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Waseca presents Little Women

Laughter and heartbreak. Hijinks and solemnity. Comedy and tragedy. The Waseca High School Theater’s production of Little Women had it all with four fantastic shows on November 17-19 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, November 20 at 4 p.m. Little Women was adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s book by...

Nohner excelling in an unexpected role

The November 17 regular school board meeting began with Superintendent Eric Hudspith introducing Waseca Area Learning Center (ALC) director Mandi Nohner, who has been with the Waseca school district since 2005. “Mandi had the opportunity in September to step in and be the director of the ALC for...

FFA visits, school policies approved

The Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School Board meeting on Monday, November 21 was a productive one. The JWP Future Farmers of America gave a presentation to the board members, and the board discussed changes to a school policy regarding the use of facilities and equipment. FFA Treasurer Sam...

Why is the Veteran important today?

Three Waseca high school students submitted written essay’s answer the question, “Why is the Veteran important?” The following is penned by first place winner Stormie Schmidt. Her essay will be submitted at the district level for competion, in addition, she earned a $200 scholarhsip for her...

FAMILY - The Roeker family, Casey, Natalie, Hadley, Presley, and Nash.

Waseca County’s farmers of the year

Earlier this year the Casey and Natalie Roeker family were recognized as Waseca County’s 2022 Farm Family of the Year and Outstanding Young Farming Family. This was the first time in Waseca County history when a family won both titles. The Waseca County Extension committee selects the farm...

Beschnett Vineyard 15 years in Waseca

Beschnett Vineyard and Winery, the only vineyard in Waseca County, took root in the year 2007. Bill and Phyllis Beschnett, with help from their son Bil Beschnett, own and operate the vineyard, which was licensed in 2018. “We live on an acreage south of Waseca and had a few tillable acres,” said...

Winning the Distiguished Waseca County Agriculture Leadership award for 2022 during the annual Farm and City Luncheon were Dale and Judy Hoffman.

Hoffmans are active agriculture leaders

Dale and Judy Hoffman were recognized as recipients of Waseca County’s Active, Distinguished Agriculture Leadership award. The Waseca Chamber of AgriBusiness has been involved with this award for roughly 10 years, recognizing active farming families under the age of 75. This year’s award...

Shown above is a photo from the 2022 harvest of a local field located between Waseca and New Richland.

A look back at the 2022 season

Harvest 2022 is largely in the books and for most, brought about far better than anticipated yields, especially for corn. There were times when area farmers were not quite sure what we had until the combines started rolling. Soybean yields were respectable in most cases, although not generally on...

Controversial contract revisited

At its November 15 meeting, the Waseca County Board of Commissioners revisited the controversial matter of the county’s contract with Blue Plus, an agency which coordinates care and case management for elderly, disabled, and income qualified residents who receive medical assistance. Board chair...

Waseca County yields ditch authority

Final public hearings for four county ditch authority items took place during the November 15 county board meeting. The first was for partial abandonment and transfer of County Ditch 15-1, part of which is located within Waseca City limits.. The remaining three hearings were for redetermination...