Wadena county judicial district. Another important function of the Recorders Office is to protect and issue certified copies of Birth and Death Records. The name “Wadena” is an archaic Ojibway word, signifies "a little round hill”. It is also responsible for classification of each parcel of property in Wadena County. It is the responsibility of the Sheriff's Office to preserve peace and order within Wadena County. The MN Department of Health has partnered with Wadena County Public Health to make test kits available for $5. 00. Birth certificates from 1935 to the present and death certificates from 1997 to the present can be obtained at any Recorder's Office in Minnesota. It probably had reference to the rounded outlines of the Crow Wing bluffs at the old Wadena ferry. The Wadena County Highway Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of approximately 450 miles of county state aid highways and county roads as well as approximately 85 bridges and large culverts. It is also a somewhat frequent personal name among the Ojibway. rnw9a ca9z teqsisa adt7 wvyjds rub k0ld6 qnd8ht 9lp kxoledb