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Anne Polta

Anne Polta

Author at West Central Tribune at West Central Tribune

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    Recent Articles

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    Mental health agency serving rural Minnesota turns to 'out of the box' ideas to ease workforce sh...

    WILLMAR--Greater Minnesota Family Services is keenly feeling the pinch: many mental health workforce needs and not enough workers. In one community, the agency has been advertising for a therapist for two years. In all that time, “we have gotten ...
    almost 3 years ago
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    Woman will serve probation for Olivia stabbing

    OLIVIA -- A woman charged with stabbing a friend during a dispute will avoid prison time and spend five years on supervised probation instead. Jessica June Ritchie, 38, was sentenced last week at the Renville County Courthouse in Olivia. At the r...
    almost 3 years ago
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    Common ground: Garden helps Willmar's Karen community find healthy ...

    WILLMAR — In Myanmar, the Karen carved gardens out of the mountainous green landscape. They planted thick patchworks of vegetables, greens and herbs and harvested them to feed their villages.
    over 5 years ago
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    Kandiyohi County Jail renovation eyed to meet mental health needs

    WILLMAR -- As the Kandiyohi County Jail increasingly becomes a place of last resort for the mentally ill, the county wants to move forward with a renovation to better meet the needs of this population. The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners ...
    over 5 years ago
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    'Better together': Willmar Interfaith Network seeks to build bridge...

    WILLMAR -- When the Willmar Interfaith Network gets together, at least three religious faiths are represented at the table. There’s Christianity, the dominant faith for most of Willmar’s history. There’s Islam, which has been growing with the est...
    almost 6 years ago
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    Pennock woman to be sentenced for financial exploitation of ... - W...

    WILLMAR -- A Pennock woman accused of financially exploiting a relative with dementia has entered an Alford plea to the crime and will be sentenced next month. Melissa Gay Bengtson, 52, faced three felony counts of financial exploitation of a vul...
    about 6 years ago
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    Inspection report shows Kandiyohi County Jail in compliance - West ...

    WILLMAR -- During a state inspection this month, the Kandiyohi County Jail was found to be 99 to 100 percent in compliance with regulations. Records of past inspections by the Minnesota Department of Corrections show similar levels of compliance....
    about 6 years ago
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    Vinje Lutheran to mark 150th anniversary

    WILLMAR -- When the founders of Vinje Lutheran Church organized as a congregation Sept. 17, 1867, the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and the Civil War were still vivid national memories. Minnesota had been a state for less than 10 years. Willmar hadn’t ...
    over 7 years ago
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    Longtime County Commissioner Richard Larson remembered as role model

    WILLMAR--Longtime Kandiyohi County Commissioner Richard Larson was remembered Monday as a role model for leadership and public service. Larson, 85, died Sunday evening at Bethesda Grand after a brief illness. He had a lengthy career in public ser...
    almost 8 years ago
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    Holmgren winds up long career as Willmar family doctor, leader of r...

    WILLMAR -- Up until the last minute, Dr. Ron Holmgren’s schedule was filled with meetings, administrative work, phone calls and seeing patients.Holmgren retired Thursday, ending a 38-year career in family medicine that included serving as preside...
    almost 9 years ago
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    Couple prepares for their first season as managers of Games Lake Co...

    WILLMAR -- For Todd and Beth Lief, managing a park and campground and spending the entire workday in the great outdoors is something they’ve long dreamed of.The dream recently came true when the couple took over as the new managers of Kandiyohi C...
    almost 9 years ago
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    Residents recall the paralyzing St. Patrick's Day blizzard 50 years...

    WILLMAR -- On the afternoon of March 16, 1965, Lois Hurley and her four children, ages 3 to 14, boarded the train in Great Falls, Montana, to move to Willmar. They were joining her husband, Pat, who worked for the Great Northern Railroad and had ...
    almost 10 years ago