Wadena News

Report abbreviated for Web site. Brent Lawson, a Concordia College nursing student from Wadena, spent the month of May in China studying Chinese medicine and culture.

Laura Conger and Britnee Dordal are two of eight university students taking part in the archaeological dig on the Little Round Hill in Old Wadena Park.

A A A A biomass feedstock tour will be held in the Wadena and Staples area on July 10.A This educational event is designed for landowners, natural resource professionals, and the general public who wish to learn more about the cultural practices and challenges of growing bio-energy crops.A Tour stops include recently planted native and hybrid ...

A 44-year-old Alexandria man died and his wife was seriously injured after their motorcycle struck a deer and rolled southwest of Wadena Friday afternoon.

Blog:The Mommy Files: 42261 : Day 2: Monticello to Bemidji, Minn. The Rundown High point of the day: We stop at the Boondocks Cafe in Wadena on our way to northern Minnesota and the waitress gives my husband a free slice of cheesecake for Father's Day.

State Sen. Tom Bakk said Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed budget unallotments could leave the state with a $6 billion budget deficit in the next biennium.

A A A The recently announced unallotments by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will affect two communities in Wadena County, and the budget of the county itself.

People in one Central Minnesota City stomped their way into summer, literally. People of all ages were able to lace up their sneakers over the weekend and participate in a 5k walk/run in Wadena.

Stories of American Indian battles and fur trader exploits at the Little Round Hill in Old Wadena Park have helped formed the history of the area.

In the good old days a young man could give his little sister a couple of quarters and send her out to get a pail of beer.

A Wadena and Perham eye doctor was notified a plea deal was reached in the case of a former employee who allegedly took about $125,000. Tim Neitzke, owner of Neitzke Eye Clinic in Wadena and the umbrella company, Minnesota EyeCare Network, Inc., said last week he was notified by Otter Tail County prosecutors that a plea deal is in place, and the ...

Jewel Wacker of New York Mills pulls into the V.F.W. parking lot with her dog and trusted riding companion, Ali, at the conclusion of the ride Saturday afternoon.

Five new murals have been mounted in Wadena this spring, thanks to the volunteer help of Chuck Richards, his grand sons Jake and Shawn and Tim Nieminen, according to Alley Arts coordinator Dave Evert.

A Wadena man was charged with assault after a card game allegedly ended in violence.

Ear plugs arena t a bad idea, as this isna t your grandmothera s parade. New York Mills residents are expected to flock downtown at high noon Saturday and line the streets to witness the impressive show of heavy motorcycle metal.

A A A At a May 28 budget meeting, Wadena County department heads presented a revised budget that reduced county spending by $509,767 without any staff being laid off.

It was a strange twist of fate that placed Amanda Bristlin next to the railroad tracks Friday morning, when a train-truck collision took the life of a Perham man.

A Wadena woman was charged May 28 with assault and making terroristic threats after an altercation with a family member involving a gun.

The calendar says it is the first week of June, but it's still going to get cold in northern Minnesota, and folks in the Park Rapids area could see frost overnight tonight.

A A A The Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall, originally scheduled for June 4-7 at VFW Post 3289 in New York Mills, has been postponed to September 10-13, 2009.