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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.
Jordan Lee Jeffrey Freitag, of Renville, and Kelsey Marie Jones, of Willmar, each pleaded guilty to charges filed in a reported sexual assault in July of 2022.
Chippewa County attorneys said in a court filing they will argue for an aggravated sentence for Joseph Rongstad, 41. He was arrested Jan. 11, 2024, after an hours-long standoff with law enforcement.
The West Central Tribune earned seven first-place awards, including a full category sweep in the Hard News — Coverage of Court/Crime category; plus second place overall in its division for General Excellence and numerous individual awards in the MNA Better Newspaper Contest for 2022-23.
The next episode in "Minnesota's Alt-Meat Revolution" examines how the arrival of new jobs in Dawson exacerbated the already-present housing and day care shortages in the western Minnesota community.