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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is going to have a new hospital administrator. Last week, First Care Medical Services Board Chair Bob Overmoe was told that administrator Callen Weispfenning would be let go as of last Friday, June 28. Weispfenning has been administrator at Essentia Health Fosston for two years. No reason for the change…
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The Red River Valley Fair is in its first year of the three weekend format with lots of fun yet to be had July 4th-7th and July 10th-14th. With the new format comes some newly added features. Red River Valley Fair’s Erin Fonz shares what new features you’ll find at the fairgrounds this year. The…
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The Minnesotan wilderness provides an abundance of wildlife from fish to fauna, and one specific species are wolves. The International Wolf Center, located 1396 Highway 169 in Ely, whose mission is to educate the public by offering the most up-to-date, accurate wolf information possible held a fun Wolf Family Rendezvous program this past weekend. We…
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CROOKSTON, MN—One man is dead after a shooting late Sunday night in Crookston. Crookston Police were called to the Care and Share homeless shelter around 11:45pm for a report of a fight. When officers arrived, they found a man who would not respond to the officers. Less lethal ways were used to subdue the man,…
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The Essentia Health EMS teams from Ada, Fosston and Detroit Lakes have received EMS Clinical Excellence Awards from the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board for providing exceptional clinical care in 2023. Joe Newton is emergency medical services senior director for Essentia Health. This is the second consecutive year that Essentia Health Ada and Fosston have…
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