The Wadena County 4-H and the University of Minnesota organized a STEM Night on Feb. 7 at the Wadena National Guard Armory with hands-on activities for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program Inc. hosted a job fair on April 12, 2023, at the Wadena National Guard Armory that was open to students and then, later that day, to the public.
Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program Inc. hosted a job fair on April 12, 2023, at the Wadena National Guard Armory that was open to students and then, later that day, to the public.
Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program Inc. hosted a job fair on April 12, 2023, at the Wadena National Guard Armory that was open to students and then, later that day, to the public.
Sites offer no-cost tests to everyone across Minnesota with Wadena a continuing location.
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Wadena County Public Health nursing supervisor Erica Keppers (right) completes a COVID-19 nasal swab test administered by RN Jenny Klenk at the Wadena Armory.
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The Minnesota Department of Health began accepting January 2021 appointments at the community testing sites across the state. Each site offers safe, no-barrier COVID-19 testing at no cost to participants.
Appointments are strongly encouraged but not required, according to an MDH news release.
“Testing is a key component of our strategy to protect Minnesotans from COVID-19,” said Jan Malcolm, Minnesota Commissioner of Health, in the release. “Through a robust, collaborative statewide testing program, we have made great progress in removing obstacles to testing. When combined with social distancing, masking, avoiding crowds and staying home when sick, testing