Tom Cherveny
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Tom Cherveny is a regional and outdoor reporter with the West Central Tribune in Willmar, MN.
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WILLMAR -- It's a three-way race for the State House of Representatives District 17B seat representing nearly all of Kandiyohi County, but the candidates were often of one voice when it came to issues important to the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. Incumbent Bruce Vogel, R-Willmar, and challengers Mary Sawatzky, DFL-Willmar, and Zachary Liebl, Independence Party-Atwater, pledged their support for Local Government Aid and property tax relief at a forum held Wednesday evening in Willmar.
OLIVIA -- A plea agreement reached Tuesday in Renville County spares Matthew Wrobleski the longer prison sentence the prosecution originally sought, but it tacks on up to 15 years of probation during which he could be sent back to prison for any infractions. District Judge Randall Slieter sentenced Matthew Wrobleski, 39, previously of Olivia and Willmar, to 92 months in prison for conviction on a charge of felon in possession of a gun.
OLIVIA -- As a dozen or more supporters watched, the Renville County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday to apply for Legacy funds to acquire lands for an off-highway vehicle park. The proposed park would be developed in the Minnesota River Valley on 272 acres of land to be acquired in sections 22 and 23 of Sacred Heart Township. The vote on Tuesday is a resolution in support of an application for $821,338 in Parks and Trails Legacy monies. The Parks and Trails Fund receives 14.25 percent of the sales tax revenue resulting from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy amendment approved by
OLIVIA -- Acting as the road authority, the Renville County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday not to allow a contractor to close a three-mile stretch of County Road 11 until Oct.
OLIVIA -- The Renville County Board of Commissioners postponed a decision on whether to authorize up to $77 million in bonds for the Renville-Sibley County Fiber Optics project. In discussions on Tuesday, the commissioners agreed to delay a decision for two weeks as issues raised over bonding for the project are vetted.
