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- Feb 23
- 2 min
Public Health makes use of resources for efficiency in vaccinations
by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com Making use of what they have. It isn’t always what you hear when it comes to government, but in the case of Todd County and specifically the Public Health Department, they are making great use of an asset already owned and upgraded by the county—the Expo Building located on the Todd County Fairgrounds in Long Prairie. For the past few months, the site has been made ready to quickly dispense the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination. As of last week
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- Feb 23
- 1 min
Todd County Board of Commissioners: Several resignations/retirements approved
by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com As part of the commissioners' consent agenda, several resignations/retirements were approved, some as far back as the end of December 2020. It was asked why some of them were so late in getting to the board? It was explained that many times the department head is working on getting the position filled and putting the resignation/retirement on the board agenda gets lost along the way. The following resignations/retirements were approved: -r
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- Feb 23
- 1 min
NextGen Bears support Buffalo community
by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A tragic event on February 9 shook the town of Buffalo when a lone gunman entered the Allina Health Clinic and shot five people, killing one. The students of NextGenBears at the Bertha-Hewitt School stepped up to lend a hand. When Superintendent Eric Koep heard of the tragedy, he recalled the entrepreneur students expressing how nice the community of Buffalo was when they visited for a craft fair this past August. “The craft fair was
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- Feb 23
- 1 min
Shopping for a cause: Second Hand Boutique raised over $7000 to fight human trafficking
by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com You may have forgotten you were walking into a church on February 13, as shoppers were welcomed to a one-day, pop-up boutique that raised over $7000 to help fight sex trafficking. The Second Hand Boutique was set up in just six weeks for a one-day sale at the Verndale Family Life Church. Their goal was to raise $2000 for the youth group’s mission Speed The Light-FREE International and their missionary Caleb Monson to help end human tra
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- Feb 23
- 1 min
New Laws for 2021
Following are the new laws that went into effect on January 1, 2021. Health and Human Services A new law modifies statutes on healthcare services utilization and prior authorization requirements to modify timelines for determinations and appeals, provide for continuity of care and improve public access to information. Under the law, if a person switches health plan companies, their new provider will be required to comply with previous prior authorizations for healthcare servi
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- Feb 23
- 2 min
Wadena County Commissioners oppose emission mandates
by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on February 16. California’s Emission Mandates Commissioner Bill Stearns brought forward a resolution opposing the adoption of California’s Low-Emission Vehicle and Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandates that Minnesota is looking to implement. Commissioner Murlyn Kreklau believed they should take a stand on the issue as rural areas do not need these mandates. Commissioner Jon Kangas fe
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- Feb 23
- 2 min
Three arrested after pipeline protest
On Tuesday, February 16, at approximately 11:01 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of demonstrators on the pipeline right-of-way in Section 4 of Huntersville Township, northeast of Huntersville. The reporting party stated there were approximately 30 individuals demonstrating and some of them were climbing on equipment and pipes located at the worksite. Law enforcement arrived on the scene and the demonstrators got off the equipment. Construction worker
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