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Derby pleads guilty to 2 of 3 counts of wildfire arson

Kenneth J. Derby of Wadena, arrested April 30 after admitting to igniting a series of wildfires, has now pled guilty to two of three counts of felony wildfire arson. The...

news / local Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Wadena’s EMS workers save lives for a daily routine

This year, National EMS Week is May 19-25. To help our readers better understand the experiences of Emergency Medical Service personnel, the PJ interviewed three EMS workers about the job...

news / local Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Astronaut Karen Nyberg, a native of Vining, Minn. in Ottertail County, will be going on a six month scientific mission to the International Space Station on May 28. Here, Nyberg gazes down towards Earth on a previous ISS mission. Image courtesy of NASA.

Vining native headed into space

Dr. Karen Nyberg, a NASA astronaut and native of Vining, Minn., will be headed to the International Space Station on May 28. She will be launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

news / local Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Former Navy nurse Lee Michaelsen at her Wadena home with Belle, her assistance dog. Michaelsen said Belle has been a big help in fighting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Belle of the ball

Help for Lee Michaelson’s post-traumatic stress disorder came underneath a pair of floppy ears. Michaelson is a Wadena resident and former Navy corpsman who served as nurse during Vietnam. She...

news Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:00am

New Wadena Public Works Director Dan Kovar, former manager of the city's wastewater treatment plant. Kovar, who replaces retiring director Ron Bucholz, had his first day in the new job on Monday.

New public works director takes the reins

Since Monday, Wadena has had a new person in charge of its streets, sewers and parks: Public Works Director Dan Kovar, who moves up from his former post as manager...

news / local Fri, May 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Photo by Brian Hansel
An estimated 650 students, faculty members and administrators took part in a statewide tornado drill Thursday afternoon by filing into the safe room at the Wadena-Deer Creek Middle/High School. The room is designed to hold ap-proximately 1,200 occupants and withstand an F-5 tornado.

news Fri, Apr 19, 2013 - 12:48pm

Nirates seep into local private water wells

Nitrates seeping underground can be a problem when they reach the public water supply, as previously reported with the Verndale public works system. However, the risk of high nitrate levels...

news / local Fri, Apr 19, 2013 - 12:00am

Next fall's kindergarten numbers at 65

BRIAN HANSEL bhansel@wadenapj.com Wadena-Deer Creek Superintendent Virginia Dahlstrom informed the District 2155 board Monday night that kindergarten numbers for the 2013-2014 school year were at 65 as of April 15...

news / local Fri, Apr 19, 2013 - 12:00am

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This photograph was anonymously submitted to the Pioneer Journal and dates back to the April-May flood of 1942.

Memories from the flood

In late April and early May of 1942, a massive flood ground life in Sebeka to a halt. Looking at pictures from that moment more than seventy years ago, it’s...

news Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 12:00am

Photo by Zach Kayser
Former Twins player and manager Frank Quilici signs autographs and chats with fans Monday inside Wade-na-Deer Creek Elementary. Quilici was there as keynote speaker for 2013 Men’s Night Out put on by Tri-County Health Care, an annual event designed to increase awareness of men’s health.

The night Frank Quilici came to town

Although he lives in Burnsville now, Frank Quilici’s Chicago accent still poked through occasionally as he regaled a capacity-crowd at Wadena Memorial Auditorium Monday night with stories of his time...

news / local Sat, Apr 13, 2013 - 12:00am

Photo by Brian Hansel
The spring turkey hunting begins Wednesday in Minnesota.

It’s time to go after those toms

Calling toms will be on the program for Minnesota hunters this week as the spring turkey hunting season kicks off. The deciduous trees and the farm fields which make up...

outdoors Fri, Apr 12, 2013 - 8:38am

Mike Olson of Olson's Lawn Service & Snow Removal clears snow from a sidewalk Monday in downtown Wadena. A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect for Wadena and will remain so until 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to AccuWeather. Photo by Dain Sullivan, Pioneer Journal

Photo of the Day: Snow sweeper

Mike Olson of Olson's Lawn Service & Snow Removal clears snow from a sidewalk Monday in downtown Wadena. A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect...

news Mon, Mar 04, 2013 - 11:56am

UPS driver Michael Mast of Bluffton prepares for his next stop Friday in southwest Wadena. Photo by Dain Sullivan, Pioneer Journal

Photo of the Day: Making the rounds

UPS driver Michael Mast of Bluffton prepares for his next stop Friday in southwest Wadena. Photo by Dain Sullivan, Pioneer Journal

news Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 9:06am

While inside The Game Shop on Thursday afternoon, Ryan Bartel of Wadena chats with store owner Michael Rajdl. Photo by Zach Kayser, Pioneer Journal

Photo of the Day: Gamer talk

While inside The Game Shop on Thursday afternoon, Ryan Bartel of Wadena chats with store owner Michael Rajdl. Photo by Zach Kayser, Pioneer Journal

news Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 5:01pm

Karen Hunnicutt, who submitted this photo of a foggy and frosty morning, said it was taken Sunday in rural Wadena.

Photo of the Day: A frosty morning

Karen Hunnicutt, who submitted this photo of a foggy and frosty morning, said it was taken Sunday in rural Wadena.

news Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 9:52am

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