20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (253+ words) WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Board is expected to approve the 2027 preliminary tax levy during its regular meeting on Tuesday. According to the recommendation made by County Administrator Kelsey Baker, the proposed preliminary net tax levy for 2027 is $46,855,211, a 6.42% increase over the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (503+ words) West Central Tribune Remembering 9/11: The remarkable story of Flight 93 Flight 93 departed Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, at 8:42 a.m. on September 11, 2001. September 11, 2001, is among the darkest days in the history of the United States. But the day also was one…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (915+ words) APPLETON — The Appleton City Council voted Wednesday evening to accept a memorandum of understanding between CoreCivic and the city. The offer from CoreCivic will provide the city more than $1 million in payments for services necessary to ensure the former Prairie…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) DAWSON — Dawson-Boyd Arts Association will open its 26th season with Kate Voss & The Hot Sauce performing at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Memorial Auditorium in Dawson. Led by award-winning vocalist and bassist Kate Voss, the trio brings a mix of western swing,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (109+ words) Week two of prep football returns on Friday. Tom Elliott, Joe Brown and Michael Lyne go over the Week 2 schedule. For more on fall sports, be sure to check out www.wctrib.com/sports. 2:10: Litchfield at NLS 5:00: ACGC at St....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (309+ words) West Central Tribune Fall Home 2026: Simple ways to curb heating costs Individuals can implement certain strategies to cut down on heating costs and optimize energy efficiency. As fall gives way to winter, air conditioners typically get turned off and heaters…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (209+ words) WILLMAR — The Highway 71/23 Bypass resurfacing project around Willmar is now open. According to an announcement from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, there will be intermittent lane closures and increased Minnesota State Patrol enforcement over the next few weeks while crews…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (146+ words) wctrib.com Though it’s now firmly in the rearview mirror, the winter of 2025-2026 may prove hard to forget for millions of people across North America. Marked by particularly cold temperatures and considerable snowfall in many parts of the continent, the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (442+ words) RENVILLE — The Running to a Sweet Beet 5K is an annual run/walk that is sponsored by Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative during Renville Sugar Beet Days. From its start in 2010 with 53 participants, the event has since grown to as many…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (493+ words) SAN DIEGO —In August, former president Bill Clinton celebrated his 80th birthday. I have the perfect gift. It's a reckoning. Clinton is the ultimate political escape artist. In fact, there's an old joke that became popular in the late 1990's when…...