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News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, December 4, 1985 • That jolly old man, Santa Claus, will be making his initial visit to Verndale this Saturday, December 7. He’s scheduled to arrive at First National Bank’s annual appreciation day at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m. Attendance prizes and door prizes will also be given to those registering: a $100 savings bond for adults and radios for students. • Chosen as officers at the recent meeting of the volunteer firemen wer

by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com At the regular Todd County Commissioner meeting held on November 18, the commissioners held a lengthy discussion on the county gravel roads to tar roads plan. The meeting agenda was amended to add 8.0 Resolution to Pave County Road 81. Commissioner Becker stated at the fall public works road meeting County Road 81 was brought up for discussion. It has been brought up for fourteen years. Residents were told it would be up for tarring

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by Tim King Todd County Trump Resistance and Resist! Long Prairie held another Pro Democracy rally in Long Prairie on Saturday, November 22. It was the group’s seventh such protest since Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. The group also held a Know Your Constitutional Rights workshop, attended by over fifty people, in February. The November rally was attended by twenty-six people from Long Prairie and around the county. Protesters carried signs declaring “Kings are N

Eagle Lanes Owner Scott Woida (right) served up a delicious caramel/banana shake to Gary Schultz. Woida recently added a variety of foods and shakes to the menu at Eagle Lanes. They will be open daily from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com Eagle Lanes in Eagle Bend is officially back in the food business. During the week of October 9, new kitchen equipment was installed and the familiar smells of burgers and deep-fried favorites returned to the bowl