education

Defeated by 48 votes in their bid for a $3.995 million addition to the Verndale School, 15-20 "Vote Yes" supporters, both young and old, dropped in on the Sept. 20 meeting of the District 818 board. The supporters would like to see another vote on the issue. The board will be meeting...

To say the least, this has been a busy summer at WDC, and I am sure the frantic moves and shifting of school items will continue until all staff and students are settled into their new spaces in the next few months. Will the new high and middle school open on Sept. 4? Oh, yes. Will...

Aug. 17 turned out to be a beautiful Friday; one I felt couldn't be spent entirely indoors. So I decided to take my work outside for a bit. The new Wadena-Deer Creek School has really been taking shape, and I figured the blue skies would make for good pictures of the building. I...

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 will be Corey Oehlke. Additionally, a meet-and-greet event will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Harvest Thyme...

The north side of Community Center Drive will be a no-parking zone on school days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in order to accommodate new parking and traffic patterns from the new WDC high school building. The Wadena City Council talked about high school parking issues during its Aug...

The Wadena-Deer Creek board addressed after-school busing and custodial schedules Monday in their August meeting at the elementary media center. The board approved an after-school bus program for the first quarter of the school year, which ends on Nov. 6. Up to three buses will be...

Monday was the day players and coaches have been looking forward to since the end of last season.  Aug. 13 is the first day of official practices allowed by the Minnesota State High School League - and Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools is looking forward to a new year, a new school...

A dedication ceremony for the new Wadena-Deer Creek School will take place 5:30 p.m. Aug. 29 in the school's gymnasium. The dedication will be followed by an open house with tours and refreshments.

Concerns regarding the addition of another gymnasium to the Verndale School may have been the main reason for the defeat of a $3.995 million building bond proposal Tuesday, in a 300-252 vote by District 818 residents. Voters in the city of Verndale favored the measure 84-74, but...