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Come on over to the CLC campus and tour our newest ALC location. The Freshwater Staples ALC is hosting an open house at our new location on Wednesday Aug. 30 from 3 to 6 p.m. Education at the ALC is seeking ways to help our students enter the workforce. Students are participating...
 News / education 21 min 55 sec ago
Vittetoe 5,000th customer at Elmer's Melodrama
Gail Vittetoe of Wadena holds the "5,000" sign recognizing all-time ticket buyer 5,000 at Elmer's Melodrama Dinner Theatre during the Friday, Aug. 4, opening night of "Three Nights in Arid Flats." The 5,000-ticket threshold was accomplished in just three seasons. Surrounding Vittetoe...
 News / region 21 min 55 sec ago
Your letters - Aug. 10 edition
Depot and bandstand should be open all summer long Why can't the Wadena Depot and bandstand be used every day of the summer? Taxpayer money was used to remodel the building. The Depot is advertised in the Trains Magazine May issue. All different types of music could be gotten for...
 opinion / letters 21 min 55 sec ago
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10 years ago Excerpts from the Aug. 9, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Police officer bitten by suspect A Verndale police officer is being tested for communicable diseases after a suspect allegedly bit him hard enough to break the skin. On July 28 around 10 p.m., Verndale police officer...
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Wadena County wanted - Aug. 10 edition
Erik Alexander Burtt, 24, Menahga, warrant: sex offender registry. Zachary Taylor Thompson, 20, Park Rapids, warrant: probation violation.
 News / local August 15, 2017 - 9:21am
New report surveys sex-buying habits in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Researchers have completed a unique study of sex trafficking in Minnesota that could set the stage to develop the country's most in-depth model to combat the trade. The University of Minnesota's Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center used a qualitative...
 News / state August 14, 2017 - 6:05pm
Neely and Nyoach assisted Fair Oaks Resident Jeanette Dickey during the evacuation drill. Brian Hansel/Pioneer Journal
All hands on deck
Mike Anderson got a call last Wednesday afternoon at Fair Oaks Lodge informing him of a train derailment on the nearby Burlington Northern-Santa...
 News / local August 14, 2017 - 5:01pm
What to do when spotting a pet unattended in vehicle
Question: I noticed a dog that was in a vehicle the other day at a local business parking lot and the occupants were not around. I was wondering what I should have done. With the recent warm weather, I can imagine the temperature inside the car must have been dangerously high for...
 opinion / commentary August 14, 2017 - 4:40pm
How to stay safe during solar eclipse in Fargo-Moorhead
If you're planning on watching the solar eclipse in two weeks, beware. You'll need the right safety gear to watch this spectacle in the sky. "Astronomers...
 News August 13, 2017 - 11:45am
Minnesota state parks and recreation areas offer new benefits for veterans
Note: as of July 31, I am back in my old office at the Wadena County courthouse (415 Jefferson Street South). My old office is located in the basement at the bottom of the stairs to the right. I will have my sign back on the door my phone number will remain the same (218) 631-7617. Active...
 opinion / commentary August 13, 2017 - 11:34am
U.S. Representative Rick Nolan will run for Congress next year
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan will run for his seventh term in Congress next year, he said Thursday. The DFLer from Crosby needs to appeal to the voters...
 News August 12, 2017 - 1:55pm
Jason Ziegler, Whitetail Properties Minnesota Land Specialist/Team Leader (left) and Dan Perez, CEO of Whitetail Properties Real Estate (right). Ziegler holds the award for most transactions made in 2016. Submitted photo.
Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC Awards Jason Ziegler, Minnesota Land Specialist --EMDASH-- Most Transactions
Whitetail Properties Real Estate LLC held their annual Agent Sales Meeting in Pittsfield, Illinois the week of July 24. At the meeting, the company...
 Business August 12, 2017 - 12:36pm
Wadena chamber awarded $8,000 grant
The Wadena Area Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a grant in the amount of $8,000 from Region 5 Branding Project funded by the National Joint Powers Alliance. The grant "Picturing the Good Life" will fund the creation of images that portray "The Good Life" in the Wadena area.
 News / local August 12, 2017 - 9:08am
North Central Region 5 Launches "The Good Life" Website Promoting Quality of Life and Work Opportunities
Success breeds more success. Region 5, located in North Central Minnesota, has a reputation of successful growth and vibrant economic development. And today, the Region 5 Economic Development Commission announces the launch of "The Good Life" website to promote the five counties of...
 News / local August 12, 2017 - 8:15am
Entertainment briefs - Aug. 10 edition
Poetry Walk at Green Island features work of Lina Belar through Aug. 15 The poetry of Lina Belar is now being featured on a Poetry Walk at Green Island Preserve. A selection of 11 short poems, mostly about nature, are mounted at intervals along one of the trails at Green Island. The...
 entertainment / events August 11, 2017 - 7:49pm

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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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