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    December 10, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Daniel Guantello, 6, left, and his sister Ryleigh Guantello, 5, look at their shopping list Sunday evening with Willmar Police Officer Anthony Haycraft during the annual “Shop with a Cop” event at Walmart in Willmar. Children were paired with a police officer to shop for holiday gifts.
    Kids 'Shop with a Cop' to find gifts for loved ones
    WILLMAR — Picking out presents for family members during the holiday season is not a luxury everyone can afford. Local law enforcement...
    community/peopleDecember 10, 2018 - 7:13am
    December 7, 2018
    Jeff Belmonte from Cuiabá, Brazil / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons
    Kandiyohi County marriage licenses for the week ending Dec. 7, 2018
    Kandiyohi County marriage licensesNancy Ann Morrison, Atwater; Michael Ray Huggett, Atwater Kris Andrew McNab, Emerado, North Dakota; Gina Louise...
    community/peopleDecember 7, 2018 - 5:29pm
    November 23, 2018
    Jake Schultz / Tribune The Red Sea, the Willmar Cardinals' student section, celebrates a big play in Friday's Class AAAA Prep Bowl final at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Cardinal team finished state runners-up to SMB.
    Cards stand tall: Willmar hangs tough despite loss to dazzling SMB in state title game
    MINNEAPOLIS — Jalen Suggs and the SMB Wolfpack dazzled fans Friday night in the Class AAAA Prep Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium, ending the Willmar...
    community/peopleNovember 23, 2018 - 9:00pm
    November 22, 2018
    Erica Dischino/TribuneChuck Steinbeisser, left, Suzanne Skindelien and LaVonne VanZee help prepare pie slices during the annual free Thanksgiving Meal at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar Thursday.
    Turkey, and all the trimmings, for all ...
    WILLMAR — Thanks was given at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar Thursday for the annual free Thanksgiving Meal. Plates were filled with...
    community/peopleNovember 22, 2018 - 7:15pm
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    Happy Thanksgiving to all!
    From all of us at the West Central Tribune, here's wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! May you all have a safe holiday!
    community/peopleNovember 22, 2018 - 10:45am
    November 21, 2018
    Erica Dischino/Tribune Sage Birkeland, 16, gives blood for the first time Tuesday during a blood drive at Willmar Senior High School. Alex Miller with the American Red Cross is the phlebotomist.
    First-time donors at Willmar High School Bloodmobile
    WILLMAR — Students were able to give blood for the first time during the blood drive held Tuesday by the American Red Cross at Willmar...
    community/peopleNovember 21, 2018 - 7:03am
    November 19, 2018
    Jeff Belmonte from Cuiabá, Brazil / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons
    Kandiyohi County marriage licenses for the week ending Nov. 16, 2018
    Kandiyohi County marriage licenses Lauren Caroline Dietz, Boulder, Colorado; Grant Levi Vagle, Boulder, Colorado Bailey Marie Hilger, Willmar;...
    community/peopleNovember 19, 2018 - 3:16pm
    November 16, 2018
    West Central Tribune file photo Best man Noel Paul Stookey, left, and groom Peter Yarrow assist Mary Beth McCarthy Yarrow into a car following the Saturday evening wedding 49 years ago.
    Fall wedding drew prying eyes: McCarthy/Yarrow nuptials inspired classic song
    community/peopleNovember 16, 2018 - 4:10pm
    November 15, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Cal Miner, in full train conducting uniform, puts the finishing touches Thursday on the Great Northern Railway Engine for the holiday light display outside of the Kandiyohi County Historical Society in Willmar.
    'Train'ing for the holiday
    WILLMAR - Cal Miner, in full train conducting uniform, puts the finishing touches Thursday on the Great Northern Railway Engine for the holiday...
    community/peopleNovember 15, 2018 - 9:58pm
    November 2, 2018
    Kandiyohi County marriage licenses for week ending Nov. 2, 2018
    Kandiyohi County marriage licensesBryan Leroy Roush, Lake Lillian; Likhi Shakira Baltazar, Atwater
    community/peopleNovember 2, 2018 - 5:33pm
    October 28, 2018
    Mother and daughter, U.S. Army Pfc. Jenna Van Horn, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Lisa Van Horn chat about their joint deployment with reporter Robin Huebner during a video call Friday, October 26, 2018. Darren Gibbins / Forum News Service
    From Kindred to Kuwait: Mother, daughter deployed together
    KINDRED, N.D. — A deployment of military members overseas almost always means a period of separation for them and their families. But for...
    community/peopleOctober 28, 2018 - 7:36am
    October 27, 2018
    Kandiyohi County marriage licenses for week ending Oct. 26, 2018
    Kandiyohi County marriage licenses Laura Jean Hamre, Sacred Heart, and Mitchell Paul Agre, Sacred Heart Levi William Post, Prinsburg, and Katrina...
    community/peopleOctober 27, 2018 - 5:37am
    October 26, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Bryden Thompson, 5, reacts to taking the guts out of a pumpkin during a public pumpkin carving Thursday evening at the New London Senior Center.
    Turning pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns
    NEW LONDON — Pumpkins were carved into jack-o'-lanterns Thursday evening during a public pumpkin carving at the New London Senior Center....
    community/peopleOctober 26, 2018 - 7:33am
    October 25, 2018
    Jonny comes home: Northwest Minnesota town welcomes back a hero
    FERTILE, Minn. — We have all driven through them. Maybe you live in one — a small town that would go above and beyond for someone they love...
    community/peopleOctober 25, 2018 - 6:15pm
    Dennis Benson
    Willmar Kiwanis honors Dennis Benson
    WILLMAR — The Willmar Kiwanis Club last week presented its 41st annual Touch-A-Life Award to Dennis Benson. Benson was planning to attend...
    community/peopleOctober 25, 2018 - 7:28am
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