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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope your holiday is filled with fun, laughter, and safety! Travel for this Thanksgiving is expected to be the highest in 15 years. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening nearly 18 million people from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to the Tuesday after the holiday, while the Federal Aviation Administration projects this will be the busiest Thanksgiving for flights in at least 15 years. However, most people will be tr

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, November 27, 1985 • While each of us has something special for which to be thankful, there is a Verndale resident who is thankful to return to an almost normal life. Mrs. Lorraine (Jim) Finck has a new lease on life having received a kidney transplant on August 30. It’s been a long 12 years. It was a year ago when all four of her children had been stricken with strep throat. The doctor bills kept piling up, so when she was stricken, sh

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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale City Council held their regular meeting on Monday, November 10. Police Department Dissolved The Verndale City Council discussed the future of the Verndale Police Department. Sheriff Mike Carr Jr. explained if the city approved the change, to contract with the sheriff’s department for services, the proposal would move to the county board for final approval. The targeted date for the transition was January 1, giving both

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Residents across Minnesota were treated to a spectacular aurora show this week as a significant geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky. Triggered by recent solar flares and a rare “cannibal” coronal mass ejection (CME), charged particles collided with Earth’s atmosphere and produced vibrant curtains of green, purple, and pink light visible even farther south than usual. The display reached its peak with a G4 (“severe”) geomagnetic storm watch issued by the National Oceanic

Years after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, his files are still causing trouble in government. Politicians, both current and former, are under extra scrutiny whenever their names come up in connection with him. Media reports and public interest keep a close eye, putting pressure on lawmakers and officials. The talk around the Epstein files has turned into a lot of noise, making it hard to find the truth. New documents pop up, or people claim they exist, and the internet explodes wi

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, November 20, 1985 • The transfer of the Waisanen family home in Verndale to the Verndale Historical Society took place last September, prior to the death of Doris Waisanen on October 4, 1985. The family donated its home on 501 South Brown Street to the people of Verndale and surrounding communities to retain for posterity the history and feelings of raising a family in small town central Minnesota. It will be known as the Wasisanen Her

The Verndale Public School School Board Members. by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on Monday, November 3. Administrative Reports Principal Katie Bolland reported that October was a busy month with various student activities, including a visit from a motivational speaker, a Halloween parade, and an outdoor STEM class field trip to Ely. Computer science will take a field trip to CLC this month. She outlined upcoming

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