Wadena County Commissioners: What's the point of a bid process? Commissioners vote to spend an extra $36,000+ in taxpayer dollars by voting 3-2 for higher bid

by Trinity Gruenberg

trinity@inhnews.com

The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on January 2. Commissioner Bill Stearns attended via Zoom due to a leg injury.

Murlyn Kreklau was elected as board chair. There were two nominations for vice chair, Bill Stearns and Ron Noon. Stearns was elected.

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Auditor/Treasurer Heather Olson reviewed the bids from the Review Messenger, Wadena Pioneer Journal and the Verndale Sun. It created deja vu from last year’s repetitive argument­—cost versus distribution....

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