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Pictured l-r: Sharon Cottrell, RN, Dad and Mom—Jesse and Bethany Mitchell—with Baby Quinn and Dr. Shaneen Schmidt welcomed Astera Health's first baby of 2026 on January 2. Astera Health celebrated the first birth of 2026 on January 2 at 5:22 p.m. Beth and Jesse Mitchell welcomed Quinn Beth in the obstetrics department. Dr. Shaneen Schmitt delivered baby Quinn, assisted by nurse Sharon Cottrell.  Quinn weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long at birth. She has f

The Initiative Foundation has awarded 17 grants totaling $740,000 through the Otto Bremer Trust’s Community Responsive Fund, supporting Central Minnesota nonprofits that are improving lives and strengthening communities. The Community Responsive Fund distributed $3 million to 64 organizations in Greater Minnesota. The Initiative Foundation helped administer the funding across Greater Minnesota to ensure resources reached local organizations that understand their community’s

The Initiative Foundation has awarded 17 grants totaling $740,000 through the Otto Bremer Trust’s Community Responsive Fund, supporting Central Minnesota nonprofits that are improving lives and strengthening communities. The Community Responsive Fund distributed $3 million to 64 organizations in Greater Minnesota. The Initiative Foundation helped administer the funding across Greater Minnesota to ensure resources reached local organizations that understand their community’s

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Area children gathered at the Verndale Fire Hall on Sunday, September 14, to learn first aid and fire extinguisher basics. The children received hands-on training in a wide range of emergency situations during the Kids First Aid program, organized by Keri Weiher and supported by the Verndale Fire Department, Astera Health, and the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office. Students learned from EMT Katlyn Dykhoff how to respond to seizures, including keeping the person safe, rolling

The Verndale Fire Department responded to a barn fire at the Thomas Roline property on 490th Street in Section 8 of Bartlett Township on...

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Verndale Fire Chief Keith Weiher showed students how to use a fire extinguisher. by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A student was...

Leaders from four local hospitals—Astera Health, CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Lakewood Health System, and Perham Health—are speaking out....

According to the Wadena County Sheriff’s Department, On Friday, May 9, shortly after midnight, a Wadena County Sheriff’s Office deputy...