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Trainer Jewel Stewart was relieved and grateful when the Waseca County Sheriff's Posse helped find Kajun, who had disappeared into the woods of Waseca County's Courthouse Park. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
“I am so proud to know a community like that exists here,” comments horse trainer Jewel Stewart of rural Waseca. “It feels really special to know they’re around.”
Stewart is talking about the Waseca County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, a group of volunteers who make themselves available for...
Jeannie Olson and David Melcher escaped from their apartment through hip-deep water carrying what they could grab in only a few moments. Prior flooding had never reached their home in the apartment building at 240 Third Street Northeast in New Richland, but on Saturday morning, a wall of water suddenly washed against their sliding patio doors and began filling their living space. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
Jeannie Olson and David Melcher had lived together in one of four ground-level apartments at Third Street Northeast in New Richland for six years. With a clear view of the town baseball field, they had seen rising water many times, but the closest it had ever come to their apartment building was...
A MELLOW SOUND - Musical guest Amy Manette played at the Indian Island Winery over dinner on Saturday night, Sept. 26, 2026. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Amy Manette, a musical five-some from Mankato, played at the Indian Island Winery on Saturday, Sept. 26. This jazz and blues group has played all over mid- and southern Minnesota since 2013 and with the big brains in the band it’s no wonder they’ve stayed together so long. Dr. Andrew McNamara, an...
NEW RICHLAND, Minn. — The City of New Richland and the Waseca Exchange Club are joining forces to coordinate a community-wide New Richland Disaster Clean-Up Day on Sunday, October 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers from Waseca County and surrounding communities are encouraged to lend a...
UNDERWATER - Drone footage of the city of New Richland, and local Care Center after more than six inches of rain flooded the town. Photo by Jessie Nino, YouTube - Jessie's Drone Adventures
Roughly nine inches of rain fell over the weekend in New Richland, causing flooding that resulted in the evacuation of the city operated Care Center. More than three quarters of homes were affected, says New Richland City Administrator Tyler Lendt.
"It's a disaster," said Bob Johannsen,...
Extra chairs were needed to seat a fairly large group of high school seniors during the Sept. 15 meeting of the Waseca City Council; the high-schoolers were there to meet a requirement in their political science class.
The council adopted a preliminary tax levy at 5 percent; the final...
“Our parade was a success, and our field show will be, too,” declared Waseca Marching Classic organizer Mary Williams during the award ceremony that took place in Trowbridge Park after the noon-time parade on Sept. 19.
Most listeners probably attributed her statement as an affirmation that...
During their Sept. 15 meeting, county board members approved a preliminary tax levy increase of 3.5 percent, meaning that the property tax amount which will be expected for real estate not located within an incorporated community in 2027 will be higher by roughly 3.5 percent than in 2026.
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During their meeting on Sept. 14, members of the Waldorf city council set the city’s preliminary property tax levy increase at 15 percent; a final levy will be determined in December. Under Minnesota law, the final levy can be lower than the preliminary one, but cannot be higher.
The...
During their Sept. 15 meeting, members of the county board set aside time at the beginning of their next regularly scheduled meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, to share an updated list of county highway projects scheduled for completion through 2035.
The hearing is both an opportunity...
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