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The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a house fire on Monday, September 7, at approximately 5 a.m. The location of the fire was reported in Section 28 of North Germany Township in Wadena County. Deputies and fire department personnel arrived on scene and found a mobile home completely engulfed in flames and collapsed. One adult and four family pets, three dogs and a parrot, are believed to have died in the fire. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office

The Verndale Elementary honored the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on Friday. Students paraded around Farwell and Brown Streets. Back at the school, students led the ceremony with several speakers reading passages about the events of the horrific attacks. September 11, 2001, began like an ordinary Tuesday morning. People went to work, children went to school, families started their day, but that morning our country experienced terrorist attacks that took the lives o

Bears rally to defeat Battle Lake in five-set thriller The Bertha-Hewitt volleyball team battled through five sets to defeat Battle Lake 3-2 in a thrilling match. The Bears won by set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 13-25, 19-25 and 15-7. Bertha-Hewitt got off to a strong start, taking the first two sets before Battle Lake answered by winning the third and fourth sets to force a deciding fifth set. The Bears regained control in the final set, pulling away for a 15-7 victory. Kenda

by Coach Mary Irsfeld The Browerville-Eagle Valley Tigers had a busy and successful week on the volleyball court, picking up a pair of regular-season wins before finishing 2-2 at their annual Tiger Invitational. The Tigers started the week Tuesday with a hard-fought four-set victory over Swanville, 25-23, 25-27, 26-24, 25-22. Browerville-Eagle Valley jumped out early in the opening set and held off a late Bulldog rally to take the 25-23 win. The second set was a battle fro

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