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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Bertha Area Sportsmen’s Club (BASC) has officially established a dedicated 17-acre sporting park just outside of Eagle Bend. The club is already celebrating a significant milestone: 83-year-old member Jim Harrison recently achieved a perfect score of 25 straight on the trap range. What began decades ago as a small group of local shooters borrowing space in gravel pits has evolved into a fully developed facility designed for trap

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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The auditorium of the historic Eagle Bend School used to be the heart of the community, hosting everything from basketball games and school plays to large funerals. Despite its current state of disrepair—with broken glass, mold, and signs of vandalism—a dedicated group of locals is working to restore it as a multi-purpose community and arts center, alongside the new housing to help rejuvenate the area. “We want the auditorium restore

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visited the former Eagle Bend School on Tuesday, August 18, to tour the ongoing conversion of the building into Hilltop Square Apartments, a 23-unit senior housing project that has been in the development stage for several years. The visit included project partners from the Central Minnesota Housing Partnership (CMHP), architects, city officials, and community members who are working to preserve the buildin

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 18. Commissioner Murlyn Kreklau was absent. Event Center Project to be Bid The board discussed the event center remodel, which is nearly ready to go out for bids. Widseth reported that the current cost estimate is about $432,000, while available funding is roughly $330,000, leaving a gap of around $102,000. The Event Center Committee had recommended moving

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Highway 71 Crews are wrapping up work on Hwy. 29. This week, they’ll shift gears to Hwy. 71 between Aldrich Ave. and Franklin Ave. Work in this area will run into early September, at which time both Hwy. 29 and Hwy. 71 will be resurfaced and finished. Improvements include: storm sewer upgrades, new sidewalks and pedestrian ramps, replacing the signal at Hwy. 29 and adding pedestrian signals at Aldrich Ave. and Bryant Ave. What to expect: one lane of traffic open in each di

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will convert the rural two-way stop intersection in Hewitt into an all-way stop intersection in July to improve safety and reduce severe crashes. Work is scheduled for Highway 71 at Highway 210 in Hewitt, Todd County, around July 14. Traffic will be flagged while crews install new signs, which may result in brief delays. Message boards will be placed at each location one week before work begins to alert drivers to the upcoming traf

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on July 14. Capital Projects County Administrator Colleen Winter discussed upcoming county building projects over the next five years. Some of the items on the agenda included: approved ADA ramps at the courthouse, modernizing the courthouse elevator to meet state code by around 2028, upgrading the long-delayed courthouse bathrooms, especially the downstairs ones that don’t