Wadena County Attorney Kyra Ladd, a member of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, joins county attorneys in questioning changes to the practice known as “Hernandizing”.

The Wadena Pioneer Journal welcomes community calendar submissions for online publication and, as space allows, in its ...

Wadena-Deer Creek's Karly Haverkamp finishes in third place at the Ada-Borup-West Booster Club XC Invitational at Ada-Borup High School on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. Tuesday, Oct. 13 Cross country at ...

A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

The Wovlerines (11-4) were on the road for a Section 8-2A showdown with Barnesville on Tuesday, Oct. 6. WDC extended its ...

Whipping Wadena winds blew the ball around during a Wednesday practice as the Wadena-Deer Creek football team prepared for ...

Fire safety took center stage this Monday, Oct. 5, as the Wadena Fire Department opened its doors for its annual open house, ...

The 12th annual event will help provide free, confidential advocacy and support to victims and survivors in Wadena County.

During Friday's grand reopening event at Walmart in Wadena, several area organizations were honored with grants. Borgerding ...

Wadena County Attorney Kyra Ladd briefed commissioners Sept. 22 on her office’s caseload, workload and resource pressures.

DULUTH, Minn. - Marjorie Makela, 75, Wadena, Minn. died Friday, Oct. 2, in St. Mary's Hospital. The Mass of Christian Burial for Marjorie Makela will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 9, ...

WADENA — One person died in a head-on-type collision between a semi and a Jeep on Highway 29 near Wadena on Sunday afternoon. The 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee was westbound on Highway 29 and the 2007 ...