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The city of Geneva is seeking applicants willing to serve as summer staff for the city-operated swimming pool. Although advertisements have been published, there has been only one applicant for the Geneva pool manager’s position. The council would like to see more applications for every position...
The Community Lutheran Church had been buzzing with activity earlier this month as it has been busy preparing for their annual meatball dinner. This year the meatball dinner was held on Sunday, April 19, starting at 11 a.m., following the morning worship service.
The meatball dinner takes...
As anticipation builds for this year's Farm & City Days celebration, our organizing committee is facing a growing concern that could impact the success of the community tradition: a critical shortage of volunteers.
The Farm & City Days committee is officially made up of six members...
PANCAKES HERE - On behalf of the Waldorf Peppy Peppers, Jace, Nash, Kaisley,Kenny, Marvin, Kendrick, and Kaeson were struggling against the wind to display a sign to attract passing motorists. They were advertising the group's pancake breakfast at the Waldorf Community Center on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
There was a pancake breakfast care of the Waldorf Peppy Peppers 4-H Club at the community center on Sunday, April 12, with free-will donations accepted. They saw over 220 guests come through their doors. Proceeds go directly to the club and help kids go to camp and other club outings. Out in...
During their meeting the evening of Monday, April 6, members of the Hartland city council learned the city’s fire department did not have any calls for the month of March. It was also reported that the number one truck, which had been temporarily out of service, is now repaired and fully...
SPRING CLEANING - The New Richland Garden Club's Barb Finseth, Kris Pfeffer, Stacy Bethke and Garden Club President Eleanor Schlaak were getting the garden across from the high school ready for spring on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Said Schlaak, "All our annuals are doing good so far this year." For those interested, the Garden Club will have its plant sale from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16. Star Eagle photo by Ben Revermann
During their April meeting, members of the New Richland Town and Country Garden Club planned for the upcoming planting season, including scheduling a work session on Thursday, April 9 to remove any remaining plant debris from the flower garden along Highway 30.
Each year, club members work...
During their April 7 meeting, commissioners approved the purchase of two new squad cars for the Waseca County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Jay Dulas informed commissioners the needed $90,000 is in his budget for this year. The new vehicles will be Ford Explorers, the same model as those being...
Emergency county-wide notifications are now being distributed using ReGroup, a mass notification system which can send messages to hundreds of recipients at once. ReGroup replaces the system formerly in use, “CodeRED.” There is no guarantee registrations made with the previous service will...
On the first weekend in May, 1976, the city of Blooming Prairie celebrated the Grand Opening of their brand new library. Now, 50 years later, the people of Blooming Prairie and their neighbors are invited to come together again to celebrate all the joy and connection the library has brought to...
The Le Sueur–Waseca Community Health Board has released its Year Two Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) report, highlighting progress in mental health and substance use across both counties. New data from the 2025 Minnesota Student Survey show decreases in Adverse Childhood Experiences (...