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ANDERSON-FADEN MENDING AFTER CRASH

Commissioner-Writer Faces Surgery, Discusses Resuming Her Busy Life

Daria Anderson-Faden, the Kimball County Commissioner and Observer staff writer, continues recovering from serious injuries suffered during her Sept. 23 head-on collision in Banner County with a pickup driven by a Colorado man cited for driving under the influence of drugs.

Anderson-Faden told the Observer on Tuesday that she awaits replacement surgery on her crushed right ankle next week at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, which had been scheduled for Wednesday this week but was postponed due to swelling in her broken leg. A stabilizing bar was placed on her leg after the accident...