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SONGS FOR ALL - The variety show titled "The Final Cut" featured the State Street Singers, the Sextets and the Bluejay Blend. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
A matinee performance of this year’s Variety Show titled, “The Final Cut” was presented for elementary students on Thursday, May 7 in the Waseca... Continue Reading
STOPPING THE CYCLE - Staff members from the Exchange Club Center for Family Unity were presenters at a recent Waseca Exchange Club meeting. Waseca club president Mikhail Rostislavovich presented Center executive director Beth Hortop with a certificate of gratitude. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Beth Hortop, executive director of the Exchange Club Center for Family Unity, spoke to the Waseca Exchange Club in observance of April being named... Continue Reading
SUPPORTING INITIATIVES - The Waseca Area Foundation held its Grant Celebration at the Starfire Event Center on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Well over 100 people attended a recent celebration during which more than $143,000 in grants awarded to local organizations by the Waseca Area... Continue Reading
RODEO RIDERS - Noah and Malachi attended the Waseca Community Education Bike Rodeo at the Waseca fairgrounds on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
About 25 children attended the Waseca Community Education Bike Rodeo at the Waseca County fairgrounds during the late afternoon of Thursday, May 7... Continue Reading
ON DISPLAY - From left: Jeanne Sexton, Tara Bjerke, WAC Vice President Penny Vought, featured artist Ava Lambert, Larry Jacobson, mathematician and painter Steven Sperber, Molly Hendrickson, and Ann Staloch were at the Waseca Art Center's artist reception on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The Waseca Art Center (WAC) opened new displays and held a reception on Saturday, May 9, featuring Steven Sperber and Ava Lambert. Sperber,... Continue Reading
Waseca high school one act play performers bottom row, from left: Allen Kopetzki, Cody Sieberg, Katelyn Robeck, Kylie Snow, Chelsea Richardson, and Thyme Lang. Middle: Sadie Schimming, Branden Busse, Sophie Farris, Lindsey Kopetzki, and Quinn Dahle. Back: Ava Norland, Arianna Krogseng, Nathaniel Andrs, Mason Wadd, and Cejay Pickett.
Subsection meet Jan. 28 in Medford
Has anyone ever wondered how to get out of roll call, give a presentation in French class without knowing French, party like it’s 1999 at graduation, or find a way for Tom Cruise to help remember how DNA works? Probably not. But those were among many questions answered in Waseca Theater... Continue Reading
Sports
The Waseca High School football team made school history last Saturday, defeating Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 14-13 to earn the school's first-ever trip to a state championship football game.
"It was great," said Waseca head coach Brad Wendland. "I'm just so proud of these guys."
"This is awesome,"... Continue Reading
The NRHEG High School cross country runners participated in the Tiger Trail Meet at the River Bend Nature Center on Friday Aug. 22. Schools in attendance were Medford, LeSeuer-Henderson, USC, and NRHEG.
The Panthers did not have a complete boys’ team as some kids were participating at the state... Continue Reading
Quarterback Brooks Gilliland unleases a pass over defenders.
The NRHEG High School football team fell short in its 2025 season opener last Friday, falling to St. Clair/Mankato Loyola at St. Clair.
The Panthers trailed 12-8 at halftime but, unfortunately, that’s the way it ended.
The lone NRHEG score came in the second quarter on a 68-yard pass to A.J. Deen... Continue Reading
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