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December 18, 2013
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Longest Night Festival on tap Dec. 21 The Longest Night Festival, a free concert, will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21 at the New York Mills Cultural Center as the world turns toward the longer days of spring.
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 10:45am
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Sebeka Business engulfed in flames Dec. 11 The Wadena County Sheriff's Office received a report of a structure fire at Olson's Custom Farm Services in Sebeka early Dec.11. Within minutes, police and firefighters arrived on scene to find the main building was fully engulfed with flames....
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 10:43am
Honor roll additions
The following students were missed on the Wadena-Deer Creek Middle/high school A honor roll: 11th grade: Madeleine Hinojos and Elise Kallevig. 12th grade: Austin Hendershot and Hope Theisen.
news / educationDecember 18, 2013 - 10:36am
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Mr. and Mrs. Claus visit McDonald's
Santa Claus came to town. Jerry and Irene Barron, dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, visited the Wadena McDonald's Sunday to the elation of many children, young and old. Jerry Barron has been playing Santa for over 25 years. Originally visiting locations in Bertha, Barron has played...
news / localDecember 18, 2013 - 10:21am
Wadena County Wanted
Dharmindra Persaud Basdeo, 45, Minneapolis, warrant: disturbing the peace. Angela Marie Goranson, 27, Wadena, warrant: DWI. Angela C. Burnside-Stewart, 32, Ponsford, Minn., warrant: theft. Robert Abraham-Timothy Moore, 21, St. Paul, warrant: receiving stolen property.
news / localDecember 18, 2013 - 10:15am
Pelican Rapids woman killed in crash
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – A woman injured in a head-on crash near here on Dec. 4 has died, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The patrol was notified Monday that 59-year-old Brenda Cossette of Pelican Rapids died of injuries suffered in the accident. Cossette was the...
news / regionDecember 18, 2013 - 8:47am
Property transfers and marriages
P R O P E R T Y T R A N S F E R S Altermatt Family Properties I, LLC, hereby conveys to Robert T. Hammes, The S1/2 NE1/4 of Section 34, Twp 134, R35, lying N of N ROW line of US Hwy 10 and S and E of the Wing River; AND the SW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 24, Twp 134, R35, lying N of the N...
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 8:39am
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Police scanner 12/19
Dec. 5 • A woman reported hearing a porch door banging and people talking in her garage. A suspect was found in the garage and arrested. Dec. 6 • A 911 caller hung up twice. Law enforcement spoke with the owner of the residence, who stated his children had been fighting and...
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 8:39am
Drew Larson performs at Christmas concert
Drew Larson of Wadena recently performed in the annual St. Olaf College Christmas Festival in Northfield, Minn. Larson is a member of the Viking Chorus. He is a music major. Larson is the son of Aaron and Peggy Larson and is a graduate of Wadena/Deer Creek High School. The St. Olaf...
news / regionDecember 18, 2013 - 8:39am
Wadena pianist passes MMTA with high distinction
Kirstan Finn, daughter of Mike and Jodee Finn of Wadena, recently passed the Minnesota Music Teacher's Association level one theory test in Detroit Lakes and passed with high distinction. Additionally, Finn earned the MMTA challenge award ribbon. Finn is a piano student of Alice Gronlund...
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 8:38am
The Christmas tree ship
In 1868 in Milwaukee, Allen and Company built a schooner, naming it "Rouse Simmons" after a rich businessman. It was purchased by Charles H....
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 8:38am
Living History: Farmer gored by angry bull
10 years ago Excerpts from the Dec. 18, 2003 Pioneer Journal • Wolverine icemen remain perfect After a scorching 3-0 start on the road, the Wolverine boys' hockey team finally came home to a full house at the Wadena Community Center when they bested the Pequot Lakes Patriots Dec....
newsDecember 18, 2013 - 8:34am
Courts 12/19
Speeding Wayne Michael Perius, 39, Verndale, 75/65, fees $130. Michael Ryan Whaley, 32, Alexandria, 55/45, fees $130. Nicholas Alan Wolf, 27, Walker, 66/45, fees $130. Traffic Court Christopher Lee Peake, 25, Ponsford, Minn., driving after revocation, fees $290. Wayne Edwin Lee Berndt,...
news / localDecember 18, 2013 - 8:33am
Tri-County Health Care launches community paramedic program
These days, paramedics at Tri-County Health Care aren't just being dispatched for emergencies; they are working to prevent them, too. The local ambulance service launched a "community paramedic" program last week aimed at helping patients avoid costly return visits to the hospital...
news / localDecember 18, 2013 - 8:32am
City council approves 2014 budget and levy
The Wadena City Council held both a special meeting and a regular meeting on Dec. 10 to complete city business for 2013. The meeting included a Truth in Taxation public hearing as required by law. After the hearing, which only one citizen attended - and he came for the wrong reason...
news / localDecember 18, 2013 - 8:31am
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