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WILLMAR — City Council members continue discussing the possibility of holding a planning retreat. Council members have been discussing for the past several months the possibility of having a retreat and lining up a facilitator to lead the discussion. The latest discussion...

WILLMAR - As promised, Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish has appointed a task force to study and offer recommendations for improved garbage and trash storage and collection in the downtown area. The council two weeks ago directed Yanish to appoint the task force after hearing complaints...

WILLMAR — The Finance Committee is recommending the Willmar City Council accept a citizens’ group’s donation of $5,000 toward the $25,000 estimated cost of an organization study of city government. The donation offer from Moving Willmar Forward was first made to the council’s...

WILLMAR — The Labor Relations Committee will recommend the City Council move forward with requesting proposals from firms to perform an organizational assessment of city government. The committee approved the recommendation Wednesday evening after City Administrator Charlene Stevens...

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to review the first phase of Springsted's county redesign study. The study includes the auditor/treasurer, assessor and recorder's departments. The meeting will be in the...

WILLMAR -- Some people may believe the current mix of on-street parking, municipal parking lots and small private parking lots is adequate to meet the needs of Willmar's downtown businesses and customers right now. But the hypothetical question could be: What would people like downtown...

WILLMAR -- Area school districts might be able to improve efficiency and even increase opportunities for their students in the future, but there's a possibility that emotional ties to local districts could get in the way of it. The Willmar School Board discussed an ongoing study...

WILLMAR -- A pilot project testing the feasibility of burning corn cobs with coal found that cobs are a viable, renewable fuel opportunity for Willmar Municipal Utilities, according to a recently completed study. Corn cobs were burned with coal at Willmar's power plant in 2009 without...

A University of Minnesota-backed research team has embarked on a three-year, $500,000 study to determine how the changing landscape in North Dakota's prairie pothole region affects the health of bees and their ability to pollinate crops nationwide. It's a pressing issue, and not...

ST. PAUL -- There has been no shortage of desire when it comes to cleaning up the Minnesota River, but there has also been plenty of disagreement over how best to do it. Now, there is the promise of seeing all the needed technical data collected and modeled in a way to make possible...

WILLMAR -- Willmar's glory days as a railroad hub may still be ahead. America is on the verge of investing in its rail passenger and freight systems on a level akin to the development of the interstate highway system in the 1950s, Dave Christianson, project manager with the Minnesota...

WILLMAR -- A consultant for the Minnesota Department of Transportation will present a list of recommendations for improving the safety of a hazardous intersection in Willmar. The consultant firm of CH2M Hill will offer its recommendations for improving the intersection of North Business...

WILLMAR -- Electric utilities proposing the Big Stone II power plant are just starting to analyze an independent report that says the utilities have underestimated construction costs and overestimated the costs of energy alternatives. The report to the Minnesota Public Utilities...