Legacy Fund impacts Wadena County nearly $40k for arts

Mark Turner, executive director of The Five Wings Arts Council, announced recently that the Legacy Amendment has been a vital source for funding which has generated income for local businesses and individuals in the area. Wadena County art projects have been awarded a total of $39,464 in the past year.

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Residential damage tops $14 million, abatements possible

The tornado that struck Wadena County caused damage to 562 taxable properties, causing an estimated $14,727,900 in damages.

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High school to issue parking permits

Fourth street would go one-way

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Wading pool will be salvaged

The Wadena wading pool may be up and running by spring, Public Works Director Ron Bucholz said at the Monday, Aug. 23 city budget meeting. He said that it “might get some life back.”

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Police budget: is the bad economy turning people to selling drugs?

Drug use is up in Wadena, Sgt./Investigator Tom Crawford told the city council on Monday’s budget meeting.

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ATF announces $5,000 reward in Perham gun theft

Special Agent in Charge Bernard J. Zapor of the St. Paul Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of firearms that occurred at Gene’s Sports Shop in Perham.

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Wadena man charged with OFP violation

A 54-year-old Wadena man was charged Aug. 16 with a felony level violation of an order for protection.

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Library has immediate funding needs

At Monday’s city council meeting, Wadena library manager Renee Frethem said that the building’s exhaust system is exhausted.

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Former treasurer sentenced for stealing from Wadena County GOP

The former treasurer of the Wadena County Republican Party was given a one-year suspended sentence and 20 days of home monitoring for embezzling funds from the party over the last two years.

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Granite Falls recovered from 2000 tornado

Ten years after their own EF-4 tornado, the southwest central Minnesota town of Granite Falls has mostly recovered.

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DWI charges filed in Sebeka crash

A Staples man was charged with four crimes in connection with a fiery car crash last winter in Sebeka.

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Pennyjo’s dream: Working toward a cure

She’s bright, bubbly, full of life with a smile that stays with you forever. Her sparkling personality and love of life is contagious. To those that know her, she is an angel. She is Pennyjo, and she is living with MS.

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Wolverines test skills at Sauk Centre

The Wolverines managed to score two victories Monday in the Sauk Centre Quadrangular.

WDC tennis team looks to experienced players

Pete Tranvik will be filling the singles ranks with his four most experienced players as he takes over the Wadena-Deer Creek girls’ tennis program.

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Verndale team looks lighter, quicker

With a team dominated by 14 seniors the future is now for Mike Mahlen’s Verndale Pirates.

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Lady Pirates have good balance for 2010 campaign

Keeping an upward momentum going will be one of the goals of this year’s Verndale volleyball team.

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Wadena after the tornado

Snapshots of a day gone bad