Verndale News

Two people suffered minor injuries Friday night in a one-vehicle rollover on Highway 29 in Otter Tail County.

The Schoon Farms outside of Verndale sustained extensive property damage from a fire reported at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12.

A Northern Minnesota family is facing a several million-dollar loss after their farm of 28 years went up in flames.

A Wing River Township farm was severely damaged by fire on Thursday night. The fire was reported just after 11:30 PM and the Verndale Fire Department was paged to respond.

By the conclusion of its Monday, November 9, special meeting, the Verndale City Council had proposed enough budget cuts to change the proposed 2010 tax levy from a 13 percent increase to about a 2 percent decrease, a difference of nearly $18,000. Most of the cuts proposed for 2010 are in the snow plowing, snow removal and police department budgets, ...

H1N1 flu vaccination clinics will be held at the following locations and days for children ages six months to nine years old who live in the these school districts: A A A a Verndale Public School on Tuesday, November 17 A A A a Menahga Public School on Wednesday, November 18 A A A a Sebeka Public School on Thursday, November 19 A A A a Wadena Deer ...

By The Associated Press Football AAA Section 5 Championship Minneapolis North 29, Holy Family Catholic 27 AAA Section 7 Championship Mora 21, Virginia 7 AA Section 4 Championship Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 33, Maple Lake 20 AA Section 6 Championship Pierz 13, Crosby-Ironton 6 A Section 3 Championship Adrian 14, Murray County Central 0 A Section 5 ...

On Wednesday, November 4, Verndale residents have/had an opportunity to discuss assessments for the recently completed Sewer and Water Improvements Year 1 project with city officials prior to the assessments being set.

K9 Danny will retire in 2010 after sevenyears of service in Wadena County. He was teamed with Deputy Luke Manderschied in 2008.

On Sunday, October 4, the Wadena County Sheriffa s Department received a report of a missing person just to the south of Verndale on County Road 23 in Aldrich Township.

A 59-year-old Bertha man is in critical condition after a broadside collision Friday.

Last update: September 22, 2009 - 8:36 PM By John Millea I have been consistently inconsistent in my picks so far this season, with weekly records of 16-4, 11-9 and 14-6. My batting average is .684, which I and anybody named Mauer will take.

On Monday, the Wadena County Sheriff's Office received a report of a propane fire at the Burkel turkey farm on Hwy 10 west of Verndale.

At their regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday evening, September 1, the Wadena County Board voted to move highway department equipment from Staples back to the department-owned shop in Verndale.

Police Chief Jeff Jares tased a man in the groin outside a Verndale bar which led to an infection.

Verndale's $753,493 Water & Sewer Improvements Year One Project is, save for some final clean-up and restoration details, finished.

Verndale's $753,493 Water & Sewer Improvements Year One Project is, save for some final clean-up and restoration details, finished.

Verndale's $753,493 Water & Sewer Improvements Year One Project is, save for some final clean-up and restoration details, finished.

By Beth Larson There is something so right about Smile Again Land. The welcoming sign, the long wooded driveway, the beauty of the grounds and the minimally developed Pickerel Lake.

A predatory sex offender who had failed to register his whereabouts was arrested Tuesday morning.