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Fischer’s Fitness center builds up muscle in the area

Jan 26
1 min

Fischer’s Fitness center builds up muscle in the area

by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com When Snap Fitness in Long Prairie needed a new manager, Bob Fischer was the first name that came to the mind of the owner of that establishment. “They talked me into taking the position,” said Bob. That was in November of 2019. “Then COVID came and shut down Snap and other fitness centers. But it gave Trish and I time to think about what we wanted to do,” he said. At that time, the couple who both grew up in the Browerville/ Long Prairie a

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Warren is making progress after suffering a stroke

Jan 26
2 min

Warren is making progress after suffering a stroke

by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com December 31, 2020, a typical night for holding parties and get-togethers and celebrating the new year, was not at all typical for Stacie Warren. She had been suffering from a severe eye twitch that was causing facial paralysis and underwent brain surgery to fix the problem. According to her CaringBridge page journal entry on January 5, the surgery went well and Stacie was soon texting people. Her daughter, Cami Huss, wrote on January 5, “E

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Todd County Board of Commissioners: DC Lien preliminary plat is tabled

Jan 26
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Todd County Board of Commissioners: DC Lien preliminary plat is tabled

by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com A request from Douglas and Carol Lien to plat 30.36 acres into 20 non-riparian lots to be known as DC Lien Addition in Shoreland-GD Zoning was approved by the Planning Commission on November 5, 2020. This was brought before the Todd County Board of Commissioners on November 17, 2020, where it was remanded back to the Planning Commission. The item was then further reviewed by the Planning Commission on December 3, 2020, and again on January

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Driver transported to the hospital after semi rollover

Jan 26
1 min

Driver transported to the hospital after semi rollover

On Wednesday, January 20, at approximately 3:37 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a semi that was rolled over in the ditch in the area of County Road 26 and 160th Street. Law Enforcement and medical personnel arrived on the scene to find the semi had rolled onto the driver’s side and appeared it would have been southbound on County Road 26. There are “S” curves in this area and it appeared the semi was approaching the right turn of the curve,

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Wadena County Commissioners: Discussion includes vaccine, ordinance and audit

Jan 26
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Wadena County Commissioners: Discussion includes vaccine, ordinance and audit

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on January 19. Comprehensive Re-entry Program Hope McAdow reviewed the first full year of the comprehensive re-entry program for the Wadena County Jail. They completed 110 chemical dependency referrals for assessment and treatment, 56 mental health referrals, 23 of those were assigned to adult and mental health case management upon release, 24 obtained housing, utilized mobile

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Biden, Harris sworn in

Jan 26
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Biden, Harris sworn in

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Forty-sixth President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala Devi Harris were inaugurated on January 20. Biden was a former vice president under President Barrack Obama. Harris is the first female vice president and the first Black and South Asian vice president. The First Lady is Jill Biden, Ed.D. and the Second Gentleman is Douglas Emhoff. Vice President Mike Pence attended the inaugural ceremonies. President Trump did

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COVID-19 by the numbers

Christmas in Wadena raised over $5924 for Project Share

Jan 26
1 min

Christmas in Wadena raised over $5924 for Project Share

As the 2020 Christmas season has concluded, GP Anderson, creator of the “Christmas In Wadena” animated light show gathered up the food, monetary gifts and headed east to Project Share, the local food shelf in Wadena. Upon his arrival, he met Director Mary Ann Hagen. They loaded, unloaded, and weighed 937 pounds of food to help fill the shelves. Anderson then handed her a check in the amount of $5,924.62 from this year’s donations. Over the past thirteen years, Christmas In Wa

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K9 Nitro receives body armor

Jan 26
1 min

K9 Nitro receives body armor

Wadena County Sheriff’s Office K9 Nitro will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Nitro’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “Born to Love-Trained to Serve-Loyal Always”. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., established in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related ag

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A Matter of Perspective

Jan 26
3 min

A Matter of Perspective

Once upon a time . . . Remember fairy tales? Remember happy endings? I think these days we have to really work to get our happy ever afters. But really, don’t you think most of those princesses and princes had to fight to get theirs, too? Look at Sleeping Beauty. She had to endure a wicked step-mother, a distant father, seven little men, and a sleep that lasted who knows how long before she met Prince Charming and had her happy ending. We never really see what Prince Charming

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