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A pack of Wadena-DC runners featuring Hailey Peterson,McKenna Wangsness, Johanna Brunsberg and Emma Bushinger put the pressure on a runner from Pillager during the Park Region Conference Championships. Photo courtesy of Dana Cantleberry.
Wolverines finish third at Park Region Championships
The Wadena-Deer Creek girls cross country team was looking to build momentum in its final meet of the season when they competed in the Park Region...
 sports October 18, 2017 - 1:09pm
Wadena-Deer Creek's Lucas Hinojos leads a pack of runners during the first lap of the Park Region Conference Championships. Photos courtesy of Dana Cantleberry.
Second place finish for Wolverines at Park Region Championships
The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines are hitting their stride as they prepare for the Section 8A Championships on Oct. 27 in Bagley. The Wolverines...
 sports October 18, 2017 - 1:02pm
Wadena-Deer Creek's Katlyn Heaton uses the jump serve to help Wadena-Deer Creek take control of its match with Menahga. Heather Bullock/Pioneer Journal
Wolverines finish perfect conference season
It was a fitting end to the home season for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines when they swept the Menahga Braves 25-17, 25-14 and 25-14, finishing...
 sports October 18, 2017 - 12:06pm
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Members of the WDC Chapter include, 1st row, from left: Maddie Beverluis and Bethany Collins. 2nd row, from left: Angela LeComte, Emma Mehl, Elliot Doyle, Caitlin Savage, Frannie Bakken, Maggie Carlson, Morgan Grangruth and Paige Barthel. 3rd row, from left: Megan Hamelau, Jaxson Brown,Mari Pulver, Teira Roggenkamp, Madyx Shreves, Lola Pulver, Brenna Leeseberg and Zoie Anderson. Courtesy photo.
FCCLAers attend the Fall Area Conference at the U of M in Morris
Over 200 students from the the Central West Area of Minnesota attended the Family, Career, & Community Leaders of America Fall Conference...
 News / education October 17, 2017 - 5:24pm
White House drug policy office awards $125,000 to local coalition
Richard Baum, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), announced 719 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants totaling $89 million. This represents the largest-ever number of DFC grantees in a single year since the program's founding. The grants will provide...
 News October 17, 2017 - 3:32pm
Police Scanner - Oct. 12 edition
Sept. 28 • A low-flying drone over a complainant's home prompted a call to the Wadena County Sheriff's Office. A deputy advised the complainant to capture the drone if possible and turn it over to law enforcement. The complainant said the drone had been appearing in the afternoons...
 News / local October 15, 2017 - 11:55am
WDC wants everyone to know ...
Wadena-Deer Creek School District wants to remind everyone that it's National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 16-20. Wadena-Deer Creek school buses will transport students more than 260,000 miles this year. Those miles include 13 daily routes, preschool/head start routes, sports buses,...
 News / education October 15, 2017 - 10:52am
God may be an easy target, but he's a strong one
One observation I've picked up from raising three young boys is that nothing is a more tempting target of destruction than a standing tower of blocks! The five-year-old spends 10 minutes painstakingly stacks the wooden cubes in a precarious tower, and the three-year-old gleefully...
 Life October 15, 2017 - 10:18am
CHAMP Coalition receives $125,000 grant
The Chemical Health Awareness Multi-Drug Prevention (CHAMP) Coalition of Wadena County has been awarded a $125,000 Drug Free Communities continuation grant. The grant will go toward preventing youth substance use. "Our goal is to make Wadena County a safe and drug-free place for our...
 News / local October 15, 2017 - 10:18am
Hanson's research has found employment, rentals and child care are three of the bedrock questions people who are considering a move to a new community. Brian Hansel/Pioneer Journal
Looking to make a home in Wadena?
You are looking for a new place to live and the signs are all pointing to Wadena County. But wait a minute, what has Wadena County got to offer?...
 News / local October 14, 2017 - 1:51pm
Still in limbo
Wadena County Auditor/Treasurer Judy Taves said last Thursday she has every intention of returning to her job at the Wadena County courthouse - when she allowed to do so. "It depends on when the board lifts those sanctions," Taves said. "Right now I am locked out of my office." Wadena...
 News / local October 14, 2017 - 12:45pm
Weekly crime report - Oct. 12 edition
Oct. 2 • Ryan Paul Petro, 32, of Wadena, was arrested for violating his release conditions. Petro was transported to the Wadena County Jail. • Shane Garold Plautz, 44, of Nevis, was arrested for violating a domestic abuse no contact order. Plautz was later transported to Hubbard...
 News / local October 14, 2017 - 11:35am
Entertainment briefs - Oct. 12 edition
Local writer wins first place in writers contest
 entertainment / events October 13, 2017 - 6:22pm
Wadena-DC's Ellie Miron skies for one of her 16 kills in Wadena-DC's sweep of Sebeka. Jason Groth/Pioneer Journal
Wolverines roll at home against Sebeka
After participating in one of the toughest tournaments in the state, the Wadena-Deer Creek volleyball team realized they needed to make a change....
 sports October 13, 2017 - 12:12am
Kids and adults received hay rides Tuesday evening at the Larry Richter residence on the southwest edge of Wadena. The Richters sell pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn and provide entertainment and treats for their guests. Brian Hansel/Pioneer Journal
Hey, pumpkin!
If Ralph Waldo Emerson would have been able to visit Larry and Ruth Richter's place his famous poem "The Rhodora" might have gone "If eyes were...
 local / News October 12, 2017 - 2:00pm

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Lylah Radach, 7, and Rhea Radach, 4, pose with the family’s kitten and chickens. The stray kitten showed up at their home in mid-November, took a liking to the chickens, and now lives in the coop. (Beth Leipholtz | Echo Press)

A stray kitten has found a home in an unlikely place — a Garfield family's chicken coop.

Micah and Allyson Radach say the kitten, not more than a few months ...

The Wadena County Transfer Station expansion is complete and came in under budget. Anna Erickson/Pioneer Journal

A Wadena County Transfer Station expansion is complete.

The project, which included an expansion to the northeast side of the building allowed for more storage. The project cost just over ...

Joan Hess, of Verndale, received a flu shot this week from Tri-County Health Care Primary Care Nursing Manager Diane George earlier this week. Hess said she gets a flu shot every year and thinks it helps prevent sickness. Anna Erickson/Pioneer Journal.

It's the season for sneezin' and health officials are recommending people get a flu shot sooner than later.

"By far, the best prevention against the flu is getting the vaccine," ...

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