The proposed 2026 budget for the local economic development authority is $710,958, a decrease from 2025 due to the expiration of one-time child care grant funding.| West Central Tribune
Minnesota area news, government, traffic updates, accidents, fires, education news, and more.| West Central Tribune
Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "West Central Tribune staff report." Often, the "West Central Tribune staff report" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require…| West Central Tribune
Tom Cherveny is a regional and outdoors reporter for the West Central Tribune. He has been a reporter with the West Central Tribune since 1993. Cherveny can be reached via email at tcherveny@wctrib.com or by phone at 320-214-4335.| West Central Tribune
Local news stories from Willmar, Minnesota, and more. News, crime, government, traffic, fires, education news and more.| West Central Tribune
