10 years ago Excerpts from the July 22, 2004 Pioneer Journal • Greyhound Bus to end city stop Greyhound Bus will no longer make stops in Wadena beginning Aug. 18 as part of a company-wide plan to phase out unprofitable stops. Wadena is one of 59 cities throughout the...

After four months of negotiation, there is still no agreement on the terms of the lease that MnDOT and Wadena County will eventually sign for the newly remodeled County Transit Facility next to the Highway Department. The building, formerly used as a retail vehicle repair shop,...

The filing period for four elected city positions opens next Tuesday and runs through August 12. The mayor and three council member positions - two four-year terms and one two-year term - will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. To get on the ballot, candidates need to fill out a form...

Mary Ellen Otremba, a popular, soft-spoken state legislator who represented Todd County and the Alexandria area for 13 years, died last Thursday. She was 63. Otremba, A DFLer, was first elected in a November 4, 1997 special election that was held after the death of her husband,...

Gulf War veterans should have presumptive conditions associated with their service, including brain and lung cancer and chronic migraines, members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs wrote in a letter March 18. "As a veteran of the Persian Gulf war, I am keenly aware of issues...

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ST. PAUL -- The "legacy amendment" usually is blended with other money to fund nearly 10,000 projects around Minnesota. One of the most complex projects fell on the shoulders of Myron Jesme, Red Lake Watershed District director in northwestern Minnesota, to implement.

The Wadena-Deer Creek school board approved a resolution to seek membership in the Park Region Conference at their July 9 meeting. Wadena-Deer Creek Activities Director Norm Gallant proposed the idea of joining the PRC at the board's June meeting.

July 11 • A complainant told police someone had been ringing her doorbell for two hours off and on. She asked them to check the neighborhood and around her home. July 12 • A caller informed police he wanted the theft of one hamburger off his grill to be on file. •...

The Wolverine Summer Football Camps are slated for July 29-30 and Aug. 4-6 at the Wadena-Deer Creek High School practice field. Grades 9-12 will be go from 6 to 9 p.m. in the July session. Grades 7-8 are slated for the 9 to 11 a.m. camp in August. Grades 5-6 will go in the...

Question: I have been seeing many tractor trailer rigs where, under the trailer, there is a skirt that I am assuming is for less drag. I have also seen maybe a half a dozen trailers that have an extension off the back of the trailer that I believe is also for increased aerodynam...

The Bertha Blazers ran their winning streak to five games Sunday with a 10-1 victory over the Detroit Lakes Angels in Hi-10 League playoff action. Patrick, Michael and John Riewer combined for a five-hitter as the Blazers for their 19th win in 24 outings.

By a 3 to 2 vote, the Wadena County Board approved a plan to offer 10-year tax abatements to owners who build residential housing on any of 29 lots in southwest Wadena, beginning this year and continuing until Dec. 31, 2016. The plan was proposed by City of Wadena officials last...