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Skid steer a total loss after fire
On Saturday, August 14, at 5:03 p.m., the Hewitt and Wadena fire departments were dispatched to the area of County Highway 75 and 260th...
Aug 17, 20211 min read


Names released in fatal fire
On Sunday, August 1, at approximately 3:50 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a house fire in Section 32 of Wadena...
Aug 10, 20211 min read


House fire claims two lives
On Sunday, August 1, at approximately 3:50 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a house fire in Section 32 of Wadena...
Aug 3, 20211 min read


Fifty-one acres burned in grass fire
Verndale Fire Chief Mike Madsen observed the DNR helicopter dropping water on the swamp fire in Aldrich while relaying information to his...
Jul 20, 20211 min read


Firemen awarded Certificate of Valor for rescuing toddler
by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The night of April 7 remains etched into the minds of the members of the Verndale and Wadena...
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Looking Back
News from Bertha's and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago May 15, 1996 The home of Steve and Robin Wegscheid was severely damaged by fire last...
May 18, 20211 min read


Multiple fires in the area
Brush pile on fire at the transfer station On Monday, May 3, at 6:02 p.m., the Wadena Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a...
May 11, 20212 min read


One-year-old airlifted after house fire
On Wednesday, April 7, at approximately 9:42 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a house fire in the city of...
Apr 13, 20211 min read


Burn pile ignites grass and camper
On Tuesday, April 7, at 6:06 p.m., the Wadena Fire Department responded to the 1800 block of U.S. Highway 71 South in the city of Wadena...
Apr 13, 20211 min read


Several outbuildings destroyed in fire
On March 20, at approximately 11:14 a.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a multi-structure fire at the Brian and...
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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