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Kurt Bills and Amy Klobuchar debate for the final time in their U.S. Senate race Sunday night. The debate is to be televised tonight on Minnesota public television stations. Forum Communications photo by Don Davis

Final debate shows Bills, Klobuchar far apart

ST. PAUL -- If the final Minnesota U.S. Senate debate did nothing else, it showed the political distance between the two candidates. Republican challenger Kurt Bills added distance between his...

news / state Mon, Nov 05, 2012 - 12:00am

Descendants of U.S.-Dakota War survivors to tell their families' stories

WILLMAR -- As Cora Jones tells the story of her two sets of great-grandparents who survived the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, she pauses to acknowledge just how lucky she is...

news / local Sat, Sep 15, 2012 - 11:19am

Prayer service slated Sunday at rural Litchfield, Minn., church to honor all U.S.-Dakota War dead

LITCHFIELD -- Ness Church in rural Litchfield will conduct an outdoor prayer service at 1:30 p.m. Sunday as part of the observance of the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War...

news / region Sat, Aug 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Access to Chippewa County Road 42 in Montevideo to close Monday

MONTEVIDEO -- Access to Chippewa County Road 42 from U.S. Highway 212 on the southeast corner of Montevideo will be closed beginning Monday. The access is being closed due to...

news / region Thu, Jun 21, 2012 - 10:08am

The late Mike Ose of Redwood Falls spoke about the Battle of Wood Lake at the site now being protected during a symposium and tour held by the Wood Lake Battlefield Preservation Association.

Agreement protects Wood Lake Battlefield site as Minnesota prepares to observe 150th anniversary of 1862 US Dakota Conflict

WOOD LAKE -- One of the most important battlefield sites from the 1862 US Dakota Conflict is being protected as Minnesota prepares to observe the 150th anniversary of the war...

news / region Wed, Dec 21, 2011 - 3:26pm

Renville woman wins in grocery giveaway

RENVILLE -- Crystal Nelson of Renville was one of three people who were winners in the recent Minnesota Farmers Feed US grocery giveaway program. Winners were drawn at random from...

news Fri, Nov 25, 2011 - 11:41am

Highway 212 resurfacing project from Hector to Glencoe begins May 16, traffic will be detoured

WILLMAR - Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 212 from Hector to Glencoe as a resurfacing project begins May 16. The 28.3-mile project extends from Renville County Road 16...

news / region Tue, May 10, 2011 - 10:20am

Carolyn Lindquist, right, winner of $5,000 in grocery gift cards in the Farmers Feed US sweepstakes, poses for a photo with soybean farmer Matt Widboom, center, and Cathy Ridl of Maynard's Food Center in Renville. Submitted photo

Granite Falls woman wins free groceries, one of two winners in Farmers Feed US sweepstakes

RENVILLE -- Carolyn Lindquist says she was amazed and shocked when she was notified in early November that she had won $5,000 in grocery gift cards in the Minnesota Farmers...

news / region Tue, Dec 21, 2010 - 12:00am

... a brother and a piece of our heart: Tributes from fellow soldiers shared at Clark funeral

NEW LONDON -- Mourners quietly filled the New London-Spicer High School gymnasium and waited Sunday afternoon -- some dabbing at tears -- until the cadence of the footsteps of the...

news / local / region Mon, Oct 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Battlefield gains national designation

GRANITE FALLS -- The land where warriors and soldiers fought the final battle of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 will be recognized as a national historic site. Wood Lake Battlefield...

news / region Tue, Oct 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Case IH Plant Manager Kim Heiden, right, welcomes Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., to the podium during a visit Wednesday to the Benson facility. Peterson spoke to about 70 employees during a question-and-answer session after he toured the plant. Tribune photo by Tom?Cherveny

A 'bright spot' for a weak economy

BENSON -- If you're looking for some good economic news, it's here. "Agriculture has been one of the bright spots in the last couple, three years here that we've been...

news / region Thu, Aug 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Open house set for Highway 212 work near Granite Falls

WILLMAR -- An open house will be held for anyone interested in learning about the upcoming U.S. Highway 212 concrete rehabilitation project near Granite Falls. The open house will be...

news / region Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Grounded in Europe: Tell us your story

If you or someone you know is grounded in Europe due to the Iceland volcano ash fallout, tell the story to the West Central Tribune. A volcano erupted under a...

news / local / region Sun, Apr 18, 2010 - 10:46am

Obama, Russian leader give formal blessing to landmark nuclear arms treaty to cut weapons

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Friday to a sharp cuts in the nuclear arsenals of both nations in the most comprehensive arms control treaty in...

news / world / state Fri, Mar 26, 2010 - 10:31am

Highway 212 at Montevideo closed today

WILLMAR -- A portion of U.S. Highway 212 in Montevideo was closed at 6 a.m. today to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a levee on the...

news / region Mon, Mar 22, 2010 - 12:00am

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