Verndale woman charged with criminal sexual conduct
A Verndale woman was charged in Wadena County District Court with having sex about a year ago with a 16-year-old boy who self-identified as gay.
Storm shelter project receives boost from WDC school board
Chad Rettke of Krause-Anderson and Cory Bandelin of Perkins + Will arrived at Tuesday night’s Wadena-Deer Creek school board meeting looking for a direction to take with the proposed storm shelter addition.
Former social worker jailed again
A former Wadena County social worker awaiting trial on six sex crime charges had another run-in with the law over New Year’s. According to police reports, Todd Michael Anderson, 29, of Verndale, is suspected of driving a red pickup truck in Wadena and running into a light pole, then taking off on foot to flee the scene.
Sebeka teenager killed in head-on collision
A 17-year-old Sebeka girl was killed Monday when the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville she was driving collided head-on with a Freightliner semi-truck on Highway 71 in Red Eye Township, four miles north of Sebeka.
Free income tax assistance available
Free income tax assistance is again available for low to moderate income and senior citizen taxpayers. File federal and state returns and also file for rent and real estate tax refunds.
Miss Tootsie contest on tap March 16
The third annual Miss Tootsie contest will be held Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. This year, the theme of the contest is “GaGa Goo” – the music and fashion of Lady Gaga.
Wadena County cuts back Kitchigami Library appropriation by $10,000
At its Dec. 13 meeting, the Wadena County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to cut $10,000 from the customary $90,000 annual appropriation for support of the Kitchigami Regional Library.
Bullseye catering to groups with banquet room
The Bullseye Bar and Grill has converted the former Verndale off-sale liquor store into a banquet room for medium-sized groups.
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