Levi Jones

This year’s Atwater Festival Days celebrated the 150th anniversary of the city being chartered. Community members and guests spent time together taking part in a variety of activities.

Drivers traveling to and from Spicer may spot a new mural on the side of the road as a local couple commissioned artwork for the United States’ 250th anniversary.

The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners will vote on an agreement between the state and Glacial Lakes Sanitary Sewer and Water District which would allow reimbursements for wastewater samples.

The Say Something app will allow people to submit anonymous tips regarding potential threats to schools or students.

The number of Kandiyohi County retailers who passed youth sales checks has grown since checks began in 2022.

A proposal to change school start times for elementary and secondary schools in the Willmar Public School District will be considered by the board during its July 13 meeting. It would not take effect until the 2027-28 school year.

The meeting in Spicer will go over current and upcoming road and bridge projects as well as water district projects.

Willmar Public Schools will flip the start times for elementary and secondary schools across the district starting in the fall of 2027. The change follows research from the University of Minnesota.

Willmar Public Schools announced changes to administrative positions at several schools across the district starting in the 2026-27 school year.

The Kandiyohi County Board will discuss and act on a proposal to expand a fiber internet project around Svea at their upcoming board meeting.