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On Thursday, Jan. 22, at approximately 08:30 a.m., Wadena officers were advised of a driving complaint on Hwy. 71, just south of Wadena. The complainant advised that a passenger car was all over the roadway, crossing both the center and fog lines. An officer located the suspect vehicle,...

Donors are greatly needed when the Red Cross Bloodmobile is at the Wadena Elks Lodge, 647 Jefferson St. North, on Monday, Feb. 9, from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to collect blood. A blood donor card or driver's license or two forms of identification...

10 years ago Excerpts from the Jan. 20, 2005 Pioneer Journal • City adds two firefighters Two new firefighters have joined the Wadena Fire Department. On Jan. 10, the city council approved Shawn Swenson and Matt Rousslang as new firefighters. New fire department officers...

Jan. 9 • A complainant traveling eastbound on Highway 10 alleged another vehicle was riding in his blind spot. The other vehicle would pass the complainant, pull in front of his vehicle and then slow down. A police officer stopped the suspect vehicle. The driver admitted to...

Denise M. Scheer, a single person, hereby conveys to Michael T. Heikkila and Jennifer R. Heikkila, as jt ten, the East 80' of Lots 5 & 6 of Block 40 in Northern Pacific Addition to Wadena. Kenneth W. Olson and Sandra Olson, h&w and Phillip R. Olson and Diane Stebleton Olson,...

Several years ago, Josh Miller's mother was having some medical issues. Through extensive testing, she found out she had been exposed to too much radon. That diagnosis kick-started her son's new business, Reliable Radon Mitigation. "They recommended having her home tested and...

Joshua Clarry Landin, 24, Wadena, warrant: disorderly conduct. Randy Travis Villanueva, 27, St. Cloud, warrant: contempt of court. Stewart Edward Weekley, 49, Staples, warrant: drug possession. Riley Marie Martodam, 29, Rickfield, warrant: traffic violation.

Jan. 13 • Cassy Joane Grunwald, 20, of Wadena, was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant out of Todd County. Jan. 14 • Jared Joseph Schwab, 21, of Wadena, was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant out of Todd County. Jan.

The long-awaited installation of a new emergency generator for the Courthouse and jail has been delayed by a vote of the county board at its Jan. 13 meeting. The generator, which cost about $160,000, was ordered from Cummins Equipment on Aug.