Plans in place to find her replacement and handle the load in the interim. 11:19 am, Apr. 23, 2021 ×
With great regret, the Wadena City Council approved the resignation of City Administrator Janette Bower during their April 13 meeting. They met again April 22 during a special meeting to come up with a plan of replacing Bower who was hired on in 2018.
Janette Bower, Wadena City Administrator
Bower, hoping to dispel any rumors, shared that often resignations mean there is something wrong. She made it clear that there was nothing wrong with her relationship with the city. Her decision to take a job in Alaska has more to do with her 15 grandkids living there. She has 20 grandkids total.
Council also approves expenses to keep your sewage on the move. 12:03 pm, Apr. 23, 2021 ×
The north side of Drastic Measures should be taking on a new look this summer as plans are in place to add a handicap accessible entry and outdoor seating area.
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The Wadena City Council approved a request for sidewalk encroachment on Aldrich Ave. for Drastic Measures Brewing. The encroachment allows for an outdoor seating area and the improved access to the north entry door makes it ADA and fire code compliant.
Planning and zoning director Dean Uselman said the encroachment still allows plenty of space for walking on the sidewalk, 6-7 feet. Uselman said the current door swings in, which is a fire code violation. The change adds a ramp and change of door swing. Tables outside would sit from the door access east to the windows towards the front of the building. They could be folded up when not in use.
School says photo investigation over; WDC Board to give statement Monday
A school investigation into the events surrounding the alleged appearance of a nude photo on health teacher Tom VanErp s school-issued iPad has concluded, said Dr. Virginia Dahlstrom, superintendent of Wadena-Deer Creek Schools. In a statement gi.
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Wadena-Deer Creek Middle/High School is shown Nov. 30. According to school officials, the investigation surrounding an inappropriate photo that was allegedly discovered on a teacher s iPad at the school is over. Photo by Zach Kayser
A school investigation into the events surrounding the alleged appearance of a nude photo on health teacher Tom VanErp s school-issued iPad has concluded, said Dr. Virginia Dahlstrom, superintendent of Wadena-Deer Creek Schools. In a statement given to the Pioneer Journal on Wednesday, Dahlstrom said the forensic firm hired by the district to find evidence of