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School nursing, enrollment, vision cards

Soon to be retired school district nurse Deb Wobshall was the special guest of the board’s workshop meeting on October 5. Wobshall, who has been a nurse for forty-three years and has been with the district for twenty-four of them, was happy to share with the board and community what nursing...

Well maintenance likely to cost $600,000

The Waseca City Council had a light agenda for its first meeting of the month on October 3. Aside from routine “consent agenda” items, three official actions occurred. The council’s first meeting of November has been moved to Wednesday, Nov. 8. The regular November 7 meeting had to be...

CHURCH FAMILY - Members of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Freedom Township on a recent Sunday morning. Below: The church organ was built in 1885. Its rich tones fill the church every Sunday.

Janesville area church celebrating 150 years

Immanuel Lutheran Church of Freedom Township is celebrating its 150th anniversary with four events spread out from Oct. 22 of this year to October 20 of 2024. Every three months between now and then, a special service will memorialize various phases of the church’s history. On October 22,...

The night before Arron Bartelt’s funeral, Lyndon Gerdts harvested a few rows of corn to make room for 27 combines to line up for the funeral held on Saturday in Waldorf.

‘A touching tribute’

The world became a lesser place when Arron Bartelt, 48, died on September 24. He, his wife Cassie Birr, and three of their children lived in the Waldorf area. Arron’s business, A&B Custom Equipment, served area farmers. Arron was well known for his creative but effective way of repairing...

NRHEG Homecoming crowned Monday night in New Richland, from left: Daxter Lee, Keira Lenort, Jaylin Raab, Faith Nielsen, Prince Paxton Sterner, King Will Tuttle, Queen Hallie Schultz, Princess Kinsley Jensen, Jackson Chrz, Isabel Stadheim, Brenna Sommer and George Roesler.

Tuttle, Schultz crowned at NRHEG

NRHEG Homecoming week 2023 is underway. Hallie Schultz was crowned queen and Will Tuttle became king during a coronation on Monday night at the high school gymnasium in New Richland. Parades are scheduled for today (Friday) at 12:30 p.m. in Ellendale and 2:15 p.m. in New Richland. The homecoming...

Conagra fined more than $8 million

Conagra Brands has paid more than $8 million for air quality violations at its fruit and vegetable processing plant in Waseca, Minn. The Chicago-based packaged food company sells products under several iconic brands, including Birds Eye and Healthy Choice. In a news release, the Minnesota...

Potter talks Waseca Area Foundation

Amy Potter of the Waseca Area Foundation (WAF) was guest speaker at the September 26 meeting of the Waseca Exchange Club. Her message included describing how the WAF functions and how citizens can contribute to its mission. The WAF is a permanent charitable fund serving Waseca County; its...

Funding for wastewater infrastructure

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee passed legislation that included funding for a project to improve wastewater infrastructure in Waseca. “By upgrading the wastewater infrastructure system, this project will help boost...

Arts and cultural heritage grants awarded

The Prairie Lakes agency’s Small Arts Project Grant is available to non-profit arts organizations and community groups sponsoring arts activities for their community. School Arts Project grants are for public or private non-parochial schools K-12 for artist residencies, arts presentations, and...

Hiway and SPIRE credit unions to merge

Hiway Credit Union members voted to approve the St. Paul-based credit union’s merger with SPIRE Credit Union, allowing two of Minnesota’s largest credit unions to proceed with joining forces. The new, combined credit union will have assets of nearly $4 billion, serve approximately 250,000...