
3 roll 300s
Three of the big bowlers at Wadena Lanes this winter have been Jeremy Freitag, left, Mark Rolloff and Jeff Umland.

Failing Wadena wastewater plant facilities prompts improvement plan
A failing digester system and aging facilities prompted the city of Wadena to accept a draft facility plan for improvements at the wastewater treatment plant at a special meeting Monday night.

Interim manager takes reins at Hwy 10 Liquor in Verndale
Gary Rosenthal has been put in charge of the Verndale municipal liquor store on U.S. Highway 10 inside Bullseye Bar and Grill’s building, with hopes of turning the struggling location around to profitability.
Tri-County Health Care would take $1 million hit if GAMC compromise fails
Unless something is done, Tri-County Health Care stands to lose $1 million in funding for treating its patients.
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On March 11, Matthew Aaron Stites, 25, will become a free man. But it won’t look a lot like the freedom most of us know.
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Madhatters Community Theatre introduced the cast of their spring production, “On Golden Pond” by Ernest Thompson (produced in special arrangement with Dramatists, Inc).
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Wadena County commissioners appointed Ryan Odden as the county’s new highway engineer during a special meeting last Friday, according to highway officials.
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Rutten presented with Professional Leadership Award
RELATED CONTENTFCCLA competes at region event
Twenty-one members of Wadena-Deer Creek Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competed – and advanced – at the Region FCCLA competition Feb. 25 in Barnesville.
RELATED CONTENTMan faces felony for punching pickup
A 26-year-old from Wadena faces two charges for allegedly punching a pickup several times.
RELATED CONTENTWadena woman airlifted to HCMC after crash
A 44-year-old woman from Wadena was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center in the Twin Cities after a rollover crash Saturday, Feb. 27.
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Placing 11 of 13 wrestlers in the Section 6A individual tournament last Saturday in New York Mills told Norm Gallant some good things about his Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines.
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Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale’s Jake Braaten and Amos Schmidt advanced through first round action Wednesday in the Class A State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
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The Nevis Tigers clobbered Verndale 77-41 Tuesday but Zack Meidinger got the 14 points he needed to reach the 1,000-point mark.
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