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DELIVERY - Ellendale food shelf volunteers (from left) Joan Crosby, Becky Larson, Jon Asplund, Sue Asplund, Jim Crosby, Diane Lee and Cynthia Nelson prepared and served a taco bar meal at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale the afternoon of Sunday, March 8. All proceeds benefited the food shelf, which is open at the Methodist Church each Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
According to committee members Becky Larson and Cynthia Nelson, the Ellendale Food Shelf has seen an impressive increase in usage over the past year, going from a typical number of 35 or fewer families during its weekly distribution to a new record number of 44. It has become common, Larson...
During the month of March, the Twin Cities based organization FoodShare holds a major fundraising drive to provide financial support for about 300 participating food shelves around the state. Local shelves keep track of the number of people served and donations received during the target dates–...
UNFORGETTABLE - For an exhibit opening April 7, Waseca County Historical Society staff members Elizabeth Anselmo, Pauline Fenelon, Anna Simmons and Amy Danielson (not pictured) selected items which, having once seen, they could not forget.
Four Objects. Four Staff Picks. Countless Stories.
The Waseca County Historical Society (WCHS) is inviting the public to experience history in a new way this season — not through timelines or textbooks, but through something far more personal. The new exhibit, “This Old Thing,” features...
Imagine being a new mom, just returning to work after maternity leave and there is no safe and quiet space for you to pump. For new moms, it is hard to be away from your newborn baby, but being able to pump while away helps to soften that feeling of separation. However, what do you do when you...
DHS Shutdown Update
With the spring break travel season well underway, millions of Americans are feeling the effects of Washington’s dysfunction. Travelers are experiencing wait times of more than three hours at some airports due to shortages of Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
RUNNING IT BACK - Sheriff Lon Thiele has announced he is running for re-election this fall. He has been sheriff in Steele County since 2011.
While many sheriffs around Minnesota are retiring or leaving the profession altogether after a tumultuous period for law enforcement, Steele County’s top law enforcement official is poised to continue for at least another four years.
Sheriff Lon Thiele announced this week he is running for...
CELEBRATING WINS -Members of the Town and Country Garden Club were grateful for the assistance of NRHEG Secondary students and supervising staff during the school's "Community Service Day" last June. Club members reviewed the summer's accomplishments during their Oct. 6 meeting.
Though it’s still far too early to start turning ground, the New Richland Town and Country Garden Club held its first meeting of 2026 the evening of March 2. It was clear members had been thinking about the coming growing season, as preliminary plans were offered for the design of the group’s...
UPGRADES - Ray Eustice Park near Waldorf is just one of the parks included in the proposed Waseca County Parks and Recreation five year plan. Upgrades include playground safety, a possible new pavillion, fire pit, blacktop road and more.
As part of a process meant to establish a five-year maintenance and improvement plan for county parks, facilities director Brian Tomford offered information during the March 3 meeting of the county board about each of 9 spaces owned by the county, summarizing how the public tends to use them, and...
During the New Richland city council meeting the evening of Feb. 9, Nick Sorenson, energy manager for Fidium Fiber Internet (formerly Consolidated) requested permission to complete the installation process in New Richland to provide fiber internet. Said Sorenson, “All underground, nothing aerial...
TEAM VICTORIES - The NRHEG Vet Science team consists of Gus Bethke, Brooklyn Sommer, Colton Lermon and Ezra Boerner. Competing in JV was Kinley Adams, Alexa Viktora and Jacob Lewer.
The NRHEG Vet Science team, consisting of Gus Bethke, Brooklyn Sommer, Colton Lermon and Ezra Boerner, finished second in the region on March 6. All four finished in the top third with Gus third individually, Colton seventh, Brooklyn 12th, and Ezra finished 20th. Also competing in JV was Kinley...