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News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago May 3, 2001 Bea Biermaier looked at the selection of Browerville Days mugs on sale this year. The 2001 Browerville Collector Mug is the second in a series of four. All profits from the sale of the mugs help to pay for Browerville Days expenses. They are on sale at the American Heritage National Bank or pick yours up at the fish fry this Friday evening at the community center. ********** Several women from Zion Lutheran Church and o

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago May 2, 2001 Judy Siegle knows the true meaning of limitation. She has experienced challenges and victory. On August 11, 1979, Judy suffered a broken neck which was the result of a car accident involving a drunk driver. She was told she was a quadriplegic, but she found a way to walk across the stage at Concordia College in Moorhead to receive her bachelor’s degree. Through MeritCare in Fargo she worked as a social worker, and

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago May 2, 2001 Richard Oelrich, rural Eagle Bend, was injured in a power take off (PTO) accident on April 24. He reached across the PTO shaft and it caught his overalls, shirt and t-shirt and they were ripped right off him. His neck was rubbing on the PTO going full force. He was able to use his cell phone to call 911 for help. He had multiple abrasions and a fractured left side scapula. ********** Eagle Valley High School is proud to a

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, May 7, 1986 • Eleven board and staff members took part in the groundbreaking ceremony signifying the beginning of a new addition project for Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. One of the shovels used was also instrumental in the groundbreaking for Wesley Hospital (now Tri-County Hospital) on August 2, 1972. Pictured are Robert Zosel, Dr. Druan Ness, Jack Browne, Roger Folkestad, Don Bottemiller, and Luther Nerving; and Doctors Tom Van Brug

by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com A proposed utility-scale solar project in Todd County was once again the focus of the Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on April 2 as representatives from US Solar and Westwood Professional Services returned with updated studies addressing concerns about farmland impacts, drainage, screening, and decommissioning costs. The meeting featured extensive discussion on revised project details, including a decommissioning plan ou

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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Bertha City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, April 7, to review a proposed multi-million-dollar overhaul of the city’s water and wastewater systems. Project Engineer with Bollig Engineering Will O’Halloran and Funding Specialist with DEED/Small Cities Development Program Zach Bubany explained the city’s most pressing infrastructure needs, potential solutions, and state and federal funding options. Wastewater system stra

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Thursday, April 16, at 10:49 p.m., a Toyota Camry driven by Johnathan Andrew Freyholtz, 20, of Hewitt, and a Chevy Silverado driven by Blake Jason Baumgartner, 26, also of Hewitt, were both traveling northbound on Highway 71 when they collided at Palomino Road... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

A collision involving a bear and a 2006 Toyota Corolla occurred on April 17, at approximately 9:50 p.m., on westbound Highway 10, near milepost 106. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the vehicle, driven by Mary Jo Roggenkamp, 36, of Deer Creek, was traveling along the highway when it struck a bear in the roadway... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $4.5 million to five freight rail projects to improve freight rail service that supports economic development in different regions of the state. The Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program, established in 1976, strengthens Minnesota’s freight economy through grants and loans for freight rail infrastructure projects that connect Minnesota goods and commodities to regional and international markets. Since 2017, $