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Waseca County Sheriff Jay Dulas and area activist Marty Johnson show off the sturdy distribution box which makes Narcan available to all interested members of the public. Narcan is a substance which can revive a person experiencing an otherwise-fatal opioid overdose; the doses within the box are administered nasally. Below: A "one-stop shop" to combat addiction has been set up just inside the main entry to the Waseca County law enforcement center, located at 122 Third Avenue Northwest.Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
“Fentanyl is a problem, and it’s not going away,” declares Marty Johnson, founder of the Waseca based non-profit organization “Keep on Fightin’ Recovery.”
To help fight the fentanyl crisis, Johnson has worked with a number of agencies, including local law enforcement, to make Narcan readily...
From Left: Kialyn Quillen Fundraiser attended by his family, Tonia, Cyrus brother, 11, Koltyn brother, 17, Natalie mom, Taniyah sister, 10, Nalyce sister, 13, Khadija sister, 18, Charlyze sister, 11, MyKiah sister, 15 and Zaeveon, 12, were at the Legion on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. Pioneer photo by Ben Reveramann
Hundreds of people attended a fundraiser for the family of Kailyn Terry Quillen held Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Waseca American Legion. Kailyn Quillen, or “Ky” for short, was 21 years old when he died of cancer on August 21. Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church put on the fundraiser, serving pancakes,...
At a stand for the annual "Beer and Brats" event in front of Barden's Bar of Waseca's State Street business district, (from left) John Wabner, co-owner Shane Wendland, Griffin Hager, and co-owner Carrie Wendland were setting up for a busy night. This marks the fiftieth year since the bar first celebrated the now-annual event.Pioneer photo by Ben Reveramann
Waseca’s yearly “Beers and Brats” night began at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, and continued either until 7 p.m. or until the food was gone. This annual event happens on the first Thursday in October and includes five area saloons and taverns. It is a unique Waseca staple. Welcome to Barden’s Bar...
Cammi Nordmeyer joined the Waseca County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) this summer as its new soil health technician.
Nordmeyer, 25, is a recent graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she earned a degree in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services with an emphasis on...
Above: KICY radio station manager Patty Burchell personally served the salmon to diners at last Friday's fundraiser. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
About 60 people gathered at Real Life Covenant Church in the 600 block of Waseca’s West Elm Avenue the evening of Oct. 4 for a free salmon dinner and information about KICY Christian radio station located in Nome, Alaska.
Presenter for the evening was Patty Burchell, station manager, who not...
John Clemons, Roy Srp stand together after their final city council meeting served together in 2022.Photo by Eli Lutgens
John Clemons died last week at the age of 66 after an emergency hospitalization for cardiac arrest. Clemons had spent more than 30 years as an elected official for the city of Waseca, including serving as mayor from 1995 to 2000 and again from 2015 to 2017.
“You always knew where he stood,”...
2024 Waseca High School Homecoming royalty: (front, from left) Mia Kanewischer, Addison Pfeifer, Kendall Bowers, Lucia Mansfield, Queen Sophie Chanra and Lexi Kanewischer. Back: Carson Ohnstad, Damarius Russell, King Ben Hagen, Tauston Rupe, Braydon Hoof, and Joseph Mixteco-Perez. Photo by Alyssa Bowers
Waseca Homecoming week 2024 concluded last Friday after a week full of activities, themed dress up days, coronation, and parades came to a close The excitement concluded with a 38-21 win over Jordan on Friday evening.
The anticipation kicked off with a pep fest for all fall sports held the...
NRHEG Royalty from left: Violet Elise Aronson, Jase Knudson, Hannah Brunsen, Tayla Sandry, Alden Dobberstein, King Harbor Cromwell, Prince Beckett Budach, Jayden Fleming, Queen Mallory Schlinger, Princess Leni Routh, Cole Hutchens, Sierra Misgen, Owen Bartlett and Lia Johannsen. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
NRHEG Homecoming week 2024 concluded last week with a week full of activities, themed dress up days, coronation, and parades coming to a close Friday.
Tuesday evening, Harbor Cromwell alongside Mallory Schlinger, daughter were crowned King and Queen.
Serving as the night’s Emcee’s were...
From left: Jay Bulfer, Nathaniel Anders, Mikhail Rostislavovich, Randy Zimmerman, Brayden Hoof, Milton Madson, John Hanson, Ann Fitch, Dwight Tostenson, and Brian Harguth. Pioneer photo by Eli Lutgens
The first of three debates hosted by “Waseca Votes,” sponsored by the Waseca Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee. was between Waseca mayoral candidates Randy Zimmerman and Milton Madson Tuesday night, Sept. 24, 2024.
Mikhail Rostislavovich, chair of the Waseca Legislative committee and...
The Waseca County Historical Society will benefit from the final estate sale being held October 11 and 12 to find "good homes" for the belongings of Gloria and Ray Pommerenke. Their daughter Lori has spent more than seven years gradually sorting through their lifelong accumulations.
“I dislike the process of selling things,” comments Wasecan Lori Pommerenke. “But this is more like storytelling.”
Pommerenke is speaking of an upcoming estate sale scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12, at which she will be clearing out her parents’ possessions so that their home can...
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