Wadena County News

According to a press release, over the last three years, 2006-2008, speed was a contributing factor in 20% of fatalities in Wadena County.

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.

Emergency personnel administered first aid to the victim of a car/bicycle collision on Highway 71 in Sebeka June 18.

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.

Doug Johnson had been talking about retirement with family, friends and colleagues for awhile.

A compromise that calls for creating a solid waste district with several other counties may be the solution to the issue over who will manage the Perham Resource Recovery Facility.

The economic downturn continues to hit various industries, including health care.

One year ago today, the skies over Hubbard County were roiling, blacker than a pocket and ominous looking.

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

Tri-Countya s Home Health Care services arena t ending, just downsizing, according to hospital officials.

Soil and Water Conservation District tree planting crews are a feature on Minnesota's back roads every spring.

A Pictured clockwise from top: Pat Volkerding, Jim Rife, Bill Wilson, Rich Gronlund, Ray Buckingham, Don Strayer, Jayson Graba and Paul Sturm.

A 21-year-old St. Michael, Minn., man was arrested for second-degree assault, terroristic threats and disorderly conduct after waving a knife at a bar and attempting to stab someone in the neck, Wadena County Sheriff Michael Carr said.

A Wadena County man was charged with assault and domestic abuse after two run-ins with a woman.

A 19-year-old Perham man was charged May 15 in Wadena County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct a ' victim 13-15. On May 8, Wadena police officer interviewed a 14-year-old female victim, court documents said, who told police she had sex with Gregory M. Keppers 10-15 times, including in his vehicle, in a Wadena warming house ...

An 18-year-old is charged with four crimes after allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old girl in the face with an ink pen in the parking lot of Wadena-Deer Creek School.

Fire destroyed a home in Rockwood Township in Wadena County Monday, according to the Wadena County Sheriffa s Department.

A crew from Todd-Wadena Electric was busy Monday morning replacing the power pole along Twin Lakes Road that was sheared off in the crash that took the life of Andy Odland early that morning.

A 37-year-old Menahga man was killed in a crash Monday morning in Wadena County.

Eight seconds. To a crowd of spectators it's an adrenalin thrill that's over too soon.