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    August 18, 2017
    The Wadena Pioneer Journal has roots that go back to 1877, and although a lot has changed over the years, the goal is still the same: to cover Wadena-area news and its people. (file photo)
    The history of news in Wadena
    Most northwestern Minnesotans are familiar with small town life, like the goingson in Wadena. Things seem to move a little slower, a little easier....
    news/localAugust 18, 2017 - 7:04pm
    October 1, 2016
    Wadena County Historical Society President John Crandall talked to Wadena-Deer Creek fifth graders about the fur trade in Wadena County and the entire state of Minnesota last week. Anna Erickson/Pioneer Journal
    Students learn about fur trade at history museum
    Wadena-Deer Creek students learned about the history of the fur trade in Wadena County and across the state at a visit to the history museum...
    news/educationOctober 1, 2016 - 12:08am
    August 28, 2016
    Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning announces fall schedule
    Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning (HCLL) programs will begin Sept. 6. This fall's programs will again be located at Armory Square in Park Rapids, where renovations now include restrooms on the auditorium level. Programs are on Tuesdays from 1-2:30 p.m. during September and October....
    entertainment/eventsAugust 28, 2016 - 8:15am
    May 30, 2016
    The historic church located on the Wadena County Fairgrounds has been restored and will be open to the public this summer.
    New look for historic church at Wadena County Fairgrounds
    The historical church at the Wadena County Fairgrounds has a new look with the completion this month of a handicapped accessible ramp for the...
    news/localMay 30, 2016 - 12:10am
    August 7, 2015
    England Prairie's iconic windmill was damaged in the storm.
    On with the show
    England Prairie Show Days is scheduled annually for the third weekend in August. This popular pioneer days re-enactment had a bit of a set...
    news/regionAugust 7, 2015 - 8:15am
    July 18, 2015
    The Jefferson Highway was the first international highway to traverse the North American continent from north to south. It runs from Winnipeg to New Orleans.
    Jefferson Highway Association celebrates 100 years in 2015
    The Jefferson Highway, named after Thomas Jefferson, was the first international highway to traverse the North American continent from north...
    news/regionJuly 18, 2015 - 8:15am
    August 28, 2013
    Kate Tarnow, early Hewitt medic
    "Never give the blue pills with the pink salve. If you give the pink salve, you gotta use the pink pills. An' the other way 'round too." That standard advice was left with the patient before Kate Tarnow headed back to her drugstore in Hewitt, Minn.
    opinion/editorialsAugust 28, 2013 - 3:02pm
    January 21, 2013
    Camilla Wilson stands beside an OH-6 Cayuse helicopter, also called a LOACH, while in Vietnam about 1969 as a war correspondent for a group of Southern newspapers. Special to The Forum
    MSUM professor in Memphis on day King was assassinated; Daughter of Deep South came of age during turbulent era for US
    MOORHEAD - Camilla Wilson remembers the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. She happened to be in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968,...
    newsJanuary 21, 2013 - 10:37am
    January 14, 2013
    WWI letters seek home in Audubon
    About eight to 10 years ago, after cleaning out a repossessed vehicle his dad was working on, Drake Grubb found some historical letters he now wants to return to their rightful owners. The Moweaqua, Ill., teen put the letters away after first finding them and rediscovered them again...
    newsJanuary 14, 2013 - 9:59am
    September 15, 2012
    Sept. 11 terrorism remembered in New York and averted in Park Rapids
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 13, 2007 Pioneer Journal • WDC Homecoming Wadena-Deer Creek Homecoming week kicks off Monday with students wearing pajamas and ends on Sept. 21 with blue and gold dress and the return of the Homecoming Parade. The football game will be Friday...
    newsSeptember 15, 2012 - 12:00am
    September 8, 2012
    Industries shouldn't take 9/11 lightly
    On Sept. 11, 2001, I was getting ready for school in Oakes, N.D. As I walked out my family's front door, I caught a glimpse of bursting flames flashing across the kitchen TV screen. I didn't realize terrorists were attacking our country until I arrived at school. Tuesday marks the...
    opinionSeptember 8, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 18, 2012
    PJ file photo One year after having a heart transplant, Wadena High School student Rob Grendahl was back to a normal life, including fishing and sports, in this photo from the Aug. 20, 1987 Wadena Pioneer Journal.
    Wadena, Saskatchewan celebrates 75th anniversary
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Aug. 16, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Drought loans available for area farmers Farmers in 56 Minnesota counties,...
    newsAugust 18, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 11, 2012
    File photo Grand Leader was the newest department store to open in downtown Wadena as of the Aug. 14, 1952 Pioneer Journal.
    Living History:
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Aug.
    newsAugust 11, 2012 - 8:10am
    August 4, 2012
    Living History: A history of technology, from steam engines to email
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Aug.
    newsAugust 4, 2012 - 12:00am
    July 16, 2012
    PJ file photo Radio child star Bobby Benson rides past a Coca-Cola ad and Homecrest Furniture for the Wadena Kids Day Parade in this photo from the July 17, 1952 Pioneer Journal.
    Radio star Bobby Benson leads Wadena Kids Day parade
    5 years ago Excerpts from the July 12, 2007 Pioneer Journal • 7/07/07 had people rushing to the altar, lottery stand The trio of sevens that...
    newsJuly 16, 2012 - 3:59am
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