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    May 10, 2013
    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 first entered upon the notion of applying for a service dog while talking...
    newsMay 10, 2013 - 12:00am
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    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 Kazakstan for a mission lasting six months, and spoke to the PJ briefly on Thursday morning from the Gagarin...
    news / localMay 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. Their responses gave a glimpse into a career whose participants take pride in helping people...
    news / localMay 10, 2013 - 12:00am
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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 charges are for offenses occurring on or about April 28 and 30 of this year, and May 10 of 2012. The count for...
    news / localMay 10, 2013 - 12:00am
    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 of the Wadena Wastewater Treatment Plant. “I really enjoy the well-roundedness of everything,“ said Kovar of...
    news / localMay 10, 2013 - 12:00am
    April 19, 2013
    Room for more
    newsApril 19, 2013 - 12:48pm
    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. The district has sent out 112 letters to the families of prospective...
    news / localApril 19, 2013 - 12:00am
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    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 in drinking water also exists in private wells far outside city limits, where the water isn’t...
    news / localApril 19, 2013 - 12:00am
    April 15, 2013
    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 hard to imagine just how much day-to-day life was affected as townspeople waited for the floodwaters to recede. However, this...
    newsApril 15, 2013 - 12:00am
    April 13, 2013
    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 playing with the Minnesota Twins during the team’s formative years in the 1960s....
    news / localApril 13, 2013 - 12:00am
    April 12, 2013
    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 the landscape around Wadena can be dynamite for turkey hunting. It is no trick to see turkeys strutting around in...
    outdoorsApril 12, 2013 - 8:38am
    March 4, 2013
    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 for Wadena and will remain so until 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to AccuWeather. Photo by Dain Sullivan, Pioneer...
    newsMarch 4, 2013 - 11:56am
    March 1, 2013
    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
    newsMarch 1, 2013 - 9:06am
    February 28, 2013
    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 ...
    newsFebruary 28, 2013 - 5:01pm
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