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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale City Council held a special meeting on March 5 where they spoke with representatives from Moore Engineering over Zoom. The main topic was about who should pay for extra costs of about $75,000 on a project—whether it should be the city, the engineering consultant, or the contractor. Moore Engineering had previously agreed to cover $30,000 of this extra cost. The council thought this would resolve the issue, but then the c

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A long awaited business on Highway 10 in Verndale has recently opened for coffee lovers. Brewed by Two is a coffee shop that its owners hope will become a daily stop for locals and a hub for the community. Owners Marlo Corona and LaDonna Norenberg opened on February 2, and their grand opening was held on February 12. The duo met eight years ago while working together at the Timberlake Hotel. What began as a workplace friendship h

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on March 2. Fund Balance Policy The discussion about Policy 714 started because some people were worried that the district’s goal of having a 50% unassigned fund balance was no longer realistic given the current financial situation and declining student enrollment. Superintendent Jeannie Mayer explained that if the trends continue—like fewer students, small increases in state fund

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on February 24. New Administrator Hired A small group consisting of Chair Ron Noon, Vice Chair Brian Winkels, and HR Director Jennifer Westrum worked together to find and negotiate with candidates for the county administrator position. After interviews and discussions, they agreed to hire Colleen Winter, with a tentative start date set for Monday, April 6. Winter has some p

by Coach Greg Johnson Verndale 62, Laporte 42 On Monday, March 2, the Boys Basketball team began Section 5A playoff action by hosting the Laporte Wildcats. The Pirates were able to come away with a first-round win by the score of 62-42. Braylin Deleon led the way in scoring with 26 points. Bryce Pickar had 9 points and 7 rebounds, while Chase Jenson had 7 points and 7 rebounds. Stats: Zain Waldahl 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals,6 points. Joe Elfstrum 5 rebounds, 1 assist,

As promised, I have come up with the first of several prompts that can be used to help you get better results from your AI. Since I primarily use ChatGPT, these prompts were created with the AI generation tool in mind. So here is the first one I created. This prompt is a fairly all-encompassing prompt where you can seat yourself in whatever role you want your AI to take on. You would simply fill in the [AREA] with whatever you want to have a prompt for. In this particular c

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, September 25, 1986 • Completing their training sessions on Monday evening were the six candidates vying for the Miss Verndale title. On Monday, they went through the interview process which is held prior to all pageants, and later this week will begin practice of production numbers. Candidates are: Tammy Swanson, Pauline Colby, Rachelle Adams, Valerie Kern, Jennifer Ninneman, and Kim Trosen. Tickets for the April 12 pageant will go on

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale City Council held a special meeting on February 24 to discuss the payment to Ideal Construction, the contractor Moore Engineering used for the city’s Safe Routes to School sidewalk project. The meeting was to address a dispute over unpaid work and conflicting guidance from Moore Engineering. The discussion centered on whether the city should pay Ideal the full amount requested for additional work that exceeded original e