeptember 5, 2016 - 9:28pm
    July 19, 2016
    The rehab center opened its doors Monday but construction on the building's exterior is not yet complete. (Briana Sanchez | Tribune)
    Rice Rehabilitation Center moves into its new facility
    WILLMAR -- Boxes were being unpacked Friday morning as staff settled into the new Rice Rehabilitation Center. Outside, workers were putting the...
    businessJuly 19, 2016 - 11:50pm
    Open house slated Friday for new Willmar rehab center
    WILLMAR -- The Rice Rehabilitation Center will host an open house Friday to introduce its new $5 million facility to the public. Open house hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Friday. Guests will have an opportunity to tour the new rehab center and meet the staff. Weather permitting, a handprint-on-canvas...
    newsJuly 19, 2016 - 11:45pm
    October 21, 2015
    Rice man injured in rollover on Highway 23
    A man was injured Wednesday evening in a one-vehicle crash on Minnesota Highway 23 between Raymond and Clara City. His injuries were not life-threatening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The Patrol reports that Raymond Uhing, 79, of Rice, was driving a 2014 Honda...
    newsOctober 21, 2015 - 11:20pm
    May 18, 2014
    Demand for Rice trust fund grants still strong
    WILLMAR — The need for Rice trust funds to help pay the bill for needy patients at Rice Memorial Hospital continues to outpace the money available. According to an annual report presented this month to the hospital board’s finance committee, the Rice trust awarded $53,000 in...
    newsMay 18, 2014 - 11:09pm
    May 1, 2014
    ‘United We Stand’ theme of Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
    WILLMAR — “United We Stand’’ was the theme for the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning at the Assembly of God Church, part of the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer observance. Organizers said 122 people attended the Willmar breakfast. Keynote speakers Rod...
    newsMay 1, 2014 - 11:05pm
    January 23, 2014
    Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Tribune photo
    Hospitals make progress in patient safety, reduction of adverse events
    WILLMAR — Minnesota hospitals are making progress in reducing the incidence of serious events that result in patient harm. The Minnesota Department...
    newsJanuary 23, 2014 - 12:00am
    December 22, 2013
    The renovation includes the enlargement of the imaging rooms and waiting room, below. When the final phase of renovation is completed in March, there will also be a new waiting area for patients who come in through the emergency room. Tribune photos by Ron Adams
    Medical imaging dept. at Rice Hospital gets a makeover
    WILLMAR — The imaging department at Rice Memorial Hospital is getting a new look with a two-fold goal: enhancing the patient experience and...
    newsDecember 22, 2013 - 11:35pm
    November 20, 2013
    June Boie of Rice Hospital, left, speaks with Jesus Garcia, from second left, Manuel Cuellar and Jessica Garcia during a ceremony honoring the Garcias for their actions in saving Cuellar after he suffered cardiac arrest outside Rice Memorial Hospital. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Honor for local family for saving man outside Rice Hospital ER
    WILLMAR — When a 70-year-old man went into cardiac arrest in the Rice Memorial Hospital emergency room parking lot this past September, Jessica...
    newsNovember 20, 2013 - 11:30pm
    July 11, 2013
    Rice Hospital in Willmar, Minn., begins planning for impact of declining reimbursement
    WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital leaders asked themselves last year: What will happen when health care reimbursement tightens further and commercial insurers potentially reduce their payments to a level similar to Medicare? To begin answering the question, they developed a model...
    newsJuly 11, 2013 - 11:27pm
    June 23, 2013
    A sleep therapy mask is pictured in a room at Rice Memorial Hospital’s sleep lab, where patients spend a night and their sleep patterns, breathing and heart activity are monitored and recorded. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Rice, ACMC take final steps for anesthesia, sleep lab joint venture
    WILLMAR -- Final steps are being taken to incorporate anesthesiology and sleep lab services into the Willmar Medical Services joint venture...
    newsJune 23, 2013 - 11:32pm
    April 24, 2013
    Federal authorities wear hazmat suits as they search the home of Everett Dutschke, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Tupelo, Miss., in connection with the recent ricin attacks. No charges have been filed against Dutschke and he hasn’t been arrested. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
    2nd Miss. man investigated in ricin case
    2nd Miss. man investigated in ricin case EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS,Associated Press JEFF AMY,Associated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement...
    news/nationApril 24, 2013 - 7:10am
    March 5, 2013
    Willmar Councilman Ron Christianson has restated his opposition to the Rice Memorial Hospital Board and Municipal Utilities Commission paying dues as members of the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Tribune photo by Gary Miller
    Willmar, Minn., City Council member continues opposition to Chamber of Commerce dues
    WILLMAR — Willmar City Council member Ron Christianson restated his opposition to the Rice Memorial Hospital Board and Municipal Utilities...
    newsMarch 5, 2013 - 11:02pm
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