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Public safety and local government entities will soon receive over $2.2 million to improve their public service through Sourcewell’s Impact Funding. The recipients include 31 counties, cities, and townships, and 20 fire departments, police departments, and sheriff’s offices throughout Sourcewell’s central Minnesota service region. “These projects represent an incredible impact on our region’s communities,” said Paul Drange, director of regional services at Sourcewell. “Give

The Verndale Drama Department is performing the one act play called “A Recipe of Me” by Kate Kilpatrick. Leah and her siblings Danielle and Tyler are relegated to the kid’s table for Thanksgiving AGAIN at Grandma Lucy and Grandpa Elliot’s house. And even worse, they’ve had their phone taken away. This leads the siblings to search the kitchen cabinets for snacks. During their search, they find their grandmother’s secret family recipe box... Subscribe to get the rest of the st

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Wadena County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, January 20. Event Center Project On January 14, a meeting was held to discuss the 4-H Building/Event Center remodel project with Commissioner Brian Winkels, County Engineer Anthony Maule, Widseth Architectural Designer Trevor Guck, and six representatives from the Friends of Wadena County Youth (FOWCY). Dan Sartell of the FOWCY shared that he worked with CoBuilt C

by Coach Bill Wagner The BHVPP girls wrestling team put on a spectacular performance this past Saturday at the BHVPP Girls Invitational, fueled by a passionate home crowd and several standout individual performances. The Raiders secured multiple podium finishes, highlighted by three individual titles and a significant career milestone. Grewe Sets the Mat on Fire Kristin Grewe (106) was named the “Wrestler of the Weekend” by the coaching BHVPP coaching staff after a dominant

by Coach Michael Arvidson The wrestling week began on Tuesday with a quad in Paynesville against some stiff competition. The opening round match was against a new conference foe, Benson, as they have joined the Park Region. It was a low-scoring affair with a lot of good matches.  After a forfeit for Ruger Oyster, Adam Grabow picked up the decision for the 9-0 lead.  The Braves narrowed the margin with back-to-back decisions in front of a forfeit for Logan Becker and a fall f

by Coach Greg Johnson Verndale Boys Basketball Verndale 72 Bertha-Hewitt 80 On Tuesday, January 20, the Boys Basketball team traveled to Bertha to play the Bertha-Hewitt Bears. The Pirates lost by a score of 80-72. Braylin Deleon led the Pirates in scoring with 21 points. Chase Jensen added 17 points and 8 rebounds. Zain Waldahl led the way on the boards with 10 rebounds and was one point shy of a double-double, scoring 9 points. Joe Elfstrum grabbed 8 rebounds while Kyler V

by Coach Sam Schmitz The Pirates entered the second round of Park Region matchups against the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines on January 22. Cold shooting on an especially cold day hurt the Pirates in the 15-67 loss. Verndale did not make a three-point attempt and shot 16%. Millie Schmitz scored 6 points, and Emily Elfstrum finished with 5 points. Stats: Elfstrum 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals. Orlando 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists. Hinkle 1 assits, 1 steal. Cameron

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, January 29, 1986 • Bob Neuerburg, Rodney Bounds, Rich Brown and Jim Kupitz of Verndale Lumber and Building Supply are happy to announce their new affiliation with the Our Own Hardware Company. Their current supplier, Gambles, Inc., has joined forces with the Our Own Hardware Company, who is one of the largest wholesale suppliers of appliances, hardware, sporting goods, automotive and housewares products. • When you come from a family