Minnesota secretary of state hears of economic strength on stops in lakes area

1 Aug 2021


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WADENA, Minn. — Standing in Wadena’s historic downtown on Wednesday, July 28, Mayor George Deiss began pointing this way and that, listing off the developments that took place over the last year.

His audience was Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, his executive assistant Jamie Ebert and a local reporter. Simon’s goal in visiting that day, as has been his goal in the 40-plus stops he’s made throughout the state so far in 2021, is to ask how the community had fared through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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