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Two people were transported to Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar on Monday following an accident at 4:50 p.m. at the intersection of Willmar Avenue and Fifth Street Southwest. A compact car and SUV collided. The driver and passenger in the compact vehicle were taken to Rice. No further information was available at press time. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Two transported to Rice

news / local Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 12:00am

Council committee supports closing 23rd St. N.E. as intersection solution

WILLMAR -- The idea of closing 23rd Street Northeast to reduce crashes at the Business 71/County Road 24/23rd Street Northeast intersection has gained traction with the Willmar City Council's Public...

news / local / business Wed, Jun 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Editorial: The city's idea for roadway is the best

Various officials met Thursday to discuss the troubled intersection of Business 71/County Road 24/23rd Street Northeast. There was no consensus among the parties: the city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and...

opinion / editorials / business Sat, Jun 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Editorial: The city's idea for roadway is the best

Various officials met Thursday to discuss the troubled intersection of Business 71/County Road 24/23rd Street Northeast. There was no consensus among the parties: the city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and...

opinion / editorials / business Sat, Jun 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Traffic is pictured Thursday at the Business 71/County Road 24/23rd Street Northeast intersection. Representatives with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Kandiyohi County and the city of Willmar are discussing ways to solve the high number of crashes that have occurred at the site in recent years. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

MnDOT, county says proposal is now in hands of the city

WILLMAR -- Representatives of the city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and Minnesota Department of Transportation reached no consensus Thursday morning on a design proposed by the city for reducing crashes...

news / local / business Fri, Jun 19, 2009 - 12:00am

MnDOT, city and county to discuss intersection proposal

WILLMAR -- Representatives of the city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and Minnesota Department of Transportation will meet today at the Willmar City Offices to discuss a design proposed by the...

news / local / business Thu, Jun 18, 2009 - 12:00am

MnDOT, city and county to discuss city's intersection proposal

WILLMAR -- Representatives of the city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and Minnesota Department of Transportation will meet Thursday morning at the Willmar City Offices to discuss a design proposed by...

news / local / business Wed, Jun 17, 2009 - 11:52am

Editorial: Council should reject the 3.5 option

The Public Works/Safety Committee of the Willmar City Council made no recommendation this week on the proposed option 3.5 solution to reduce accidents at the Business 71/County Road 24/23rd Street...

opinion Sat, May 30, 2009 - 12:00am

Crews from Duininck Bros. Inc. of Prinsburg pave Fifth Street Southeast near the Willmar Avenue and 19th Avenue intersection in Willmar. The road will remain closed today. The project calls for construction of the wearing course on the new section of street located east of the Kandi Mall. Traffic will not be allowed in the construction zone. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

A shiny and new top cover

news / local Fri, May 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Crews from Hansen Concrete in Spicer work on tapping the sewer line Thursday to create a new water main to the lot where an O'Reilley's Auto Parts will be built on First Street in Willmar. A portion of one of the two southbound lanes was closed to traffic. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

First comes the line

news / local Fri, May 22, 2009 - 12:00am

The Business 71/23rd Street Northeast intersection in north Willmar

Area residents seek input on alternative methods to solve crash issues at Willmar intersection

Area residents had a chance Wednesday evening to ask questions about the options studied and the alternative proposed for reducing an above-average number of vehicle crashes at the intersection of...

news / local / business Thu, May 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Jeff Elsenpeter, an employee with Qwest, works Wednesday at a site along First Street Northeast near Eagle's Ridge. The line is being changed in preparation of future road work in the area. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Working on the line

news / local Thu, May 14, 2009 - 12:00am

John, left, and Mary Seifert are bundled up Monday as they walk their 1-year-old British Labrador, Maverick, along 15th Street Southwest in Willmar. Although the thermometer read 43 degrees about the time the Seiferts were out, the National Weather Service said the wind chill was just a single degree above freezing, thanks to a north northwest wind with gusts up to 37 mph. Do not fear, however, as temperatures are expected to reach 70 by mid-week. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

So much for spring

news / local Tue, Apr 21, 2009 - 12:00am

Willmar Municipal Utilities employees Zach Larson, right, and Dick Thynes remove utility poles Monday along Ann Street Southeast in Willmar. Thynes said the lines that were once suspended above the poles were buried beneath the ground last year. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Going underground

news / local Tue, Apr 14, 2009 - 12:00am

A city street cleaner on Wednesday sweeps the 700 block of Trott Avenue Southwest in Willmar. The city is taking advantage of the warm weather this week to get an early start on street cleaning, which will also help keep winter dirt out of the storm water system. Tribune photo by Kelly Boldan

Spring cleaning

news / local / news Thu, Mar 19, 2009 - 12:00am

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