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Wielding weird words in Waseca

Many Waseca High School students who have attended at least one of Mr. Marc Engesether’s language arts courses will agree that he is one of their favorite teachers. Mr. E, as they affectionately refer to him, has been at WJSH since 1999 and teaches sophomore language arts and literature, ...

Waseca Varsity Football Managers

Varsity football managers, from left, Bianca Cavazos, Meraina Hiller, and Melanie Quintero delivered football poster schedules last week. In addition to acting as delivery persons, the girls said their roles include loading equipment for away games, field preparations and “making sure everything...

From the Navy to the principal’s office

Many renovations are underway at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP) High School as new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems are being installed, but that is far from the only change students can anticipate as they return this fall. Many staff members for the 2022-2023 school year...

Benefit set for Sept. 10

Hunter Alexander Frank, born in 2000, enlisted in the Navy immediately after his graduation from Owatonna High School in 2018 as an Aircrewman with the VP-26 Tridents. He was deployed to El Salvador, where he was killed in the line of duty on October 17, 2020. September 10, his brother, Brandon...

LOCAL DIGNITARIES — A representative from Julie Rosen’s office with Mayor Rob Wilkening during the Waldorf Days parade.

Back to Waldorf

Waldorf Days was more than just another festival in another small town. It was a chance for everyone in attendance to learn the rich history of the town and its school during the last weekend of August. To kick off the festivities, the Waldorf Fire Hall hosted a burger and sweet corn feed with...

Education in Waseca County

“It’s okay to be where we are,” says Waseca Superintendent of Schools Eric Hudspith. “It’s just not okay to stay here.” Hudspith and the superintendents of the three other public school districts covering Waseca County have many observations about the hoped-for tipping point that the 2022-23...

Sunflowers at Autumn Acres

A lively field of sunflowers was in bloom at Janesville’s Autumn Acres Farm, which was open to the public from August 3 to 14. Visitors were invited to take pictures with and of the sunflowers and enjoy their natural beauty. Visitors also got to enjoy the relaxing ambiance of the field through...

Sarah Krolak, a recent graduate from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, is the new pastor for Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville and North Waseca Lutheran Church in Waseca.

Krolak serving two area churches

The Janesville and Waseca communities are welcoming Pastor Sarah Krolak of Faith and North Waseca Lutheran churches, who has recently completed her first month of service. Krolak is a recent graduate from the Lutheran School of Theology Seminary in Chicago, receiving a Master of Divinity and...

Council urged to decrease budget

“We need to lower the tax levy.” City Administrator Clinton Rogers couldn’t have been any clearer when the Janesville city council discussed the preliminary tax levy on Monday, August 22. (Mayor Andy Arnoldt and Council Member Melissa Kopachek were not present.) Rogers’ concerns were...

Close ties

Hayden Roslansky, 27, is one of the latest additions to Janesville’s Patton, Hoversten, and Berg (PH&B) law office. PH&B has a deep-rooted history in the Waseca, Owatonna, Janesville and Faribault communities. William Patton began practicing law in Waseca in 1948; he formed a...