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Jacob Ludovissie, Wadena, Made the Spring 2014 dean's list at Itasca Community College. He qualified for the list by completing a minimum of 12 credits and attaining a grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0.

Terence L. Berttunen, aka Terry Berttunen and Cheryl K. Berttunen, h&w, hereby conveys to Pederson Oil Sales, Inc, Lot 6 and the Ntly 40' of Lot 5, Block 2, Great Northern Park. Sylvia Erickson, as trustee of the Erickson Family Joint Revocable Trust dated 11-05-2013, hereby...

Eric Blaha, son of Bill and Sara Blaha of Verndale, received the North Dakota State University Presidential Scholarship in the amount of $12,000. The scholarship recognizes high academic achievement. Blaha will enter NDSU in the fall and plans to major in agricultural and biosystems...

Senior health clinics offered in August Senior Health Clinics sponsored by Wadena County Public Health will be held on the following dates: • Friday, Aug. 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Humphrey Manor. • Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Menahga Senior Center. •...

DETROIT LAKES -- With the recent news that zebra mussels have invaded Lake Melissa and Pickerel Lake, a decision on what to do with the $150,000 the state has allocated to Becker County for aquatic invasive species prevention has acquired a new sense of urgency. Thus, it...

Jeremy Steven Rocheleau, 29, Verndale, warrant: traffic violation, disorderly conduct. Tanya Lynn Schneider, 33, Henning, warrant: drug possession. Juan Gabriel Garcia, 28, Brooklyn Center, warrant: contempt of court. Justin Grant Hinkle, 27, Rothsay, warrant: shoplifting. Jodi...

Wadena is distinguished for its many fine churches. The 1927 issue of the Pioneer Journal described those that were flourishing in Wadena at the time. St. Ann's Catholic Church The history of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church dates back to the first years of the community's founding...

July 4 • A complainant reported he had removed two unruly men from the Whiskey Creek Saloon in Wadena. The men allegedly returned and threatened the owner by saying they were going to shoot the place up. The owner alleged the two men had been smoking marijuana on the patio....

Wadena County commissioners had their first discussion July 8 regarding the budget they must set for 2015. A preliminary budget and levy calculation must be completed and sent to the State of Minnesota by Sept. 15. Commissioners were in general agreement that county department...

Big Matt Birk, who visited Wadena in April as the featured guest of Tri County Health Care's Men's Night Out, has a new job with the National Football League. The St. Paul man, who was eying a Wall Street career after graduating from Harvard in 1998, was drafted as a tackle in...

Vverndale will hold it's annual Straw Hat and Sunbonnet days Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27.  The schedule is as follows: Friday: Old Timers baseball game Saturday: Fire & Rescue 5K walk/run, 7 a.m. Verndale Fire Dept. golf tournament, begins at 8 a.m. Volleyball,...

DeGRAFF, Minn. -- A 19-year-old woman from DeGraff was killed Tuesday in a three-car crash in Swift County in west-central Minnesota. The State Patrol identified the victim as Kayla Wrobleski. The accident was reported at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 12, three miles east...

Wadena residents who suffered damage during the flood are now able to drop off debris at the county landfill for no charge. At a special meeting Wednesday morning, the Wadena City Council voted unanimously to pay dumping fees for city residents. The assistance, which is only for...