Wadena PJ

May 6 • Police were notified a plane went off the runway at the Staples airport. The pilot lost control of his aircraft while attempting to land and lost power when the prop hit the runway. The plane came to a stop in a field at the end of the runway. There were no injuries....

Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational Girls’ Golf 1. Alexandria 337 2. Bemidji 354 3. Staples-Motley 364 4. WDC 371 5. Park Rapids 413 6. Crosby-Ironton 502 7. Nevis , UNC inc   Medalist: Emily Israelson (S-M) 75   WDC Hope Thesen...

Girls’ Golf Bemidji Invitational Pequot Lakes 334, Bemidji 359, Staples-Motley 365, Fosston 371, Wadena-Deer Creek 385, Roseau 387, Greenbush-Badger-Middle River 397, Crookston 4, East Grand Forks 430, Greenway of Coleraine inc. Medalist: Maggie Heggerston (PL) 77 WDC Gabi...

Gabi Ross paced Wadena-Deer Creek with a 97 Tuesday in the Menahga Invitational at Blueberry Pines. Jessica Langer and Jess Rondesvedt turned in rounds of 103 and 104 for the Wolverines who did not have a complete team for the meet. Staples-Motley’s Emily Israelson shot a...

Wadena-Deer Creek’s Brody Wangsness racked up first place honors in the 110 hurdles Tuesday at the Mid-State Conference track and field meet in Crosby. Wangsness ran a 16.43 in the 110 and then placed fifth in the 300 hurdles with a 46.22. “He ran his fastest time by .65...

Jacob Goeden shot an 81 as the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines placed sixth in a Mid-Minn. Conference meet Tuesday in Park Rapids. The Wolverines placed sixth in the eight-team field with a 459. Staples-Motley won the meet with a 392. The Cardinals were led by medalist Andrew Israelson,...

National Police Week is May 12-18, and to help our readers better understand the job that puts men and women in harm’s way to protect their neighbors, the PJ interviewed members of the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office about what they do. Joe Schoon Deputy Joe Schoon is originally...

When a massive fire threatened the citizens of Menahga Tuesday evening, Sebeka Public Schools, the Red Cross and an assortment of average Sebekans stepped up to give shelter, food and comfort to their neighbors from the north, working late into the night and early Wednesday morning...

Baseball Wadena-Deer Creek 4, Otter Tail Central 2 WP- Matt Laughlin; LP- Jake Trosdahl   (Game 1) Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 4, Parkers Prairie 3 WP- Dillon Card; LP- Kyle Schlosser (Game 2) Parkers Prairie 3, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 2 WP- Hunter...

Softball Subway Classic Wadena-Deer Creek 14, Mahnomen/Waubun 0 (5 innings) WP- Caitlin Volkmann; LP- Vanessa Spry HR- Michaela Lehmkuhl (WDC) Michaela Lehmkuhl 4-4, 3 RBI Morgan Zeise 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI Sam Killian 2-4, 2 RBI   Wadena-Deer Creek 11,...

Five houses and 25 outbuildings were destroyed by a wildfire known by officials as the “Green Valley Fire” in Wadena County alone, Sheriff Mike Carr said Wednesday afternoon. Three houses and five outbuildings were damaged, and there were 65 people displaced in Wadena County....

Baseball Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 5, Staples-Motley 2 WP- Eric Blaha; LP- Mark Kossan Dillon Card 3-4, 2 runs Dallas Ehrmantraut 2-4 Girls’ Golf Menahga Invitational Pequot Lakes 325, Grand Rapids 357, Bemidji 372, Staples-Motley 373, Moorhead 297, Crookston 405,...