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Free use of kayaks and canoes is part of the Earth Day celebration April 24 at Prairie Wood Environmental Learning Center.

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Northland Outdoors

Earth Day celebration set for April 24 at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center

Business

Willmar Planning and Development looking at bringing a hotel to downtown, perhaps connected to Rice Memorial Hospital

Crime and Courts

Derek Chauvin trial moves to next phase

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(From left) Brody Bloch, Cole Busack and Lane Louwagie. Submitted photos

Community

Yellow Medicine Cty communities looking to support three friends recovering from severe burns

Northland Outdoors

Appleton turkey hunter fends off attack by two SD toms

Crime and Courts

Records published April 17, 2021

Obituaries

Apr 16th 2021 - 5pm

Jeanette Hesser

Apr 16th 2021 - 4pm

David F. Flaig

Apr 16th 2021 - 3pm

Jeffrey Savig

Apr 16th 2021 - 2pm

Orin R. Stene

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Open Mic at the New London Little Theatre

Sports

Tennis

High School Boys Tennis: Litchfield wins two in St. Cloud

Softball

High School Softball Roundup: Minnewaska 2-1 at home tournament

Baseball

High School Baseball Roundup: MACCRAY takes two in doubleheader

Opinion

Columns

Craig R. Johnson: Ridgewater College’s commitment to equity and anti-racism

Editorials

OTHER VIEWS: Like for measles and mumps, colleges should require COVID-19 vaccines

Editorials

Minnesota Opinion: Minnesota can remain 'land of sky blue waters'

Business

Danny Commerford, center, recently sold Green Lake Nursery in Spicer to Robbie Danielson, left, and Ted Anderson, right. Started in 1976 by Commerford's father-in-law, RJ Buckley, the sale means a big change in the business that had been in the family for 45 years. Commerford and the rest of the staff will continue working at the landscape and greenhouse business. Carolyn Lange / West Central Tribune

Small Business

Green Lake Nursery in Spicer has new owners after being family-owned for 45 years

Retail

Willmar OfficeMax closing in May

Agriculture

COVID didn't slow down growth of Willmar company's success in the global poultry equipment industry

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Entertainment

Dennis Benson conducts the Prairie Winds Concert Band in this file photo.

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Music

Making music after COVID: Prairie Winds Concert Band seeks new and old members

Music

Former NLS band teacher spends pandemic writing and recording new music

Television

'Real World' alumnus Norman Korpi returns to TV, and the UP

Northland Outdoors

Steve Mitlyng continues to greet customers at the bait shop he and his brother purchased in 1974 near the Lac qui Parle dam. Its former owner operated it beginning in 1952 and its history goes back before that time.
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Northland Outdoors

A good idea keeps this bait shop and its owner going

Northland Outdoors

A duck hunter's favorite season opens now

Northland Outdoors

The big return: Let's Go Fishing, Prairie Pothole optimistic for 2021

Columnists

Columns

Craig R. Johnson: Ridgewater College’s commitment to equity and anti-racism

Opinion

Ruben Navarrette: Migrant children face predators on both sides of the border

Columns

Jack Zaleski: Natural selection at work?

Agriculture

Gene Gatewood gives his dog a pet Jan. 13 on his family farm in rural Kandiyohi County.

Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune

Agriculture

Old-fashioned farming in rural Kandiyohi County showcases 'root of agriculture'

Agriculture

Minnesota family upholds farm's rich history, while writing new chapters

Business

H&S Manufacturing has remained nimble to keep up with specialty crop needs

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An illustration of the appearance of a coronavirus, such as the 2019 coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19. (Submitted / Centers for Disease Control)

Coronavirus

Minnesota health officials report 15 COVID deaths, 1,847 new cases

Coronavirus

Minnesota crosses 7,000 COVID deaths

Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths reported in Chippewa, Kandiyohi and Stearns counties

Local Sports

Tennis

High School Boys Tennis: Litchfield wins two in St. Cloud

Softball

High School Softball Roundup: Minnewaska 2-1 at home tournament

Baseball

High School Baseball Roundup: MACCRAY takes two in doubleheader

Regional

Funerals

Funeral service listing published April 17, 2021

Accidents

Woman dies in central Minnesota crash

Crime and Courts

Man dies after Saturday night assault outside downtown St. Paul bar

National

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Nation

Poll: Most Americans want to end lifetime Supreme Court appointments

Nation

After criticism, Biden says he will raise U.S. cap on refugee admissions

Nation

U.S. Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias in deadly Indianapolis FedEx rampage

Lifestyle

Roger Imdieke checks a section of the 5,000-foot line of tubing that transports sap from his maple trees to a holding tank on his property north of Belgrade on March 17, 2021. Carolyn Lange / West Central Tribune

Food

The season of sweetness in west central Minnesota

Travel

Swift: Move over, Thelma — I'm taking Bea Arthur on my next road trip

Home and Garden

Farm, Garden & Outdoors calendar published April 17, 2021

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Generations April 2021

Homes Plus April 2021

Home Builders Showcase 2021

Homes Plus Mid-March 2021

Rooted in agriculture Spring 2021