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ARTFUL - Winds as high as 33 mph over the weekend changed the snow countywide from white to gray. Businesses and schools spent Monday cleaning up muddy footprints. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
Research done by the Universities of Minnesota and North Dakota indicates that a typical acre of farmland in our states loses a bit over five tons of soil to wind erosion each year–about the capacity of a single axle dump truck.
Mark Schaetzke, district manager, and Cammi Phelps, resource...
Along with completing fairly routine business, members of the Waseca County Board of Commissioners addressed two somewhat controversial topics during their regularly scheduled meeting the morning of Jan. 20.
An item published elsewhere in this edition describes grants awarded to three area...
Three area initiatives will receive more than $29,000 to combat opioid addiction under a set of grants approved during the Jan. 20 meeting of the Waseca County Board of Commissioners. The grants were recommended by a 16-member Opioid Settlement Advisory Council offered through the county’s...
Steele County Public Health is seeking proposals from community-based nonprofit organizations to help prevent homelessness in Steele County. Approximately $150,000 is available for the 2026 funding year.
Local Homeless Prevention Aid (LHPA) was created by the Minnesota Legislature to help...
Meghan and Todd Selvik
Outstanding Farmers of America (OFA) announced today that Todd and Meghan Selvik of Waseca, Minnesota have been named finalists for the 2026 National Outstanding Young Farmer of America (NOYF) Award.
Nominations were submitted from across the United States by a nationwide network of county...
SNOW COURT - Front row: Winter Pederson, Gabrielle Schlaak, Meela Budach, Nora Flatness, Kaitlyn Dobberstein, Kayden Warke.Back row: Ezekiel Morrison, Kaleb Hughes, Justin Beauvais, Quen Meyering, DeShawn Jones, Isaac Bauleke
The NRHEG 2026 Snow Week kicks off Jan. 31 and goes until Feb. 6. Coronation is set for 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 at NRHEG High School, when royalty will be crowned based on a vote of the student body grades 9-12. Coronation is open to the community and will feature speeches from winter sports...
HOPE IN BUTTER - Victor Mrotz, owner of the Hope Creamery, with Judi Kalstad, who was one of the many people who bought the butter he donated at the Geneva Cancer Auction on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Donors, buyers, and volunteers made it possible for this year's Geneva Cancer Auction to raise $155,000 to aid in the fight against cancer.
The 2026 Geneva Cancer Auction - “FIGHT THE FIGHT” - resumed on Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Geneva Bar & Grill, as Jamie Hagen welcomed everyone. Sorry to say I am, guessing that the weather may have kept some people away, but I am pleased to say that many people braved the cold weather...
ELEGANT GRACE - Dressed elegantly for the evening, a group of ladies raised a toast to women's contributions to agriculture.
About 60 women from around the region attended Farmamerica’s Raise a Toast celebration the evening of Jan. 16. Farmamerica staff members explain the event’s focus is honoring the essential role women play in agriculture.
Alongside the evening’s conversation, dinner, and featured speaker...
“If you want to see a better country, precinct caucuses are the way to start,” declares Deb Hogenson, chair of the Waseca County Democratic Party.
County Republican treasurer Charlie Priebe phrases it another way, “If you feel inclined to complain about the way things are, you should come...
GETTING THE STEPS IN - The Hartland Workout Girls were in the basement of Hartland's Evangelical Lutheran Church for their exercise on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. Back row from left: Jan Kalbow, Sharon Olson, Judy Hendrickson, Linda Johannsen, Front row: Kathy Spooner and youngest member Nancy Harris, 70. Not pictured, Oldest member, Ona Meyer, 96, and Judy Tweeten.
Twice a week, the Workout Girls of Hartland like to get together and get some steps in; they think others should know about their gatherings at Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church, and consider joining in.
Judy Hendrickson started the Workout Girls in 2015: “I got the idea when I was in a...