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Put 32 cats in a sack, tie it shut and you pretty much have the National Football League. These cats were on the prowl recently at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis where they were hunting for the talent they need at the annual scouting combine. More than 300 college football...

Chinese New Year began Feb. 19. I love Asian food, in particular Chinese. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, why not make up a batch of General Tso's Chicken? This version is milder than restuarant versions, easy to make and not deep-fried, making it a healthier dish. Enjoy! General...

The NU Store will open in Wadena March 2 and offer a wide range of family goods for infants through early teen, men and boys wear. Linda Krebs of Maple Grove is the founder and owner. She raised four children as a single mother, has owned a daycare business for more than 25 years...

Jordan Sales scored 18 points as Swanville defeated Verndale 65-44 Thursday to scoop up their fifth win in the last six games. Swanville improved to 13-9 on the season in handing the Pirates their fifth straight loss. Verndale closed out the regular season with a 10-15 mark. Tyler...

Bankruptcy and foreclosure can take a toll on your financial profile. These are difficult events that leave veterans and military families reeling, often due to circumstances beyond their control. But neither has to keep you from using your hard-earned VA home loan benefits. To be...

The Wadena-Deer Creek school board arranged to have a program placed in the budget for the coming school year that would give wings to a language arts curriculum called "Benchmark." After hearing a presentation at their January meeting by a language adoption committee represented...

The fight for privacy has long been a losing battle, with corporations and the government amassing reams of personal data about people taken from social media, Internet history, cellphone use, license plate trackers and security cameras everywhere. But in Minnesota, there is the...

Maria Rutten poured in a game-high 29 points Friday as Perham prevailed 58-49 in an overtime tilt on Wadena-Deer Creek's court. The Wolverines led 22-20 midway through the contest and boosted their lead to eight with 10 minutes remaining in the game. The Yellowjackets fought back...

ST. PAUL -- The state House passed the first step of a child abuse prevention effort that began when a west-central Minnesota boy died after 15 reports that he was being mistreated. On a 130-0 Monday vote, the House approved legislation that would put into law the provision that...

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male party who sustained a cut across neck as a result of a snowmobile accident shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 in Nimrod. When deputies arrived to the location, they found that Jimmy Grewing, 57, of Verndale,...

A statement made by Wadena Mayor George Deiss was attributed to City Administrator Brad Swenson in the Feb. 19 issue of the Pioneer Journal. Deiss has heard from people with three different points of view - one against alcohol at the Maslowski Wellness and Research Center, one in...

Question: I am an Occupational Medicine physician who does DOT driver physical exams. We use a Winnebago RV converted into a medical clinic and set up our "clinic" wherever we are asked to perform these exams, mostly at truck stops, private trucking firm headquarters, shopping centers...

President Barack Obama appointed Gov. Mark Dayton to serve a two-year term on the Council of Governors, the White House announced Friday. The Council of Governors, created by Congress in 2007, is a bipartisan forum to advise the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security,...

The following students were missed on the Wadena-Deer Creek Honor Roll. They made the "A" Honor Roll: Blaine Cooper, Kylee Damm, Kayla Hanson, Madeleine Hinojos, Kylie Lupkes, Carrie Nelson and Danyel Post.