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Lisa Bjerga, CPA, MBA, FHFMA, recently accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Lakewood Health System in Staples.
Originally from Sartell, Bjerga has an undergraduate degree in accounting and economics from St. Cloud State University; and a Master’s in Business Administration and...
At a summer faculty and staff in-service day, Central Lakes College Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs David Hietala announced he will be leaving the college effective Sept. 1.
At that in-service day, Hietala said, “I thank you from the bottom of my heart, so very deeply, for the...
The High 48s Bluegrass Band will perform at Centennial Auditorium in Staples on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m., kicking off the Staples Motley Area Arts Council’s new season.
Since forming in 2006, The High 48s have been making music that combines the soulful sound of classic bluegrass with a...
Confronted by a huge increase in Social Services expenses, but without the state and federal funds to cover them, the Wadena County Board held a special budget meeting on Sept. 6.
For more than three hours, commissioners began working line by line through the 2017 estimated budget of 51 pages....
Three decades of community-building will take center stage on Oct. 7 when the Initiative Foundation and its founding president, Kathy Gaalswyk, celebrate the people who have powered possible in Central Minnesota during its 30-year anniversary celebration at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St...
Aug. 29; 9:59 a.m., Staples Police responded to a report of a missing two year old child at 825 4th St NE. The parent of the child had fallen asleep and woke to find the child missing. Police began searching the area with the assistance from Wadena County Sheriff’s Dept. and the Staples Fire Dept...
ard meeting, Veterans Service Officer Dave Anderson shared that Wadena County ranks first in the amount of federal veterans’ funding brought into the county, that assists the 1,183 veterans living here.
The ranking was determined through calculations made by VSO Dan Tingwell of Carver County, using...
Recent donations have pushed the Hilltop Regional Kitchen Phase I fundraising goal almost to the top. According to Community Planning Manager for Todd County Health and Human Services Katherine Mackedanz, they are at 98 percent of their goal and have an additional $8,500 left to raise for this...
Aug. 29; 9:59 a.m., Staples Police responded to a report of a missing two year old child at 825 4th St NE. The parent of the child had fallen asleep and woke to find the child missing. Police began searching the area with the assistance from Wadena County Sheriff’s Dept. and the Staples Fire Dept...
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