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    April 12, 2018
    Area professionals say it's a seller's market and homes for sale don't stick around for long. This one is Wadena is set to be sold in May and moved. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal
    Record home sales, rising prices a highlight of sales study
    A 2017 home sales study shows some area communities are selling more homes than ever and selling at record-high prices. The study performed by...
    news/traffic-and-constructionApril 12, 2018 - 9:57am
    March 28, 2018
    The Easter Bunny holds eggs prepared for the Wadena Easter Egg hunt in the Wadena Chamber of Commerce building. About 14,000 eggs are prepared to be hid Saturday. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Jounral
    Bounce on over to an Easter egg hunt near you
    Communities have prepared for weeks for Easter egg hunts that are soon to take place in our area. And if kiddos come out as planned, all those...
    community/eventsMarch 28, 2018 - 8:57am
    March 26, 2018
    Emergency responders clean up debris following a collision of a passenger car and semi-truck trailer Monday morning on Hwy 10 near Heartland Tire. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal
    1 injured in head-on crash with semi
    A driver of a passenger car was injured when he drove head-on into a semi-truck trailer Monday morning on Hwy. 10 in Wadena near Heartland Tire....
    newsMarch 26, 2018 - 4:42pm
    March 12, 2018
    Wadena Police Officer Aaron White stood by as a young woman retrieved property from a Chrysler mini-van Friday morning after it collided with a Freightliner semi-tractor/trailer. The collison occurred at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Ash Avenue in downtown Wadena. Brian Hansel/Pioneer Journal
    Freightliner driver injured in collision in Wadena
    The driver of a 2016 Freightliner semi-truck was transported by ambulance to the Tri County Health Care emergency room with non-life threatening...
    newsMarch 12, 2018 - 9:04pm
    February 22, 2018
    Chris Padin, a construction worker with Baxter Consttruction Inc., installs fascia trim Monday on the exterior of a turkey barn between New York Mills and Perham. Michael Johnson/Focus
    Cold weather: The job must go on
    In terms of cold weather in Minnesota, this winter seems like a doozy. In December we tied the 1964 record low of 24-below zero and broke the...
    business/workplaceFebruary 22, 2018 - 8:21am
    January 12, 2018
    Artist's conception of the Wadena Utilities Shop when it is finished. The actual colors of the building will be different shades of gray. Graphic provided by Hammer's Construction
    New Wadena Utilities shop coming along, despite Old Man Winter
    Hammer's Construction Project Manager Shane Hendrickson knows something about working outdoors in a Minnesota winter. The brutally-cold weather...
    newsJanuary 12, 2018 - 10:25am
    December 27, 2017
    District 2155 voters passed both ballot questions in a Nov. 7 vote on increasing the operating levy and upgrading the Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School. Brian Hansel/Pioneer Journal
    Year in review: Animals make headlines in 2017
    A pair of animal-related Pioneer Journal stories generated buzz in 2017, including one of a man wrestling a deer to the floor in Walmart and...
    newsDecember 27, 2017 - 9:09am
    December 21, 2017
    A Chevrolet Trailblazer crashed into Ameriprise Financial in Wadena on Wednesday afternoon. Becky Wedde/Pioneer Journal
    UPDATED: Vehicle occupants identified in Ameriprise Financial crash
    WADENA - A Chevrolet Trailblazer lost control and crashed through the wall of the Ameriprise Financial building in downtown Wadena at around...
    news/accidentsDecember 21, 2017 - 8:52am
    December 6, 2017
    Photo Contest, Picturing the Good Life, has website up and running
    "Picturing the Good Life" is the theme of a new photo contest that is accepting photographs and short videos of the Wadena area. This collection of images will be used for promoting our region to others. The link to the complete contest guidelines and a place where photos and videos...
    community/eventsDecember 6, 2017 - 5:56pm
    Local man dies in electrical incident
    A Bertha man was killed in an electrical work incident Thursday morning in Otter Tail County. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office received a report of a person not breathing just before 11 a.m. Nov. 30. Emergency responders arrived to find Michael Mousseau, 23, not breathing. Mousseau...
    newsDecember 6, 2017 - 12:42pm
    December 2, 2017
    Wadena-Deer Creek special education teacher Marc Reynolds has been named the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year. Wadena Pioneer Journal File Photo
    Reynolds named WDC Teacher of the Year
    Marc Reynolds has received this year's Teacher of the Year award from the Wadena VFW Post 3922. Reynolds is a special education teacher for students...
    community/peopleDecember 2, 2017 - 8:15am
    November 27, 2017
    Traesyn, as a newborn. Krystal says he's always had an expressive face. Submitted photo
    Thankful for family: Wadena couple weathers the rollercoaster of the adoption process
    Editor's note: November is National Adoption Month, and what better time to talk about family than at Thanksgiving? Family, in all its many modern...
    newsNovember 27, 2017 - 8:44am
    November 21, 2017
    Over 100 vendors will be at this year's Wadena Christmas Festival, held at the Wadena Deer Creek Elementary School November 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (File photo).
    Annual Wadena Christmas Festival ready to shine
    The 42nd Annual Wadena Christmas Festival takes place November 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School with craft...
    community/eventsNovember 21, 2017 - 10:56am
    March 5, 2013
    Reps. Kurt Zellers of Maple Grove, left, and Dan Fabian of Roseau take different approaches Monday during debate on establishing a state health insurance sales system. Photo by Don Davis, Forum News Service
    Minnesota health insurance marketplace moves ahead
    ST. PAUL - Minnesotans either will get a better deal on health insurance or they will face problems if the Legislature and governor agree on...
    newsMarch 5, 2013 - 9:00am
    March 4, 2013
    Winter storm warning in effect for Wadena through Tuesday morning
    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...
    newsMarch 4, 2013 - 11:54am
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