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Lakeland teen whose farewell song became web hit dies (videos)
Update 7 a.m.: Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister (video)
$177 million public works bill will be funded by Minn. selling bonds
Willmar, Minn., City Council directs city attorney to draft tap room ordinance
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Boys Golf Roundup: Freshman Buckingham helps Minnewaska win WCC title
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Paddle Theatre will take its audience on a river ride (video)
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Spring comic fest set at Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
Video shows Reese Witherspoon's arrest in Atlanta
Twilight' actor part of Red Lake youth conference
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Willmar Electric Service earns Safety Award
Jensen, Hanson join Edina Realty
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Plan to enjoy your child's graduation party
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Color Me Green blog: Shop to reduce food waste
I read in a recent article that the United States generates more than 34 million tons of food waste each year, according to the EPA. Composting scraps and leftovers is,...
life
Thu, Mar 08, 2012 - 8:16am
10 stories that made 2010 history
While a number of stories played a part in shaping the region during 2010, the No. 1 news story of the year is the number of local elected officials who...
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Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - 12:03pm
Biofuel plant in Wyo to work with sugar cane waste
Wyoming is a long way from places where sugar cane is grown, but a test plant in the northeast part of the state will soon be turning sugar cane waste...
news / nation
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 - 7:46am
Rice Hospital tackles waste reduction in ways big and small
WILLMAR -- Her hands clad in blue gloves, Robin Spencer, a medical technologist in the Rice Memorial Hospital laboratory, rinses a set of used glass vials, then places them in...
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Mon, Aug 23, 2010 - 12:21am
American Opinion: On the waste disposal
An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: By The Associated Press On the waste disposal: Reps. Norm Dicks, Doc Hastings and Jay Inslee of Washington and...
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Tue, Apr 06, 2010 - 12:00am
Body parts found at Kansas medical waste company
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Three individuals have been identified so far among six heads and numerous other human body parts found in a truck at a Kansas medical waste...
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Wed, Mar 31, 2010 - 10:05am
Requirement for hazardous waste could be harming the environment
WILLMAR -- A state system meant to track minimal quantities of hazardous materials that businesses bring to disposal facilities could be backfiring and actually harming the environment. Kandiyohi County Household...
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Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 12:00am
Commentary: New city treatment plant is a good step
City officials and citizens recently saw up close the construction site of Willmar's new $86.2 million wastewater treatment plant and conveyance system. They saw good construction progress that is creating...
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Thu, Sep 10, 2009 - 12:00am
Wastewater treatment project on schedule
Officials say construction is on schedule and on budget for Willmar's new $86.2 million wastewater treatment plant and conveyance system. With the exception of recent heavy rain that slowed work,...
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Sat, Sep 05, 2009 - 9:52am
Work progressing
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Tue, Aug 11, 2009 - 12:00am