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Former Waseca County Deputy Auditor Ralph Garland was found dead on this narrow staircase on January 26, 1919. No longer used because it does not meet modern safety standards, the stairs are located inside a fireproof vault in the Waseca County Courthouse. So-called "forever files"--some of them perhaps written by Garland himself--are stored in the two-story space.                                     

Garland has been dead for 105 years
“Once in a while things happen in life that you just have no explanation for,” observes Patty Masberg, who has had a nearly lifelong connection... Continue Reading

Waseca Royalty

Six candidates were crowned at the Waseca Sleigh and Cutter Pageant at the Owatonna High School on Saturday, Jan. 20. New 2024 royalty are Miss... Continue Reading

Pictured is the home located in Otisco township lossed to fire.

A fire occurred Thursday night at the home of Trent Bramer in Otisco Township. The house is located off County Road 5 and was deemed a total loss.... Continue Reading

2023 Waseca Sleigh and Cutter royalty

Posters on display in area businesses make it clear: Folks from around here don’t wile the winter away near the fireplace wrapped in blankets. ... Continue Reading

The following groups were recognized with awards Monday evening: Cindy Kolander for the Waseca Area Food Shelf for Community Development Award; Anna Pollock for the Distinguished Young Professional Service Award; Joe Isder for Boss of the Year; Tom Sexton for Exchange Book Club of Golden Deeds, Ann Fitch for Rotary Service Above Self, and, not pictured, Ed Frederick for the Don Eustice Community Service Award. 

Pollock, Isder, Sexton, Fitch, Frederick, Waseca Area Food Shelf honored
Six community awards recognizing outstanding local accomplishments were presented during a Waseca Area Chamber banquet at the Starfire Event Center... 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

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Waseca tennis players, from left: Mia Kanewischer, Addie Pfeifer, Ashton Jenzen, Sarah Haley, Esme Pearce, Lizzie Roessler, Maddie Benson, Paige Dufault, Tayln Kaput, Vivian Mader, Takya Schoenrock.                                           Pioneer photo by Amelia Roessler

The Waseca High School girls' tennis team is off to a perfect start to the 2023 season. Literally. After three dual meets, the Bluejays are 3-0. The most recent win was Tuesday, when the Jays upended Worthington 6-1 Tuesday on the WHS courts. Waseca won three of four singles matches.... Continue Reading
The Waseca Braves were hopeful of winning at least one game in the double-elimination Region 6C Tournament. They’ll have to settle for a fine season. The 2023 campaign ended Monday night with a 6-0 loss to Waterville at Jordan, two days after a 7-1 setback to a solid Jordan squad. It left... Continue Reading

There was plenty of it as the Waseca High School boys’ basketball team faced high-powered LCWM in the section tournament Thursday, March 9. Above Deron Russell goes up for a reverse layup. 

They play the game for a reason. On Tuesday, the Waseca High School boys' basketball team was given a scare by a Waterville-Elysian-Morristown team that had four wins all season. On Thursday, the third-seeded Bluejays were the team doing the scaring.  Waseca's season came to an end in Mankato,... Continue Reading

 

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