AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in West Concord Minnesota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/west-concord-mn 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/west-concord-mn https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:20:58 -0600 Baxter, MN – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reminds motorists that clean-up continues once the snow has subsided and the https://www.americantowns.com/news/watch-for-snowplows-on-days-after-snowstorms-mndot-urges-drivers-to-use-caution-31507396-baxter-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/watch-for-snowplows-on-days-after-snowstorms-mndot-urges-drivers-to-use-caution-31507396-baxter-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Walz Travels to Kuwait to Visit Troops Ahead of Holidays Last week, Governor Walz traveled to Kuwait to visit members of the Minnesota https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-governor-timothy-james-walz-weekly-briefing-december-16-2022-31507399-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-governor-timothy-james-walz-weekly-briefing-december-16-2022-31507399-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Partnership with Cue Health ensures Minnesotans can access COVID-19 care and therapeutics at no cost The State of Minnesota launched a new telehealth https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-launches-new-covid19-telehealth-treatment-pilot-program-31508094-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-launches-new-covid19-telehealth-treatment-pilot-program-31508094-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - At a Senate Rules and Administration Committee on oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police, Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) highlighted the https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-klobuchar-opening-statement-at-rules-committee-hearing-on-oversight-of-capitol-police-31508484-chaska-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-klobuchar-opening-statement-at-rules-committee-hearing-on-oversight-of-capitol-police-31508484-chaska-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Legislation will safeguard Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam, provide additional resources for Upper Mississippi River restoration, improve water https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-provisions-pass-senate-in-bipartisan-water-infrastructure-bill-31508463-owatonna-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-provisions-pass-senate-in-bipartisan-water-infrastructure-bill-31508463-owatonna-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Post offices would honor former Congressman Martin Sabo, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Charles W. “Chuck” Lindberg, and Officer Leo Pavlak https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-craig-omar-legislation-to-rename-twin-cities-post-offices-in-honor-of-distinguished-minnesotans-passes-senate-31508471-faribault-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-craig-omar-legislation-to-rename-twin-cities-post-offices-in-honor-of-distinguished-minnesotans-passes-senate-31508471-faribault-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-statement-on-inclusion-of-electoral-count-reform-act-in-year-end-legislation-31508466-moorhead-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-statement-on-inclusion-of-electoral-count-reform-act-in-year-end-legislation-31508466-moorhead-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Todd, an Akeley native, was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor and posthumously awarded the Purple Heart medal Representative Pete Stauber led https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-stauber-legislation-to-rename-akeley-post-office-after-world-war-two-veteran-neal-kenneth-todd-passes-senate-31508474-willmar-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-stauber-legislation-to-rename-akeley-post-office-after-world-war-two-veteran-neal-kenneth-todd-passes-senate-31508474-willmar-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Post offices would honor Minnesotans Charles P. Nord, James Rogers, Jr., and Kort M. Plantenberg, who lost their lives in a tragic 2019 Black Hawk https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-emmer-fischbach-legislation-to-rename-local-post-offices-in-honor-of-fallen-minnesota-guardsmen-passes-senate-31508478-shakopee-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-emmer-fischbach-legislation-to-rename-local-post-offices-in-honor-of-fallen-minnesota-guardsmen-passes-senate-31508478-shakopee-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Representative Michelle Fischbach led the passage of companion legislation in the House. Bill now goes to the President’s desk to be signed into https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-fischbach-legislation-to-rename-vergas-post-office-after-veteran-and-mail-carrier-jon-glawe-passes-senate-31508480-anoka-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-fischbach-legislation-to-rename-vergas-post-office-after-veteran-and-mail-carrier-jon-glawe-passes-senate-31508480-anoka-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith announced that they have secured more than $26.3 million in federal funding to help https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-secure-significant-federal-funding-to-construct-moorhead-downtown-underpass-31508481-cloquet-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-smith-secure-significant-federal-funding-to-construct-moorhead-downtown-underpass-31508481-cloquet-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, helped reintroduce https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senator-tina-smith-reintroduces-bill-to-forgive-student-loan-debt-for-beginning-farmers-31508492-rosemount-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senator-tina-smith-reintroduces-bill-to-forgive-student-loan-debt-for-beginning-farmers-31508492-rosemount-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced $750,000 in federal funding to https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senator-tina-smith-announces-significant-investment-to-help-minnesota-veterans-pursue-careers-in-agriculture-31508496-chanhassen-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senator-tina-smith-announces-significant-investment-to-help-minnesota-veterans-pursue-careers-in-agriculture-31508496-chanhassen-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Rep. Fischbach on DOT Grant for Moorhead Grade Separation, Safety, Mobility, and Livability Project Washington, D.C. - The Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-fischbach-on-dot-grant-for-moorhead-grade-separation-safety-mobility-and-livability-project-31508617-la-crescent-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-fischbach-on-dot-grant-for-moorhead-grade-separation-safety-mobility-and-livability-project-31508617-la-crescent-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Saint Paul, MN - The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin winter load increases on unrestricted highways in the central, metro, https://www.americantowns.com/news/winter-load-increases-begin-dec-23-in-the-central-metro-southeast-and-south-seasonal-load-limit-zones-31508791-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/winter-load-increases-begin-dec-23-in-the-central-metro-southeast-and-south-seasonal-load-limit-zones-31508791-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600