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Hy-Tec Consruction of Brainerd won the bid for the rebuilding of the fairgrounds grandstand destroyed by the tornado in 2010 with a bid of $414,900. The Wadena County Board of...

Rising nitrate levels from water samples taken at a well in the Verndale city park have given officials there cause for concern. Although the nitrates are still within state safety...

Next year, an extensive sewer replacement and repair project in the city of Verndale will finally come to a close with the last section of pipe being put in place...

5 Years Ago Excerpts from the April 3, 2008 Pioneer Journal Jury begins deliberations in Bradley trial The jury in the Thorpe Thomas Bradley trial began deliberations around 11:30 a.m...

To speak at event April 19 in Wadena Lindsay Gullingsrud of the Minnesota Coalition against Sexual Assault will speak at noon, Friday, April 19 at a Sloppy Joe Luncheon at...

As winter lingers on and opportunities for outside activities remain limited, more than ever people I talk to are wishing we had our new Wellness Center up and running. When...

The Verndale school board is looking for more information regarding their obligations under the Affordable Care Act. What has been coined as “Obamacare” is expected to have a direct impact...

Search of a Motley home March 25 lead to the arrest of Donnel Mary Kist, 46, for probable cause possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and restricted...

March 25 A man received a call from the mother of his daughter and reported an altercation took place between his daughter and her step-father. The man alleged the girl...

By Steve Wagner swagner@bemidjipioneer.com BEMIDJI – A new executive director for the city-owned Sanford Center could be in place by this time next month. Andy Long, regional vice president for...

High-speed internet access isn't bad in the Perham and New York Mills area, local providers say. In response to a recent Federal Communications Commission report that revealed Otter Tail County...