The Wadena City Library summer reading program kicked off June 2 with The Oz Bros. cosplayers as the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow, who enlisted others for the other roles in the beloved classic.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Roger Folkestad, a 99-year-old Wadena native and longtime Rotarian, has been selected as the 2025 June Jubilee grand marshal for the annual parade that will take place on June 14.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
The former Wadena elected official retired from M|State in Wadena after 32 years. He was mayor during the 2010 tornado and instrumental in the Maslowski Wellness and Research Center’s creation.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Students from the Mid-Minnesota Tae Kwon Do in Wadena and elsewhere from around the state, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin competed in a tournament at the Wadena armory on March 22.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Professional barrel racer and motivational speaker Amberley Snyder talked about triumphing over personal injury at a free event at the R&J Arena and Events Center in Verndale on Sunday, March 23.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
A Wadena-Deer Creek student competed on March 20 in the regional spelling bee at Sourcewell in Staples. The local winner of regionals advances to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
