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. As of around 11:20 a.m., AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines said Wadena can expect total storm snowfall to range between 6-10...

Three people were arrested last week for possession of methamphetamine with an intent to distribute in the area, according to a press release from the Wadena County Sheriff's Office. Agents of the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force made the Feb. 27 arrests, the release...

Legacy events in March On March 17 at 3:30 p.m., Alan Moe, a local organist and owner of Moe Pipe Organ Company, will present an organ concert at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena. Moe recently updated the Schlicker organ at Immanuel with new casework and new and vintage ranks....

At their Feb. 22 regular meeting, the Wadena County Board of Commissioners heard a report from County Engineer Ryan Odden about the bidding process for Wadena County Fairground site improvement. Odden said 18 companies submitted bids for the project, which includes excavation work,...

When you exercise, you can think more clearly, perform better and feel better, and there is hard science to support this. In fact, research shows that as your body moves, your nervous system releases chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine, which make you feel calm, happy and euphoric....

Trimester grade reporting is coming to Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary this fall. Instead of scheduling six meetings with the parents of kindergarten through fourth-grade students during the school year, trimester grading will allow for four sessions between teachers and parents. "We've...

Churches throughout the lakes area will observe the World Day of Prayer (WDP) this Friday. The origins of WDP date back to the 19th century when Christian women of the United States and Canada initiated a variety of cooperative activities in support of women's involvement in the...

A proposal to increase Minnesota long-term care funding could help elder care as baby boomers prepare to retire, supporters say, but overall state budget questions threaten its future. House and Senate legislators from both parties on Tuesday released a bill to increase how much...

ST. PAUL -- Something can be done about gun violence in Minnesota. Gun rights and gun control advocates generally agree on that point, but they don't necessarily agree on what comes next. "To do nothing ...