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Los Angeles Lakers · WillmarWILLMAR — Noelle Becker and Marin Wallestad secured first-place finishes for the Willmar girls swimming and diving team against Detroit Lakes. The visiting Lakers won the Central Lakes Conference dual 105-78 on Thursday at Willmar High School. Becker, a junior, won the 50-yard freestyle at 26.98 seconds. Teammate Kaylee Hurley was third at 28.07. Becker also took second in the 100 freestyle at 1:01.80. Wallestad was the winner in the 100 b…See the Story
Girls swimming and diving: Detroit Lakes Lakers best Willmar Cardinals, 105-78
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Willmar · WillmarST. PAUL — The man shot by a member of a SWAT team on Sunday after an hours-long standoff in rural Clarkfield has now been identified. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in a statement Thursday said Kasey Paul Willander, 27, of Clarkfield, is hospitalized in stable condition at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He is expected to survive, according to the news release. Willander is alleged to have shot at responding SWA…See the Story
Authorities ID Clarkfield, Minnesota, standoff suspect shot by SWAT team
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Willmar · WillmarWILLMAR — Since 2011, Ridgewater College has seen two instances of increased enrollment from one semester to the next, once in 2017 and again in both semesters of 2019. Every other year in that period has seen a slight decrease from one semester to the next in the number of students attending the school. With the new fall semester underway, Ridgewater this week reported the largest increase in the number of enrolled students since 2011. At a…See the Story
Ridgewater College reports student enrollment increase
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Willmar · WillmarJames “Jim” Bergh, 85, of Spicer, died Sept. 11. Service 11 a.m. Sept. 19 at the Willmar Conference Center. Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Linda Huebsch, 72, of Eden Prairie, died Sept. 14. Service 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Dirks-Blem Funeral Home, Olivia. Harold Larson, 93, of Willmar, died Aug. 22. Service 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Connie O’Brien, 76, of Brainerd, died Sept. 15. Servi…See the Story
Funeral service listing published Sept. 19, 2024
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Willmar · WillmarWILLMAR — After serving the Willmar Municipal Utilities for nearly 11 years, the last eight as general manager, John Harren has decided to call it a day. He announced his retirement earlier this year and his last day will be Friday, Sept. 20. “I'd like to say that it truly has been a pleasure and an honor to serve this community. It's a great community,” Harren said. “ … You know, collectively, we made a lot of things happen. And this community…See the Story
A farewell to Willmar Municipal Utilities general manager John Harren
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Los Angeles Lakers · WillmarWILLMAR — Following back-to-back home losses, the Detroit Lakes girls soccer team set their sails for a Central Lakes Conference match against Willmar. The Cardinals soared to a 6-2 victory handing the Lakers’ their third consecutive loss. Detroit Lakes fell to 1-7 on the season and winless in the CLC. Haydon King assisted on Sedrah Krogsgaard goal and scored a penalty kick herself. The Lakers return to the pitch at St. Cloud Apollo on Sept. …See the Story
King nets one and assists one, Lakers fall to CLC rival Willmar
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Willmar · WillmarWILLMAR — Meeting the parents can certainly be an awkward affair, but when that meeting also involves clashing belief systems of the religious nature, the tension in the room can be cut with a knife. Andy Gorski, played by Dustin Stepaniak, is about to find that out the hard way when he brings home his new fiancée, Randi Stein, played by Katie Stepaniak, and conversation gets heated. Can the holiday be salvaged?
Showtimes are 7 p.m. Sept. 19…See the Story
Celebrating the holidays becomes a strained affair in 'Greetings!'
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Willmar · WillmarJames “Jim” Bergh, 85, of Spicer, died Sept. 11. Service 11 a.m. Sept. 19 at the Willmar Conference Center. Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Harold Larson, 93, of Willmar, died Aug. 22. Service 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Darlene Niemeyer, 88, of Raymond, died Sept. 9. Service 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Raymond. Peterson Brothers Funeral Home, Willmar. Annabelle Scha…See the Story
Funeral service listing published Sept. 18, 2024
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