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The Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) leadership presented Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) Board Supervisor, Tom Schulz, with the 2025 Supervisor of the Year award at its annual convention held in early December. The award honors a supervisor who has demonstrated leadership and achieved significant results in the conservation of Minnesota’s soil and water resources. Agriculture and conservation have always been the

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Baseball has been a constant in the life of Paul Jenkins of Brainerd, and on Saturday, January 17, that lifelong dedication will be formally recognized when he is inducted into the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a banquet in Minneapolis. Jenkins started playing baseball at just three years old and never really stepped away. At Staples High School, he was the leading hitter on the 1977 state

Wadena County Attorney Kyra Ladd was presented with the Minnesota County Attorneys’ Association (MCAA) Johnson Distinguished Service Award at the 48th Annual MCAA meeting held in Bloomington on December 3.  The award is presented to a county attorney who has demonstrated a history of significant leadership, strived to improve the quality of justice, and whose activity has increased and enhanced public awareness of the office of county attorney at the state and/or national le

by Coach Jared Hoemberg The Bertha-Hewitt Bears football team celebrated an unforgettable 2025 season on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Clarissa Ballroom. The team finished with a 9–2 record and captured the program’s first sub-district championship in 15 years, highlighting the players’ skill, determination, and leadership. The banquet opened with thanks to the many people who supported the program, including parents for meals and Homecoming support, volunteers, bus

Lakewood Health System has earned the prestigious 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplace award for the fifth year in a row. The Top Workplace awards honor organizations with 150 or more employees that have created exceptional, people-first cultures. This year, more than 42,000 organizations were invited to participate. The winners are recognized for their commitment to fostering a workplace environment that values employee listening and engagement. USA TODAY showcased the winners o

Congratulations to Ken Martinson, a Minnesota native whose impact on the marching arts has reached the national stage, on being selected as the 2025 Butch Dufault YIMMY Hall of Fame recipient. This honor is decided by Hall of Fame peers and is considered a lifetime achievement award. Ken’s involvement spans virtually every facet of the marching activity—performer, instructor, event manager, journalist, clinician and judge. His passion for marching began early. By age five, h

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office was proud to announce that Sgt. Bryan Savaloja was awarded the Joe Strub Memorial Award at the annual...

CentraCare Long Prairie Hospital has been recognized as a Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) Hospital, joining an elite group of...

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