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Karvonen Funeral Home, now in its third generation and marking 100 years of continuous family ownership, blends deeply personalized, hands-on funeral and cremation care with a homelike, pet-friendly atmosphere where their resident dogs quietly comfort families and staff alike. Pictured: Greg, Art, Ensti, Ethel, and Suzi. Left; Art showed off Karvonen Funeral Home’s wide range of caskets and urns, from locally crafted, solid-wood caskets with customizable interiors and decorat

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire at approximately 7:40 p.m. at a residence in Compton Township, west of Wadena. Fire crews from Wadena, Bluffton, Deer Creek, and Henning responded and worked to extinguish the fire. Emergency responders located a man unresponsive inside the home. Life-saving measures were attempted at the scene before he was transported to Astera Hospital, where he later died from his injuries... Subscribe to get th

On Tuesday, November 5, at 5:23 p.m., the Wadena Fire Department responded to a large barn fire at 615th Avenue in Compton Township....

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for Robert “Bob” Shaw of rural Henning. Shaw is believed to have walked away...

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On Wednesday, February 8, at 12:46 a.m., the Deer Creek Fire Department was paged to a shop fire at 60151 County Highway 50 in rural Deer...

I never have woken up so fast, and been so terrified in my life. Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, I was still fast asleep...

News from Verndale's Past 75 Years Ago, February 27, 1947 •The 42nd annual meeting of the Verndale Creamery Association drew a crowd of...

A drive-by parade was held on May 20 for Dr. John Pate who is retiring from his role as EMS Medical Director. He will be limiting his...

News from Verndale's Past 75 Years Ago, May 30, 1946 •The Verndale School was broken into some time Friday night and approximately $35 in...