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Brent and Liane Possin

Tragic loss, local farmer dies in Mexico

Area farmer and businessman Brent Possin, 50, died on Saturday, January 27, during a vacation trip to Cancun. He, his wife Lianne, local farmer Tyler Huber and others were at breakfast together at their resort on Friday when Brent suddenly collapsed. Friends and bystanders performed...

Lifelong Waseca resident Danielle Hasselquist and her children Slader, 1, Soren, 8, Ezra, 9, and Madison Frederick, 12, found the Sleigh and Cutter medallion on their first trip to Sportsman Park along Clear Lake’s north shore the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 24.

Medallion found

“I was just thinking we should stop and come back another day, and then I saw it,” describes lifelong area resident Danielle Hasselquist. She and her four children had been searching for about half an hour in Sportsman Park when Danielle spotted something out of place among the bark of a tree....

BOYS - Candidates for Waseca Snow Week king, from left: Noah Thompson, Zach Hulscher, Nate Engel- Mueller, Preston Miller, Ethan Stenzel, and Jacob Thompson.

Snow Week

It’s snow week at Waseca High School from Feb. 2-9. Coronation and a pepfest will be on Thursday Feb. 8, at 9:35 a.m., in the Waseca Performing Arts Center (PAC), followed by pictures. A semi-formal snow dance for students will cap off Thursday evening from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in the high school...

Absentee ballot committee considered

The January 16 Waseca County Board meeting began with a moment of silence in memory of county highway department worker Brian Sommers, who died in a workplace accident on January 9. County public works director Jim Kollar commented that Sommers will be “deeply missed and never forgotten” thanks...

Jasmin Kotek, who was crowned Miss Waseca Sleigh and Cutter at the organization’s annual pageant on January 21

Miss Sleigh and Cutter: Jasmin Kotek crowned January 21

“I remember when I first walked in, I cried in the interview room because they asked me to tell them about myself,” said Jasmin Kotek, who was crowned Miss Waseca Sleigh and Cutter at the organization’s annual pageant on January 21. “I searched the wall for answers, but I could not tell you who I...

Mick Ditlevson

Ditlevson announces candidacy for 19B

Two Republican candidates, Mick Ditlevson of Owatonna and Taylor Zinkle of Waseca, have thrown their hats in the ring for Minnesota State House District 19B representing parts of Waseca and Steele Counties. With the announcement Republican Representative John Petersburg will not be seeking a...

Taylor Zinkle

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Council approves $5 million street project

The Waseca City Council approved rehabilitation on parts of Eighth Avenue Northeast and Eleventh Avenue Northwest during its meeting on January 16. When the floor was opened for a public hearing, several concerns were expressed. One resident worried the tax burden for work on the street would...

Meihak contract renewed through '27

At their January 16 meeting, members of the NRHEG school board approved a contract retaining Michael Meihak as the district superintendent. The contract takes effect July 1 of this year and continues through June of 2027. Under its terms, Meihak will receive a 1.5% pay increase for the 2024-25...

Grant awarded for laundromat

Two EDA grant payments along with one EDA Homestake building extension were among the consent agenda items approved during the New Richland City Council’s second meeting of the month on Monday, Jan. 22. One grant totaling $5,000 was given to Bruce Meyer for the local laundromat, and the second...