West Central Tribune

MOORHEAD — All his adolescent life, Jeremy LaFromboise shared a bedroom with his older brother, Joel. They knew everything about each other, loved the guitar, rap and rock ‘n' roll. Joel, at 17 years old and nearly 6 feet 3 inches tall, was Jeremy’s protector in 2009, keeping him safe when he was bullied at Moorhead High School. He showed him how to play basketball and skip stones across Mille Lacs Lake.

WILLMAR — Top talent has graduated from the Willmar girls soccer team . Cardinals head coach Madeline Wertish is seeking to replace those who made significant contributions a season ago. 2026 schedule Aug. 27 at Fergus Falls W, 4-3 Aug. 31 Albany L, 3-0 Sept. 1 at Sartell L, 9-0 Sept. 3 St. Cloud L, 1-0 Sept. 8 Alexandria 5 p.m. Sept. 10 at Sauk Rapids 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rocori 1 p.m. Sept. 15 at Bemidji 6 p.m. Sept. 17 Rocori 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at Becker 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Little Falls 5 p.m. Sept.

As part of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada that the administration claims isn't a trade war, the president has signed an executive order, renaming Lake Ontario, "Lake America." This follows his renaming the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." These childish antics help no one, but Trump is not alone in changing names for political and woke purposes. There is a long road in Northern Virginia that for years has been called "Lee Highway." It passes through Arlington and Fairfax counties.

Vernon Manley, 82, of Willmar, died, Wednesday, September 3, 2026, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar. His funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, at the Willmar Bible Church with visitation from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Memorials are preferred to Bethesda Hospice. Arrangements are with Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes, www.hafh.org.

Four couples applied for a marriage license from Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 in Kandiyohi County, according to the Kandiyohi County Recorder’s Office. Adam Ronald Stommes, Watkins; Keihly Mirej Gallinger, Waukee, Iowa David Orestes Aguilar Paz, Willmar; Daisy Becerra, Willmar Braden Joel Ruschen, Clara City; Caitlyn Marie Ahrenholz, Clara City Eric David Swenson, Willmar; Ana Paola Serrano Mendez, Willmar

Wayne Robert Friedrich, 73, of Spicer, MN, died August 31, 2026, at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital. Family and friends are invited to come together to celebrate Wayne's life with a visitation on Tuesday, September 8th, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Home in Willmar, followed by a Service of Remembrance at 5:00 PM. Interment will take place at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar.

Editorial cartoonist Bill Day draws on Canada's comment to Donald Trump. This cartoon is the opinion of the cartoonist. Send feedback to: cartoons@wctrib.com . More Cartoonists' Opinions: Editorial cartoonist John Darkow draws on the algae problem in Lake Ontario (or Lake America). Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the lack of American labor in the U.S. market for goods. Editorial cartoonist John Darkow draws on Canada's reaction to Donald Trump's trade war.

WINONA, Minn. — Southeast Minnesota's three most recent sexual abuse trials were decided in favor of the alleged victims, netting millions in settlements. But those three survivors — two from Lourdes High School, one from St. Mary's Parish and School in Winona — are still unpaid. They're one step closer to getting monetary compensation, though, after a $30 million settlement with an insurance company that covered the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in the 1970s, when the survivors were in school.

The war in Iran, the “little excursion” that was supposed to be over in four to six weeks, passed its six-month mark on Friday. And notwithstanding President Donald Trump’s premature declarations of victory, threats to pummel the Iranians into submission and his repeated proclamations that the United States is winning the conflict, the actual result thus far is a blurry picture.

STANDING ROCK, N.D. — The world’s eyes turned toward North Dakota and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe early September 2016, after a little-known protest over a crude oil pipeline’s path intensified to encompass thousands of Indigenous people and allies. The months-long conflict over the $3.7 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, erupted when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved plans for a crude oil pipeline half a mile outside of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.