After learning that a boiler was lost over the Christmas holiday causing pipes to freeze, the county decided to pass a motion requiring remaining employees to vacate the premises by Dec. 30.
Many came to Wadena between Nov. 28 and New Year's Day to view the annual Christmas in Wadena light show, with many of them donating food and money to Project Share, the local food shelf in Wadena.
The Maslowski Wellness and Research Center in Wadena opened in December 2014 and will hold a 10th anniversary open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan. 9, hosted by Friends of the Maslowski Center.
Singer-songwriter Eric Peltoniemi, a Wadena native, and guitarist Dean Magraw of St. Paul performed on Dec. 14 at the Wadena Memorial Auditorium as part of the Wadena Area Concert Association season.
Perham, Ottertail, Dent and New York Mills fire departments were dispatched and managed to save an attached residence, though it still suffered smoke damage. No injuries were reported.