Waseca

Hockey girls sweep Rochester Century

During winter break, the Lady Jays hockey team had back-to-back games against Rochester Century’s Panthers Wednesday, Dec. 28 and the following Friday. Waseca took victories in both games and ended 2022 on a winning note. The first of the two games took on in Century’s home rink. Although the...

More than 100 people attended the rededication of the Waseca Airport to honor the late Maynard Stensrud who died in April from injuries sustained in an airport accident.

'Flying with angels'

On Wednesday, December 27, over a hundred people gathered at the Waseca Municipal Airport’s FBO Hangar to honor a Waseca local who was a friend, family, an avid flier, and a faithful person to many: Maynard Richard Stensrud. Stensrud, 67, was the airport’s Fixed Base Operator who provided...

Braves pitcher Kelvin Nelson jobs off the field following their season ending loss.

Heartbreaking loss ends Braves’ season

The Royals sent the Braves home for the final time this year after a bases-loaded, two-out, walk-off error ended Waseca’s season 3-2 Saturday in Minnesota Lake. Veteran left-hander Kelvin Nelson pitched another gem, going the distance, only allowing three runs, one earned, while striking out...

Rachel Cornelius

Grateful, happy to serve

“My job is to seek justice, not convictions,” says Waseca County Attorney Rachel Cornelius. Cornelius, who has been in the position since 2006, admits that “justice” can be difficult to define. “We talk extensively with the victims and get to know what their wishes are,” she clarifies. “We do...

Shanna Peoble, Kelly Beddeger, Jessica Stuckmayer, and Beth Stankiewicz pose by one of the donated paintings at the Waseca Art Center's Hometown Art Show Silent Auction. Pioneer photo by Melanie Piltingsrud

A swanky soiree

The Waseca Art Center hosted another swanky soiree on Friday, July 29, as the month-long Hometown Art Show Silent Auction, a fundraiser for the Waseca Area Caregiver Services (WACGS), culminated in a gathering of art enthusiasts to make final bids on their favorite art pieces Kelly Beddeger,...

ON CALL SINCE 1983 - On July 1, 2022, Tim and Becky Dennis will officially be retired. Since 1983, they have been ready, able, and willing to respond to emergency calls at any hour, arriving in professional wear sometimes at 3 a.m. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently

Timely ending

For more than 40 years, the concept that death could come for us at any time has had a double meaning for Tim and Becky Dennis. As owners and operators of four different chapels offering funeral and cremation services in Waseca, Waterville and Janesville, they have been “on call” any time day...