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Customers walk to the entrance of the Last Place on Earth on Superior Street in downtown Duluth to find the store closed Wednesday night after owner Jim Carlson was arrested on a federal gun charge. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

Last Place on Earth closes again after Carlson arrested on gun charge

The reopening of Last Place on Earth didn’t last long. Jim Carlson was back in jail Wednesday night, this time on a federal gun charge. Carlson opened his store Tuesday...

news Thu, Apr 04, 2013 - 8:06am

Customers line up at the cash register Tuesday, April 2, 2013, as Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson talks about his experience of being arrested last week at his store on Superior Street in downtown Duluth. Carlson was released on $450,000 bail after being arrested on three counts of fourth-degree sale of an illegal substance. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

Last Place on Earth back in business

Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place on Earth, was released from St. Louis County Jail about 4 p.m. Tuesday after posting $450,000 bail. By 6:30, he had reopened the...

news Wed, Apr 03, 2013 - 8:27am

Making progress: Thermometer to keep readers informed of fundraising

By Michael Craig, Wadena Wellness Center Fundraising Committee You will see, accompanying this article, a thermometer tracking our fundraising progress toward achieving our goal of $11 million. We don’t have...

news Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 1:45pm

TCHC begins next phase of construction

To keep pace with the increased needs of Wadena and surrounding communities, Tri-County Health Care (TCHC) is expanding its campus. The expansion will accommodate additional providers and services to meet...

news Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 1:37pm

Susie Ditsworth stocks colorful bundles of yarn Thursday at Ben Franklin in Wadena. Ditsworth has worked at the store for 37 years. Photo by Zach Kayser, Pioneer Journal

Photo of the Day: Some good yarns

news Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 3:13pm

Mark Hanson, pictured at the Pioneer Journal office Tuesday, is the new director of economic development for WCEDA, an organization that hopes to foster economic growth in the Wadena area. Photo by Zach Kayser, Pioneer Journal

How to sell a town; Development director takes pride in helping area businesses

Mark Hanson's job is to sell the area around Wadena, but he doesn't deal in real estate. Hanson's mission is to keep resident businesses healthy and in the Wadena County...

news / business Sat, Feb 09, 2013 - 12:00am

Friendly Rider Transit driver Al Knutson picks up riders at Humphrey Manor on Tuesday. Photo by Zach Kayser, Pioneer Journal

Friendly Rider sees growing ridership

Friendly Rider Transit Manager George Behl said Tuesday that his bus service saw an increase of approximately 3,500 rides in 2012 from the previous year. Behl added that the jump...

news / business Sat, Jan 26, 2013 - 12:00am

The Kern Electronics and Lasers building is pictured Thursday. The business may soon have an additional building in the Wadena Industrial Park. Company President Gerald Kern said another building could add five to six machinist and electronic jobs. Photo by Zach Kayser

Kern Lasers looking to expand

Kern Electronics and Lasers may soon begin adding an additional building to their complex in the Wadena Industrial Park. Company President Gerald Kern said he is considering the construction of...

news / business Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 12:00am

Pet Freaks Employee Karla Peterson offers a dog treat to "Tank", a seven-month-old Chihuahua mix while he is held by his owner, Adam Wolfe, of Blackduck. Wolfe and his wife own five dogs. Photo by Brian Hansel

Photo of the Day: Treat for "Tank"

Pet Freaks Employee Karla Peterson offers a dog treat to "Tank", a seven-month-old Chihuahua mix, while he is held by his owner, Adam Wolfe, of Blackduck. Wolfe and his wife...

news / business Tue, Oct 23, 2012 - 3:11pm

Photo by Rachelle Klemme
Dave Quincer shows the Cozy's remaining traditional film projector, a machine with some parts dated back to the 1940s and early 1950s. Quincer said the old film equipment works just fine, but is outdated as movie studios are phasing out film in favor of digital files.

Reeling in change at Wadena's Cozy Theatre

The iconic film reels associated with a night at the movies are becoming a thing of the past, and Wadena's Cozy Theatre has completed its transition to digital projection to...

entertainment / news / business Sat, Sep 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Wadena Board approves bids for highway projects

Wadena County Commissioners approved bid awards for two more road and bridge projects to take place this season, during the Aug. 23 board meeting PCI Roads, LLC, of St Michael,...

business / news Sat, Sep 08, 2012 - 12:00am

County board drops courthouse security addition

After voting on June 26 to proceed with the design phase of the proposed Courthouse Security Addition (Option E), Wadena County Board members abandoned the project Tuesday. Instead of having...

business / news Sat, Sep 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Fairgrounds grandstand design approved

Wadena Commissioners unanimously approved a design for a new fairgrounds grandstand, during Tuesday's county board meeting. The new design was proposed by architect Tony Stoll of BHH Partners in Perham...

business / entertainment / news Sat, Sep 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Photos by Rachelle Klemme
Parishioner Harris Bendix kneels at a pew at Messiah Lutheran Church, which will have its closing service Sept. 9. Bendix was baptized and raised in the 130-year-old church, and his ancestors were charter members.

A history of faith

One of the area's oldest churches will close its doors next weekend due to declining membership and attendance. Messiah Lutheran Church at 601 Jefferson St. S. will hold its final...

business Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 5:28pm

BizWorks meeting to be held

The next BizWorks meeting will be held from 8-9 a.m. Sept. 6 at Harvest Thyme Bistro in Wadena, said a press release sent to the Pioneer Journal. The featured speaker...

food / business / education Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 4:06pm

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