WADENA
Sullivan hired for editor/general manager post at Wadena (Minn.) Pioneer Journal
WADENA, MINN. - Dain Sullivan has been hired for the editor/general manager post at the Wadena Pioneer Journal. Sullivan, 23, graduated from high school in Oakes, N.D. and attended North Dakota Sta...
Posted on 4/26/12 at 1:41 PM
Wadena seeks aid after tornado forces out business, residents
Wadena is losing residents and businesses, city leaders told a Minnesota Senate committee Monday night in seeking state aid to rebuild facilities lost in a 2010 tornado. We have been planning for 2...
Posted on 3/20/12 at 4:00 AM
Letter: Wadena proves a great Minnesota still exists
This past Sunday, June 17th, marked the two-year anniversary of the EF4 tornado that ravaged the City of Wadena —damaging over 400 homes, 20 businesses, the community center, ice arena and our high school. Over many months, hundreds of Minnesotans helped us clear the debris, attend to our loved ones, and cope from this natural disaster. They donated their time, talent, and resources toward our recovery. For that, we remain eternally grateful.By Mayor Wayne Wolden, Wadena , June 20, 2012
Wadena still recovering, cleaning up after tornados
WADENA — When Maria Marthaler emerged from her basement and looked out her blown-out picture window after Thursday’s tornado, she couldn’t believe what she saw.By Heidi Shaffer , June 21, 2010
Missing Minn. man found safe in swamp near town
WADENA, Minn. – A 76-year-old man missing since Monday morning was found safe Wednesday afternoon in a swampy area northeast of here.By Steve Schulz, Wadena Pioneer Journal , March 10, 2010
Ex-councilman charged with kidnapping
WADENA - A former Sebeka city councilman has been charged with kidnapping and allegedly spoke openly about a murder-suicide plot.By Steve Schulz Wadena Pioneer Journal , April 03, 2009
Snowmobilers allegedly stalked
WADENA - Three area men face stalking and harassment charges after allegedly following two 18-year-olds who were on snowmobiles.By Steve Schulz Wadena Pioneer Journal , March 31, 2009
Squirrels cause power outage
WADENA – Two squirrels caused a power shortage by getting in the line on 7th Street SW resulting in a one-hour loss of power to 200 homes, M State and the junior high school late Monday afternoon.By Sara Hacking, Wadena Pioneer Journal , February 12, 2009
Hot jobs of 2009 predicted
Good jobs are not falling out of the trees in 2009, but there are growth fields, according to M State—Wadena Dean of Academics Monty Johnson.By Brian Hansel, Wadena Pioneer Journal , February 12, 2009
Kidney needed for Wadena boy
Patrick Sibert needs a kidney. Badly.By Steve Schulz, Wadena Pioneer Journal , February 05, 2009
Shopping spree with stolen card
WADENA – A Brainerd woman faces a felony charge after allegedly swiping a purse from a Wadena bar and using a stolen credit card to go on a shopping spree which even she admitted “got selfish.”By Steve Schulz, Wadena Pioneer Journal , January 29, 2009
House abandoned due to bats
The Wadena County Board approved Zoning Administrator Deana Skov’s original recommendation to demolish an unoccupied home in Meadow Township that was abandoned due to an infestation of bats.By Sara Hacking Wadena Pioneer Journal , January 22, 2009
Woman's death linked to salmonella
Wadena Lanes owner Shirley Almer was one of two Minnesotans whose deaths are being linked with a salmonella outbreak affecting 43 states, according to her daughter, Ginger Lorentz of Brainerd.By Sara Hacking, Wadena Pioneer Journal , January 16, 2009
Minn. man gets driving reality show
Wadena native Pete Hosmer admits he wasn’t the best student when he took driver’s ed at Verndale High School. He still managed to pass the road test on the first try while driving his mother’s minivan. Now he’s teaching bad drivers the rules of the road on “Driving Me Mad,” a new reality show that premieres 10 p.m. Christmas Day on truTV.By Sara Hacking Wadena Pioneer Journal , December 25, 2008
Tobacco store heist was inside job
The theft of checks and cash from the Tobacco Store in Wadena was an inside job, police said.By Steve Schulz Wadena Pioneer Journal , December 11, 2008
Missing Wadena man found safe
WADENA - Wadena police said a 74-year-old man reported missing Thursday has been found safe.By Wadena Pioneer Journal , November 21, 2008
Woman stabbed ex in front of kids
WADENA - A Wadena County jury deliberated less than three hours before returning three guilty verdicts against Christy Lynn Schilling of Little Falls for the stabbing of her ex-husband.By Steve Schulz, Wadena Pioneer Journal , November 10, 2008
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