Wadena PJ

The Wadena County Board of Commissioners spent five hours on April 14 interviewing five candidates for the new position of county coordinator. Human Resources Consultant Cheryl Goettig coordinated the interviews, greeted the candidates, supervised their completion of required paperwork,...

NYM booster club hosts golf scramble May 3 The New York Mills booster club will host the 13th annual four-person golf scramble at Thumper Pond on Saturday, May 3 beginning with a lunch at 10 a.m. The tournament will begin at 11 a.m. The scratch/handicap division tournament will...

If your family is anything like mine, holidays are excuses for feasts. The dinner table is usually overflowing with several different dishes. Easter is no exception. In addition to two main dishes (usually a ham and a beef dish) there are at least five different side dishes and...

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV), a nonprofit organization serving veterans statewide, along with the Otter Tail County Veteran Service office, will be holding the first Fergus Falls Veterans' Stand Down. All veterans seeking services are welcome. Onsite assistance...

Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 21 – 25, 2014. State wide tornado drills are scheduled for April 24th at 1:45 pm  AND  again at 6:55 pm the same day.  You will hear the sirens at both those times.  Practice the tornado drill at these specified...

Wadena Chief of Police Naomi Plautz would like to remind residents that the City of Wadena will once again be conducting their annual spring inspections of properties in the City of Wadena. Those property owners that maintain or permit a public nuisance on their property will be notified...

Knob Hill Sportsman’s Club banquet set for May 2 The Knob Hill Sportsman’s Club 27th annual conservation banquet will be held Friday, May 2 beginning at 5 p.m. with a social hour followed by dinner and a program. For more information, go to www.wadenapj.com. Mahube-Otwa...

Multiple departments will soon be automatically dispatched to all structure fires in the Wadena County. After tabling the measure since January, the Wadena City Council voted unanimously April 8 to become the final municipality to join a countywide automatic fire mutual aid agreement....

Question: I know somebody that bought a car recently and the windows had an illegal amount of tint on it when they bought it.  I heard somewhere that the auto dealer can be charged with a violation, is that correct? Answer: What you heard is correct. The law changed in 2009....

Rumor Stokes took top honors in the triple jump Friday as the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders collected a third place finish in the Anderson-Cole Invitational at Perham. Stokes won the triple with a 30-10.75 effort. West Central Area’s Holly VanKempen was second with a 30-3 jump....

The Wadena County Humane Society will hold it's annual spaghetti dinner and silent auction Thursday, April 24 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Wadena VFW. Free will offerings will be accepted. All proceeds will be used for operating expenses at the animal shelter to care for animals waiting...

Dear Editor, We are writing in regards to the article in the Wadena Pioneer Journal regarding the Miracle Mansion. Along with our group, "Red Hat Hattitudes," of Alexandria and many such groups visiting Wadena are outraged that Merickels or even the city of Wadena will let this...

Speeding Sara Lynn Berg, 33, Fargo, 74/55, fees $150. Malyssa Morgan Brady, 20, Cloquet, 60/40, fees $230. August J. Schober, 36, Burlington, Wis., 51/40, fees $140. Adam James Licari, 34, Wadena, 55/45, fees $130. Joshua David Burley, 38, Bagley, 65/55, fees $130....

One way to solve methane problem The Obama administration recently announced a major initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions including those from cattle. One goal is to cut dairy-sector methane gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020. Especially in the Midwest, it is apparent...