Shelby Lindrud

With a state grant from the Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council, Kandiyohi County is hiring new staff in Community Corrections and Human Services to respond to substance use and mental health encounters.

Allan Johnson is in the middle of shooting his first feature-length film, "Kitchen Fire." One of the stars is the City of Sacred Heart, where the movie is being shot.

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP presented the 2023 Kandiyohi County audit at the Nov. 5, 2024, meeting of the Kandiyohi County Board.

Holidaze, put on by Willmar Fests, will be welcoming in the 2024 Christmas season in downtown Willmar on Saturday, Nov. 23.

An update on broadband expansion in the county is on the agenda for the Nov. 19 Kandiyohi County Board meeting.

The Minnesota African Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act looks to improve the number of African American and other families impacted by the state child welfare system. The act will change how county social workers assist families, but it could mean higher costs and the need for more staff.

The Prairie Arts Chorale will be presenting four performances of its fall concert, "The Sounding Joy," this month in Wabasso, Montevideo, Spicer and Marshall.

A work session to discuss operating guidelines caused some strife at the Kandiyohi County Board on Tuesday. Two commissioners refused to attend because the county administrator was absent.

GlenOaks sponsored a pie social at the Willmar Community Center on Nov. 20, 2024.

The Kandiyohi County Board accepted the return of more than $260,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the county EDC broadband committee at Tuesday's board meeting.