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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A new Veterans Memorial centerpiece, featuring a large painted rock, has been installed near Clarissa City Hall, nestled between a circle of flags. The rock and Veterans Memorial will be formally recognized at a ceremony to be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, during Summerfest. The rock is being painted by local artist and former city clerk Sue Kent, who was given complete creative freedom for the design. “We told her, whatever

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a crash occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. on July 5 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Abbott Street West. Authorities reported that a 2023 Chevrolet Blazer was traveling north on Highway 71 and attempting to turn west onto Abbott Street when it collided with a northbound 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The driver of the Chrysler, Giselle Vanise Longtine, 56, of Detroit Lakes, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was tr

Donnie and Carolyn Middendorf built their farm from the ground up, but their roots in agriculture run deep. Donnie was raised on his family’s farm near Sauk Centre and spent his early years farming alongside his Uncle Bill. In 1995, he purchased a farm near Long Prairie, just across the road from where Carolyn was raised on a dairy farm. They married in 1997 and began milking 52 Holsteins in a tie stall barn. Since then, the operation has evolved considerably. Today, they

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on July 6. Playground Construction Update School Board Member Chris Youngbauer gave an update on the new playground. The old playground equipment and mulch have been removed, leaving only the anchor points for the previous basketball hoops, which will be removed using an excavator. Clean sand has been brought in to form the subgrade, with plans to place fabric over it and then add

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Nineteen-year-old Carter White of Verndale is already making a name for himself on some of the best golf courses in the region, even though he just finished his first year of college golf. The former standout from Staples-Motley High School is now playing for North Dakota State University (NDSU) and has been golfing since he was just five years old. “I’ve been golfing since I was like five,” Carter said. His early start has paid of