WILLMAR, MN — More than 27 inches of snow fell on the Willmar, MN area Tuesday. The town, 90 miles west of Minneapolis, is always prepared for a paralyzing snowfall, so it doesn’t bring local commerce to a halt — especially one local heating and cooling contractor.
“Our service dept. was actually functioning,” said Lon Chappell, general manager of Chappell Central, Inc., Willmar. “Several of our techs made it in to the plant, and we sent them out on emergency calls only in four-wheel vehicles. One person was taking calls and the phone was ringing off the hook.