Wadena PJ

Resurface west, then east of Wadena Hwy 10 will have single-lane closures with use of flaggers and a pilot car beginning Monday, June 3. First, crews will resurface the west end between Bluffton and 3rd St W in Wadena, then the east end between Harry Rich Dr and Oink Joint Rd. Drivers...

Staples veteran Fred Tramm will give the main address during the Memorial Day program at 9 a.m., Monday, May 27, at the Wadena Cemetery. Tramm volunteered for the service in 1964, when he joined the U.S. Air Force. He was sent to Lackland Air Force Base for basic training. After basic,...

The 25 active foster care families and others on the way in Wadena County are being recognized for their service during May, Foster Care Appreciation Month. A proclamation made by Wadena County Commissioners May 21 states family is the foundation of the communities and state. It recognizes...

The Wadena County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a one vehicle rollover that occurred at 7:29 p.m., Monday, May 20, on 251st Ave in Thomastown Township. Upon arrival, Wadena County deputies found 31-year-old, North Allen Wiebesick of rural Staples had traveled south on...

A late rally helped the Wadena-Deer Creek baseball team to a 4-3 extra inning victory over the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels on May 20 in Dilworth. Colby Schertler erased a 2-0 deficit with a two-run double in the seventh inning, sending the game to extra innings. It was part of...

The Wadena-Deer Creek baseball team secured the Park Region Conference title with a 10-4 victory over Ottertail Central on May 17 in Battle Lake. The Wolverines put up runs in six of the seven innings on their way to the convincing road win. Justin Dykhoff led the surge at the plate....

Two 13-year-old males crashed in a stolen car after leading deputies and police on a chase that ended south of Perham Friday. An Otter Tail County Deputy attempted a traffic stop of a 2010 Chevy Impala at 3:04 a.m., Friday, May 17, north of Ottertail on State Hwy 78. The driver refused...

Mary Sartell Wasche, author of "North to Alaska" will be the featured speaker at the Wadena County Historical Society's "Minnesota Voices" program at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 23. The program is free and open to the public. Please call for reservations.

The Lakewood Health System Foundation will be distributing free bicycle helmets at its clinics to area children as part of its annual "Helmets Worth Wearing" program, according to a news release.

A dog was rescued from a house fire Wednesday in Menahga. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire at 9:10 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, at 17 Elm Ave. NE in Menahga. The renter of the residence arrived home to find the home filled with smoke, according to a...

The driver of a car that was found crashed and on fire May 12 in northern Wadena County has been identified as 45-year-old Troy Lee Bruce, of Park Rapids. The vehicle driven by Bruce, a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000 GT, was found upside down in a ditch on fire in section 3 of Shell River Township...