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Doughnuts by the dozen were handed out around Wadena when weather kept them from going west to North Dakota. Mason Brothers sees it as a way to pay it forward.
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Weather Oct 11th 2019 - 1pm

Sorry North Dakota: No travel, no doughnuts

Traffic and Construction Oct 10th 2019 - 3pm

Goodbye detour! Hwy 10 now open in Wadena

Letters Oct 13th 2019 - 12pm

Letter: Project Community Connect helped neighbors in need

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Healthcare Oct 16th 2019 - 12am

Medicare open enrollment brings changes

Crime and Courts Oct 15th 2019 - 4pm

Level 3 offender moving to Wadena

Real Estate Oct 15th 2019 - 9am

Property Transfers

News Oct 15th 2019 - 8am

Has the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women affected you? We want to hear your story

New Articles Oct 14th 2019 - 8pm

Calendar of events

Government and Politics Oct 14th 2019 - 3pm

No more robocalls? A Minnesota lawmaker wants phone companies to block them

News

Accidents Oct 14th 2019 - 10am

UPDATE: 3-vehicle crash leaves 1 in life-threatening condition

Makaylyn Sibert recently qualified for state FFA in livestock judging.
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Education Oct 10th 2019 - 2pm

Got good livestock? Sibert will be the judge of that

Health Oct 13th 2019 - 7am

Blood drives set throughout the area this month

Obituaries

Oct 14th 2019 - 2pm

Robert Schwartz

Oct 11th 2019 - 4pm

Edward Ehrmantraut

Oct 11th 2019 - 3pm

Dot Schertler

Oct 11th 2019 - 2pm

Robert Schwartz

Video

Videos Jul 21st 2019 - 7am

ABC Dance with the Wadena Whirlaways

Sports

A couple of kids show off their deer they got during the hunting season. Minnesota's annual Youth Deer Hunt is Oct. 17-20. Submitted photo

Outdoors Oct 14th 2019 - 3pm

Minnesota Youth Deer Hunt on Oct. 17-20

Other Oct 14th 2019 - 11am

Wadena Bowling Scores

Volleyball Oct 14th 2019 - 10am

Wolverines bounce back from defeat

Business

Healthcare Oct 16th 2019 - 12am

Medicare open enrollment brings changes

Real Estate Oct 15th 2019 - 9am

Property Transfers

Healthcare Oct 14th 2019 - 6am

Lakewood Health System offers online scheduling

Events

A crowd of 29 came out to the third annual Zombie Run despite cold, slippery and snowy conditions on the trails in Blacks Grove Park.
Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal

Events Oct 14th 2019 - 2pm

3rd annual Zombie Run draws lively bunch

Events Oct 10th 2019 - 6pm

Celebrate Recovery program returns to area

Events Oct 9th 2019 - 6pm

Community Calendar

Government

State Rep. Zach Stephenson, D-Coon Rapids, spoke with reporters on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, about his proposal to block robocalls at the Minnesota Capitol. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service

Government and Politics Oct 14th 2019 - 3pm

No more robocalls? A Minnesota lawmaker wants phone companies to block them

Government and Politics Oct 14th 2019 - 3pm

Abortion opponents aim to have lawsuit challenging Minn. laws thrown out

Government and Politics Oct 14th 2019 - 8am

Wadena County orders up an all-season truck

Education

FCCLA officers include President Emma Mehl from WDC H.S. (front, left), Secretary Kilee Blume from Herman-Norcross H.S. Vice President Jennifer Findlay from Wheaton H.S.( back, left), Treasurer Lillian Olson from Herman-Norcross H.S., and Peer Educator Morgan Grangruth from WDC H.S.
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Education Oct 11th 2019 - 9am

WDC FCCLA Chapter hosts the Central West Area Fall Conference

Education Oct 10th 2019 - 2pm

Got good livestock? Sibert will be the judge of that

People Oct 7th 2019 - 1pm

Wadena-Deer Creek inducts 9 into NHS chapter

News

Lumasakila Izick Patterson

Crime and Courts Oct 15th 2019 - 4pm

Level 3 offender moving to Wadena

News Oct 15th 2019 - 8am

Has the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women affected you? We want to hear your story

Government and Politics Oct 14th 2019 - 3pm

No more robocalls? A Minnesota lawmaker wants phone companies to block them

Outdoors

A couple of kids show off their deer they got during the hunting season. Minnesota's annual Youth Deer Hunt is Oct. 17-20. Submitted photo

Outdoors Oct 14th 2019 - 3pm

Minnesota Youth Deer Hunt on Oct. 17-20

Outdoors Sep 19th 2019 - 2pm

Zebra mussels confirmed in Eagle Lake in Otter Tail County

Outdoors Sep 14th 2019 - 1pm

Shooters give Knob Hill Sportsmans Club a shot

Columnists

Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol

Columns Oct 13th 2019 - 9am

Ask a Trooper: Don't pass farm vehicles in no-passing zones

Columns Oct 11th 2019 - 12pm

Cities far from "fat and happy"

Columns Oct 5th 2019 - 8am

Ask a Trooper: Hands-free law includes tractors, lawn mowers

Special Sections

Ronald Wicht, of Verndale, rarely goes out and about these days without his trusty sidekick Bernie (a mini Bernedoodle) and a can of mosquito repellent within reach.
Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal

Outdoors Sep 13th 2019 - 6pm

Almost out of the woods: Tiny bug nearly kills avid outdoorsman

Small Business Aug 23rd 2019 - 7am

People in Business 2019: Positivity pops from Canoe Paddle Kettle Corn

Business Aug 23rd 2019 - 12am

People in Business 2019: Keep on pillaging at Pillage Square