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Artist Natalie Reynolds Wolff was introduced at the Gallery opening at the Waseca Art Center on Saturday, March 29, 2026. Pictured with her is Art Center president, Mikhail Rostislavovich.

Art Center opens for Natalie Reynolds Wolff, area high school students

The Waseca Art Center (WAC) held gallery openings for artist Natalie Reynolds Wolff and numerous high school students from eight different schools around the southern Minnesota area on Saturday, March 28. WAC President Mikhail Rostislavovich gave an introduction, starting with Reynolds’...

RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING - The Waseca Exchange Club announced the finalists for its annual Youth of the Year program, Paige Dufault and Andres Valaquez.

Exchange Club announces Youth of the Year finalists

The Waseca Exchange Club is proud to announce the finalists for its annual Youth of the Year program, recognizing outstanding high school students who exemplify excellence in academics, leadership, and service to their community. This year’s competition saw more than 40 student applicants,...

Budget revisions, reducing staff

During their March 16 meeting, members of the NRHEG school board approved the employment contract for the paraprofessional staff. Superintendent Michael Meihak summarized the para contract as showing about a 9% increase in wages and benefits across the two years of the contract. In a 5 to 1...

Cub Scouts, front row, are Mitchell Petsinger, Piper Arens, William and James Bouressa. Back row is Assistant Cub Master Don Landru.

Early Childhood Fair offers 'awesome' event

Well over 300 children and adults visited the Early Childhood Fair sponsored by the Waseca Community Ed Family Education Center (FEC) the evening of March 27. Children climbed, danced, completed craft projects and took part in learning activities while parents had a chance to visit with numerous...

Members of the Tyler and Stephanie Huber family, named the Waseca County Farm Family of the Year for 2026, include Tyler and Stephanie and their children Brynn, 7; twins Barrett and Briar, 4; and Beau, 7 months.

Ag awards presented during Farm and City Luncheon

More than 250 people attended the Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism’s “Farm and City Awards Luncheon” on March 19 at Farmamerica. The annual event announced people selected for three important awards to leaders in local agriculture. Chamber president Mikhail Rostislavovich...

BEHAVIOR ADVICE - Alzheimer's Association member Alisha Krueger and Executive Director of Caregiver Services Kelly Boeddeker gave a Dementia-Related Behaviors class on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Caregivers offer advice for dealing with difficult behaviors

Caregiver Services of Waseca offered an informational session regarding behaviors frequently exhibited by people experiencing dementia the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18. After she was introduced by executive director Kelly Boeddeker, guest speaker Alisha Krueger shared information from the...

Upcoming construction dominates meeting

During their regular meeting on March 17, an apparent uptick in large-scale construction projects prompted the members of the Waseca County Board of Commissioners to follow a recommendation from Adolfson and Peterson (A & P) Construction to produce a “Letter of Intent” to Wells Concrete to...

Use of data, technology, addressed at meeting

During the March 19 regular business meeting of the Waseca school board, Intermediate School (WIS) Principal John Huttemier took a break from conferences to give a building report. Huttemier shared about the successful sixth-grade Math Masters competition, the annual Nacho Average Student Day,...

BASKETS OF FUN - Teams of children from area schools frequently help pack baskets to be delivered to clients at the Janesville Area Food Shelf, located in Trinity Lutheran Church with its own outside entry door. Baskets are prepared at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Janesville Food Shelf serving those in need

The Janesville area food shelf has typically distributed nearly 55,000 pounds of food to nearly 850 households each year over the past few years, reports organization director Kay Gottschalk. The food shelf has its own entry door toward the south end of the west wall of Trinity Lutheran...

FIGHTING HUNGER - From left: Dot Gonitzke, organization leader Pam Goehring, Don Behrns, co-leader Larry Goehring, Lori Dalhoff, and Rose Loken were volunteering at the New Richland Food Shelf on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. March is National "Fight Hunger Month."

Food Shelf sees 90 households per month

The New Richland Area Food Shelf helps anywhere from 275 to 280 people–about 90 households–each month, according to one of its leaders, Larry Goehring. He goes on to say all supplies are available due to community donations. “We have circulating in and out of here between 800 and 1,000 pounds of...