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HELPING GROWTH - Waseca Area Neighborhood Service Center director Cindy Kolander, center, shows off the "Community Builder" plaque presented to the Center for its role in bringing people together. Presenting the acknowledgement are Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) representatives Marcia Haley, Benja Kraus, SMIF board member Ann Staloch, and Katie Godfrey Demmer. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Representatives from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) spent the morning of Oct. 1 acknowledging eight area businesses and... Continue Reading
BEERS, BRATS, BUSY - Valeska Melchert and Emily Meyer were busy keeping 300 brats moving. Pioneer photos by Ben Revermann
Business owner Shane Wendland, owner of Barden's Bar in Waseca, dined with some of his customers during Waseca’s annual “Beers and Brats” night on... Continue Reading
VISITING AG - Home-schooled children were able to learn about agriculture in Minnesota recently as Farmamerica opened up for student visits. Whole families tended to visit together: here some children enjoy a display on the 1850s farmstead. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
About 500 children visited Farmamerica across Sept. 29 and 30 as the facility opened its doors to families who homeschool their children, and then... Continue Reading
GIVING BACK - The Waseca Senior Center held a lot sale for new and slightly used items on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2&3, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Traffic was brisk at the Waseca Senior Center held a lot sale on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3. Nearly anything you could name was available... Continue Reading
FIRE SAFETY LESSON - Renn McElmury was demonstrating how to avoid smoke during a fire at the Waseca Fire Department's Open House and Chili Feed on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026.Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
To kick off Fire Prevention Week, the Waseca Fire Department held an open house and chili feed over the dinner hour on Sunday, Oct. 4. For $10,... 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
How will the Waseca High School football team fare without a Russell in the lineup?
Time will tell.
For the first time in many years, the 2026 Bluejays will start the season with no one named Russell on the roster.
The Bluejays, of course, had a dream season last year, going undefeated... Continue Reading
LAST WALK - Braves manager Blake Nelson walks from the mound after talking to pitcher Tyson Reger. Pioneer photo by Eli Lutgens
The season ended for the Waseca Braves amateur baseball team with a 4-2 loss to Brownton in the opening round of the Class C state tournament at the Mini-Met in Jordan.
"It was a tough loss," said Braves coach Tink Larson. "I was confident going into the game, and when we went up 2-0 after... Continue Reading
On to state.
The third-seeded Waseca Braves upset the second-seeded Waterville Indians 5-1 at Waterville in the Region 5C championship game Friday night, earning the team's first trip to state since 2016.
The Braves have taken steps over the past four seasons, improving each year, falling one... Continue Reading
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