West Central Tribune | Willmar, Minnesota
The West Central Tribune is your #1 source for news, weather, and sports around Willmar and throughout Minnesota.
West Central Tribune | Willmar, Minnesota
The West Central Tribune is your #1 source for news, weather, and sports around Willmar and throughout Minnesota.
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Type(s) | Quotidien |
Langue(s) | Anglais |
Pays et région | Minnesota (MN) / États-Unis |
Villes(s) | Willmar |
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The West Central Tribune produces the Life Connections event for mature adults each year. This year's event was Friday, April 26, 2024. at the Willmar Civic Center.
The retired MACCRAY East Elementary School teacher was recognized at Life Connections April 26 at the Willmar Civic Center.
Annual NA3HL draft nets Willmar some size and some Minnesotans for the 2024-25 season
Scott Van Binsbergen, of Montevideo, on April 20 was endorsed during the Republican House 16A endorsing convention as the party's preferred successor to Minnesota Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City.
Police are investigating what caused a Willmar, Minnesota male to fall from a third-floor apartment window on Thursday. Felt said in a news release no foul play is suspected but the male suffered "significant injuries."
New London-Spicer takes fourth place and Willmar finishes fifth, as Minnewaska's Thatcher Sherlin earns a share of second place to conclude the Cardinal/Wildcat Invitational.
CherryRoad Media is planning to begin publication of two newspapers — the Hutchinson Station and the Litchfield Rail — on May 9, two weeks after the communities' historic papers ceased publication.
The last publication of Litchfield Independent Review was distributed Wednesday as the community gathered to say their goodbyes to the only community newspaper and the longest continuously-running business in Litchfield.
Brainerd wins the 2-day Cardinal/Wildcat at Eagle Creek
Brooke Brekke already has 3 1st-place finishes this spring as the only member of the Falcons' girls golf team
Fertilize injured plants in early spring and keep soil moist over the root zone. Mulch to protect plant roots from drought. And provide winter protection for next year.
'Not Afraid to Look', which sculptor Charles Rencountre described as 'a monument to water protectors', is moving from Sacred Stone Camp to Park Rapids, Minnesota
Loons eyeing rare win against Western Conference 'rival'
Lee Wierschem and LeRoy Dahlke will co-chair the Prairie Pothole Conservation Association and make it possible to continue the annual outdoor event after death of organization president Tom Hansen.
From the commentary, On April 27, Saturday, I will visit my 100-year-old mother in Leader. ... We'll go to the local Leader pub (and) raise a Budweiser Boilermaker in honor of Dad and his 100th birthday.
The university’s union membership is far lower than other public institutions, including state colleges
Marriage licenses issued in Kandiyohi County
Tim Madigan's book "I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers" was first published in 2006. The second ever production of the play adaptation is scheduled for June at Theatre L'Homme Dieu.
Editorial cartoonist Rick McKee draws on the hypocrisy of some pro-Palestian protestors on America's college campuses.
Students in the KCEO class — from Willmar, New London-Spicer and Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City schools — will present the businesses they have built over the course of the year through the class.
From the commentary, "As we head into another election cycle in which the demonization of immigrants and the failures of our current system take center stage, Franco — now a U.S. citizen — is living proof that a better immigration system is possible."
In a statement to MPR News, the U said it has “very little direct business or investments in Israel or Palestine”
" 'One with the Whale' is more sobering testimony that we have not held up our end of the creation contract with God."
Columnist Don Kinzler shares recommendations for planting grass seed in spring and solves the mystery of curious tree marks and a fruiting shrub.
Tim Velde, who farms between Hanley Falls and Granite Falls, won the award for his longtime work as a county leader, support of rural electric cooperatives and for being an advocate for legislation.
Here is the complete list of legislators — that we know of — who have committed criminal offenses while serving as elected officials
Sometimes a 1983 BMW is just a 1983 BMW.
Area funerals scheduled through May 3, 2024
Would you rather possibly get bird flu or chop down all your trees so birds steer clear of your property? Michael Johnson explores questions farmers are considering.
The Tribune publishes Records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record. All items are written by Tribune staff members based on information contained in public documents from the state court system […]
Fergus Falls beats Willmar 17-4 and 15-3 in Central Lakes Conference doubleheader
Prep boys tennis report for Thursday, April 25, 2024, in west central Minnesota. Montevideo wins 2 of 3 in doubles play
Jane Dow wants to reduce the plastics buried in landfills, plastics that later find their way into the environment and human bodies. She will speak Saturday in Willmar.
South Dakota among states with confirmed cases of avian influenza within cattle
Mitchell's stepmother called 911, armed herself with a steak knife, and stayed on the line with the dispatcher for a short time until police arrived, according to the transcripts.
The Renville County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the circumstances that led to a reported crash that injured a 15-year-old female pedestrian. The driver was located and is now cooperating.
Greed, incest, murder and rattlesnakes tell the tale of a southern sharecropper turned barber turned murderer, executed in 1942.
Area funerals scheduled through May 2, 2024
The Willmar Life Link III crew currently dashes from living quarters in a cramped trailer to a hangar four football fields away when the call for help comes. New construction will put all needs under one roof.
The Tribune publishes Records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record. All items are written by Tribune staff members based on information contained in public documents from the state court system […]
Her lawyer said since it is a procedural day Miller will work remotely.
The committee issued a statement saying they "did not find sufficient cause to take action"
"If she was convicted of (the felony), then I don't see realistically how she would stay in the military," said defense attorney Chris Keyser, who has served as a military lawyer for 14 years.
Exhibits on display in the next month
The West Central Tribune sports staff takes a look at Willmar track, spring polls and a standout girls golfer from ACGC
Fulfillment Distribution Center anticipates the closure and layoffs take effect on or around Oct. 31, 2024. In 2023, the plant was the 13th largest employer with 407 employees, according to the city.
From the commentary, "Let's hope that others follow the lead of Columbia's president and Google management and that we stop wet-nursing kids who, for too long, have demonstrated their ignorance."
Art classes and meetings in the area
Submissions about charities, benefits and nonprofit fundraisers for the weekly Good Neighbors calendar published Wednesdays should be emailed to news@wctrib.com by noon Friday.
Community and high school art events will be printed each Wednesday in this calendar up to four weeks in advance. The deadline is noon Friday. Email to news@wctrib.com with “arts calendar item” in the subject line.