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    April 11, 2014
    Editorial: Congrats to COG on site selection
    The Willmar Community-Owned Grocery took a major step forward this week in announcing its location choice at 1600 East Highway 12. This location decision has been a long time coming for this community group planning and organizing this local-foods grocery store. The organization...
    opinion/editorialsApril 11, 2014 - 7:00am
    November 19, 2012
    Jeffrey Linn of Willmar unloads one last trailer full of brush on Saturday at the Willmar city brush site. It was the site's last day of operation for the season. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Last day
    News/localNovember 19, 2012 - 12:00am
    July 27, 2012
    Two convicted of trespassing at historic building to 'see ghosts'
    MONTEVIDEO -- Two men who allegedly told officers they wanted to "see the ghosts'' pleaded guilty to trespassing into a locked building after allegedly breaking into the Swensson Farmstead, a historic property in Chippewa County. Charles Dean Scheer, 26, of Redwood Falls, and Mathew...
    News/regionJuly 27, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 30, 2012
    Willmar brush site to open Saturday
    WILLMAR -- The city of Willmar brush disposal and compost site will open at 9 a.m. today. The site is located 3 miles west of Willmar on State Highway 40, 1 mile south on County Road 116 (75th Street Southwest) and one-half mile west. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m....
    NewsMarch 30, 2012 - 4:16pm
    March 29, 2012
    Willmar, Minn., brush site to open Saturday
    WILLMAR -- The city of Willmar brush disposal and compost site will open at 9 a.m. Saturday. The site is located 3 miles west of Willmar on State Highway 40, 1 mile south on County Road 116 (75th Street Southwest) and one-half mile west. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday,...
    NewsMarch 29, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 11, 2011
    Willmar brush site to open Saturday
    WILLMAR -- The City of Willmar will open the brush disposal and compost site to the public beginning Saturday. The brush site is located three miles west of Willmar on state Highway 40 to County Road 116 (75th Street Southwest), turn left and go 1 mile south, and then turn right....
    News/localApril 11, 2011 - 12:00am
    December 24, 2010
    In this image provided by noradsanta.org, the official NORAD tracking of Santa Clause is shown on a satellite map of the world, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010. NORAD Tracks Santa, the official name of the exercise, began in 1955 when a Colorado Springs newspaper ad invited kids to talk to Santa on a hotline. The phone number had a typo, and dozens of kids wound up dialing the Continental Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs, the predecessor to NORAD. (AP Photo/NORAD, via noradsanta.org)
    NORAD again tracking Santa's trip around the world
    Santa Clause has completed his preparations for his yearly Christmas present delivery. He has left the North Pole and has started his run in...
    News/regionDecember 24, 2010 - 9:30am
    April 3, 2010
    Willmar's brush site opens today; county landfill begins summer hours
    WILLMAR -- The city of Willmar's Brush Disposal/Compost Site opens for the season today, according to the city Public Works Department. The site is located 3 miles west of Willmar on state Highway 40 to County Road 116 (75th Street Southwest, turn left and go 1 mile south, and then...
    News/localApril 3, 2010 - 12:00am
    January 23, 2010
    Last year about 10 acres of corn were planted in the Killen waterfowl refuge on the north end of Marsh Lake to diversify the menu offered to waterfowl. The area is kept dry through the growing season to allow a diverse mix of annual grasses to thrive and produce a bumper crop of seeds for hungry waterfowl when the area is flooded during the fall migration period. Submitted photos
    Managed sanctuary being looked at as part of strategy to improve waterfowl hunting
    APPLETON -- Waterfowl enthusiasts in the state were all ears when the news was announced at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's Stakeholders...
    sportsJanuary 23, 2010 - 12:00am
    November 10, 2009
    Roland Wedel and his wife, Vivian, both of Willmar, dump leaves Monday at the Willmar Brush Site west of the city off Kandiyohi County Road 116. The site is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and accepts leaves, grass clippings, garden clippings, brush and branches. No boxes or plastic bags are accepted at the site. The site is scheduled to close for the season Nov. 21. Tribune photos by Gary Miller
    Fall in full force
    News/localNovember 10, 2009 - 12:00am
    April 23, 2009
    Mike O'Meara of Willmar drops off a load of branches and leaves Wednesday at the brush site west of Willmar. The site is located 3 miles west of Willmar and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The site is open for city of Willmar residents only and accepts no lumber or garbage of any kind. No boxes, plastic bags or plastic of any type may be left at the site. For more information, visit www.ci.willmar.mn.us or call 235 4252. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Doing his part for Earth Day
    News/regionApril 23, 2009 - 12:00am
    February 16, 2009
    Seminars offered on business use of Internet
    WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission and Ridgewater College are co-sponsoring a pair of seminars Tuesday on how businesses can harness the power of the Internet. The two half-day seminars will be held in the large outreach room at Ridgewater...
    News/businessFebruary 16, 2009 - 12:00am
    February 3, 2009
    Tribune Talk: Give us your input on the new WCT Web site
    The West Central Tribune is seeking your input. Tell us what your like or dislike about the West Central Tribune's new Web site. Click on the...
    Life/extraFebruary 3, 2009 - 8:00am
    FAQ for new Web site for the West Central Tribune
    Q: The West Central Tribune Web site looks different. What's happening? A: The West Central Tribune has updated its Web site on Feb. 3. The...
    News/regionFebruary 3, 2009 - 12:00am
    February 2, 2009
    Tribune to launch Web redesign
    The West Central Tribune, the most popular news Web site in west central Minnesota, will launch a redesign later this week. The new wctrib.com, with an improved overall design, will be published later this week. The redesign will include a wider format, an improved site search, more...
    News/localFebruary 2, 2009 - 12:00am
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