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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday. September 1. Board Chair Ron Noon was absent. 4-H Update Extension Educator Jeanette Watland gave an update on 4-H summer activities and shared that this year’s county fair involved significant changes, as 4-H moved its main projects and activities to Building 2. Many volunteers helped with set-up and tear-down, and participation was strong on judging days. Clover

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Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith spoke at the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) meat processing facility in Staples on Tuesday, August 18. Addressing the shortage of local meat processing facilities, which became particularly acute during the pandemic, MFU pursued establishing a meat processing facility in the west-central region of the state, where there was not a USDA-inspected facility in close proximity for farmer

by Coach Mary Irsfeld The Browerville-Eagle Valley Tiger volleyball team got off to a strong start to the season, defeating the Bertha-Hewitt Bears 3-2 on Tuesday night and the Sebeka Trojans 3-1 on Wednesday night. Both matches were played on the Tigers’ home court. After two preseason scrimmages, the Tigers have been focusing on being more aggressive with their serves and attacks. With that increased aggressiveness, however, comes a few more service and attacking errors—a

Bertha-Hewitt battled Browerville in volleyball, with the Bears getting strong contributions from several players throughout the match. Kendal Beyatt led the Bears at the net with 10 kills, four attack errors and 42 attempts for a .143 attack percentage. She also recorded six solo blocks. Jasmine Williams added six kills on 24 attempts and had a team-high 16 digs. Laila Schwantz contributed six kills, two digs and one solo block, while Ellyana Braaten had three kills and se