Propane distributors across the area are in the planning stages to combat the loss of access to a major pipeline
BENSON — Propane distributors serving west central Minnesota have until sometime in 2014 to find other sources for the fuel they now obtain from a pipeline with a terminal in Benson.West Central Tribune, 12/04/2012
Witnesses to climate change coming to Willmar, Minn., for forum Tuesday night
WILLMAR — Will Steger became known as Minnesota’s “eyewitness to climate change’’ by telling audiences of the dramatic changes he saw while trekking across the earth’s poles.West Central Tribune, 12/03/2012
Montevideo, Minn., man to stand trial for murder of co-worker
MONTEVIDEO — Darek Nelson will stand trial on a first-degree murder charge that carries a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of release.West Central Tribune, 11/30/2012
Renville, Minn., author releases two new works
Two new works by a rural Renville County author of romance novels and middle-grade books have recently been released by Writers Amuse Me Publishing.West Central Tribune, 11/29/2012
Atwater, Minn., artist's dance taught anew in New York City
Ridgewater College art instructor Marjorie Nilssen likes to tell her students they are part of a dance.West Central Tribune, 11/29/2012
Instrumental music instructor at YME gets by with a little help from her online friends
GRANITE FALLS — High school music instructors are not on the endangered species list, but tight budgets and declining enrollments have reduced their numbers in many rural school districts.West Central Tribune, 11/29/2012
Yellow Medicine County, Minn., moves ahead with plans for building renovation
GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners is moving ahead with plans to remodel a newly acquired building to hold county offices.West Central Tribune, 11/28/2012
All-girls shop class in Montevideo, Minn., offers lessons that can last a lifetime
Brian Albers teaches an all-girls shop class at the Montevideo High School, and every year it’s the same thing. It fills up with seniors who signed up with the intent to learn how to change a flat tire, do some welding, repair home plumbing and wiring, and work with wood and metal.West Central Tribune, 11/26/2012
Montevideo, Minn., native brings his effort to make film to town of his youth
MONTEVIDEO — There are ways for aspiring filmmakers to launch their projects absent connections in Hollywood or a pile of money big enough to fund a campaign for Congress.West Central Tribune, 11/23/2012
Defense raises mental health, evidence issues in Nelson case
MONTEVIDEO — Darek Nelson’s first court appearance since his arraignment in May on a first-degree murder charge focused largely on motions concerning what can be presented at a trial.West Central Tribune, 11/17/2012
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