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With spring golf comes a wide range of weather and course conditions, along with very limited opportunities for on-course practice. Players aren’t able to fully prepare until courses open and allow them out. Jackson White, who golfs with the Staples-Motley team, started the season a bit rusty but has shown steady improvement with each meet. After graduating several very talented golfers, this is shaping up to be a year of growth and learning for the team. They opened the se

by Matt Uselman The Staples-Motley-Verndale girls golf team traveled to Sartell on Monday the 4th to participate in a 6AA Presections meet. There were 8 teams with 53 girls competing. The team finished in 6th place, led by Katelyn Schotzko’s 89. Mara Uselman shot a 112 to finish in 38th place. On Tuesday May 5th the girls held a home meet at The Vintage at Staples. Bemidji and Moorhead brought their respective class AAA teams to compete. Wadena and Royalton brought 2 golfer

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, May 21, 1986 • Two young men, the sons of Darold and Jean Hahn, have returned to Verndale to begin a business on their own. Jeff and David have purchased the equipment of the defunct Ritari Systems Inc., and will be providing services of a well-equipped machine shop and manufacturing plant. For the time being, they are also located in the same building, adjacent to the railroad tracks on South Brown Street in Verndale. • Because the M

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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Editor’s Note: Since this interview, A Plus Universal Child Care and Learning Center was identified in public reports as one of several Minnesota childcare providers searched by federal authorities. No charges have been announced. “What’s been challenging is seeing legitimate concerns about fraud sometimes turn into speculation or generalized narratives that unfairly target one community. That doesn’t help accountability, and it can

by Matt Uselman The Staples-Motley-Verndale girls golf team traveled to a meet in Frazee on the 21st. The team finished in 6th place out of 8 teams. Katelyn Schotzko led the team with an 8th place finish 98. Mara Uselman shot a 102 for a 12th place finish. Meredith Hoemberg shot a 122 for 32 place and Bookly Winter shot a 124 for a 35th place finish. There was a total of 49 golfers at the meet. The girls headed to Bemidji on the 24th to square off against some class 3A scho

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, May 14, 1986 • New FFA chapter officers for the 1986-87 year are: Mike Willis, president; Loren Horsager, vice president; Peter Schmitz, treasurer; Ken Moyer, sentinel; Bridget Perish, secretary; and Brenda Line, reporter. Alternates named were Mary Tiede, Synette Plautz, and Damon Butler. A movie entitled “Be All You Can Dream” was shown during the program. Advisor Russ Schauer commended the students for their performance. • Honored

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, May 7, 1986 • Eleven board and staff members took part in the groundbreaking ceremony signifying the beginning of a new addition project for Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. One of the shovels used was also instrumental in the groundbreaking for Wesley Hospital (now Tri-County Hospital) on August 2, 1972. Pictured are Robert Zosel, Dr. Druan Ness, Jack Browne, Roger Folkestad, Don Bottemiller, and Luther Nerving; and Doctors Tom Van Brug

by Jessica Borash This article is from the winter 2026 Verndale Historical Society Newsletter. Looking at a plat book from 1906, Section 18, SE 1/4 in Aldrich Township had the name A.A Houer neatly written over the 80-acre plot of land. In 1910, the name Johnson replaced it and has remained firmly and proudly stamped on plat books ever since. Fifteen years ago, the Johnson family’s farm became one of Minnesota’s 11,000 Century Farms, an honor given by the Minnesota Farm

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