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Sergeant Dave Melchert

‘Pleasure to serve’

After 22 years of service to the Waseca County Sheriff’s Department, Sergeant Dave Melchert has retired. Hundreds came out to his retirement party at the Waseca County East Annex Building the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 31. After the public party, Melchert celebrated with family and friends at...

QUALITY - A recent kidney transplant has likely added years of life for former New Richland City Clerk Wayne Billing.

‘Little miracle’

With very little fanfare, Wayne Billing, 67, was gifted a new kidney from his former assistant SaraJo Vulcan on Jan. 18, 2023. “I guess you could call it a little miracle,” Vulcan, 45, said of the decision, the donation, and the match. “I want to give him a chance for more years of life…more...

Hundreds turned up for the #LoganStrong Ice Golf Tournament at the Boathouse Grill and Bar Saturday, Jan. 28. Money raised from the tournament will go toward purchasing a customized vehicle that will allow Logan Nesset, who suffered a spinal injury in July, to drive on his own.

A rewarding day of golf

On a frigid and windy winter morning, an Ice Golf Tournament was held at the Boathouse Bar & Grill in Waseca. The event was a benefit for Logan Nesset as all proceeds would go toward the purchase of a medically equipped truck which will allow Nesset to drive himself. The Waseca County...

Shallow waters

“It doesn’t work to take lake water and study it in a lab,” observes George Klug. “You have to study it where it’s at.” Klug is working with a team of scientists to study shallow lakes that are prone to fish kills and applying summertime aeration to get ahead of the winter problem with oxygen....

TEAM Academy’s first-grade class, including Joaquin Alvarez, Georgia Courtney, Delaney Hertzog, Lacey Hertzog, Maridia McGuire, Evelyn Nelson, Jason Oviedo, Jayson Palmer, Ridley Pechacek, Anthoney Pickett, Brantley Stenzel, and Emanuel Zetino move and groove to "The Wiggle Song."

Talent at TEAM

Sixth-graders Jude Adams and Wyatt Partain served as emcees for TEAM Academy’s school-wide Talent Show the afternoon of January 27. It takes a lot of courage to showcase one’s talents in front of peers and family members, yet all twelve acts did just that. Joseph Stencel wowed the audience with...

Council vacancy filled by Ferguson

During the New Richland City Council’s second meeting of the month on Monday, Jan. 23, city administrator Tony Martens requested the withdrawal of his resignation from his position with the city, submitted in early January, due to the offer of employment to Martens from the Waseca County Sheriff...

TEAM Academy announced its January Students of the Month during a monthly assembly last Friday. January's students accepted their awards (a balloon, a ring pop, and a coupon for free ice cream) in comfort and style, since the January CARES assembly coincided with the school's “Pajama Day.” Above, from left: Laney Hertzog, Joannamarie Hitchcock, Alayna Gifford, Bryan Vega, Carter Wernimont, and Tavius Johnson

TEAM Academy January students of the month

TEAM Academy announced its January Students of the Month during a monthly assembly last Friday. January's students accepted their awards (a balloon, a ring pop, and a coupon for free ice cream) in comfort and style, since the January CARES assembly coincided with the school's “Pajama Day.”...

Waseca 2022 first semester Honor Roll

Waseca High School Honor Roll 2022-23— Trimester 1 Straight A Grade 7: Allyson Holmseth, Toby Jeske, Jacob Knutson, Maren Schimming, Cyrus Wilson, and Ryan Yoder. Grade 8: Jacob Harguth, Lauren Holmseth, Kaylie Morrissey, Kimberly Ochoa, and Violet Rohwer. Grade 9: Slade Barnett,...

‘I love to read’ all month long

February is "I Love to Read Month", a long-established tradition popular with schools and libraries throughout North America. The purpose of I Love to Read Month is to celebrate and foster a love of reading at all ages, and this tradition is being observed in many ways .throughout Waseca. At...

Serving breakfast at the Mill during Sacred Heart’s Winterfest on Sunday, were, from left: Gabby Beltran, principal Chris Dahle, Ashlie Baker, and Becky Petsinger.

A super time at Winterfest

It may have been a bitterly cold start to the day this past Sunday, Jan. 29, but it was a great day for the Sacred Heart Catholic community as it celebrated its second annual Winterfest at the Mill. For only $10, an estimated 250 people enjoyed a hearty breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and sausage...