Tragedy takes lives of beloved local couple
Firefighters look on at the scene of a plane crash, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 in Victoria, Minn. Three people died when a single-engine plane crashed into a vacant lot and burst into flames in a small southeastern Minnesota city, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Sunday.(Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
Jacob Mertes served as Lincoln County's planner and also worked in the county health department as an environmental health specialist. He also served with the Libby Volunteer Ambulance Service. (File photo)
Two Libby residents, known for their dedication to community service and a love for the outdoors, died in a plane crash in southeastern Minnesota over the weekend along with a relative.
Jacob Mertes, 42, and Dr...
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