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Resilient, determined, athletic, musical and talented are the words Waseca High School’s senior class president Paige Dufault chose to describe the... Continue Reading
SUNNIE FUN - Brantley Swanson, with the help of his mother Alyssa, caught a fish during the Take a Kid Fishing event at Clear Lake Park on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Saturday’s weather was made to order for the Waseca Lakes Association’s Take a Kid Fishing event at the Clear Lake fishing pier on Saturday, June 6... Continue Reading
CONQUERING ALL - The two June sessions of the Community Ed activity "Little Movers" have royalty as the theme. Joining the children on June 3 were Sleigh and Cutter King Brent Brass and Miss Owatonna Teen Linden Aarsvold. Pioneer photos by Deb Bently
Community ed event allows creative play
After navigating a complex trail, a smiling preschooler dressed as Ariel from Disney’s Little Mermaid stood defiantly in place, soft weapon... Continue Reading
The Owatonna Legion with help from the Owatonna and Faribault Middle Schools, presented colors at the 90th Annual Meeting for the Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (SWCE) held its ninetieth annual meeting over the lunch hour on Tuesday, June 2 in Owatonna in the... Continue Reading
THIS ONE IS SPECIAL - The Exchange Club of Waseca met on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, pictured from left: Club Treasurer Jeanne Sexton, President Mikhail Rostislavovich, foreign exchange student and speaker, Zdenek Kavka, and Vice President Jen Losen. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
The Exchange Club of Waseca met over the lunch hour on Tuesday, May 26. The speaker for the day was Zdenek Kavka, a foreign exchange student from... 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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