LITCHFIELD, Minn. — A version of the national debate over public lands has recently played itself out in Meeker County in east-central Minnesota, where conservationists were surprised when the county board initially denied the transfer of land by willing sellers to the state. The Meeker County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 7 voted 3-2 to deny a request by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to purchase 150 acres for a wildlife...