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Tyler Lendt
Tyler Lendt, currently the assistant county veterans service officer with Mower County, has accepted the position as New Richland’s city administrator after being offered the position last week.
According to Mike Humpal of the Southern Minnesota Service Cooperative (SMSC), who assisted city...
RUNNING IN COLOR - The Color Run fundraiser for the Ellendale Inclusive Playground was a huge success — beautiful weather, big smiles, and community spirit. Event organizers express their thanks to all participants and for the support of the inclusive playground.
About 170 people took part in the second annual NRHEG One Mile Color Run, Walk or Stroll which set out from behind the Ellendale elementary building on Saturday, Oct. 11. This fundraiser was for the school’s inclusive playground, which is currently entering phase three in its completion. There...
FELLOWSHIP AND FAITH- About 60 students attended the fourth annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Fields of Faith even on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) held its fourth annual Fields of Faith (FOF) nationwide night out event on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the NRHEG High School football field, located near the secondary school in New Richland. 59 students attended the event.
The featured speaker of the...
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" this past June. Club members reviewed the summer's accomplishments during their Oct. 6 meeting. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
During their October meeting, members of New Richland’s Town and Country Garden Club discussed steps it will take to “clean up” the garden group members' care for a planting area along Highway 30. Two work sessions were planned: one to remove currently dry and dying plants and another to follow...
YEARLY GOODBYE - Members of the Clarks Grove Historical Society held their final meeting for the year on Thursday, Oct. 9. The museum will resume regular hours next spring.
There was a very somber and quiet get-together and potluck dinner at the Clarks Grove Historical Society’s Museum on Thursday, Oct. 9. What started at 6 p.m. went until after sundown on this chilly autumn evening.
“Those crockpots were full when I brought them in,” one of the guests said....
During their regular meeting the evening of Monday, Oct. 6, members of the Hartland city council discussed the groundbreaking ceremony along Broadway Street for the new community center/firehall which took place around Sept. 22. With plans to finish up by summer 2026, this is a shared effort by...
A large screener was brought onsite at the Waseca County Recycling Center last week to perform the final step before compost produced on site is ready for sale. Area residents can now purchase the material for use in gardens, raised beds, flower pots and landscaping at a price of $25 a ton or about one cent per pound. Amounts of material purchased at a time can range from bucketloads to trailers full.Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
Built in 2023 thanks to a grant, the Waseca County compost site located south of Waseca along Highway 13 is now offering compost for sale. Recycling supervisor Tammie Bramer clarifies the recycling center has had compost available for purchase since 2021, but this is the first time material from...
OBSERVATION - County Commissioners signed a proclamation declaring 4-H Week in Waseca County. Pictured at the center are 4-H participant Alexis Myers and University of Minnesota Extension educator Amy Nelson, along with commissioners (from left) Brian Harguth, Brad Milbrath, Brad Krause, De Malterer and Doug Christopherson. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
During the most recent meeting of the Waseca County board of commissioners, a report summarizing activity in the Waseca County 4-H program provided a list of events the local Extension office has administered over the past 12 months. After hearing from 4-H participant Alexis Myers and local 4-H...
During the Oct. 7 meeting of the Waseca County board of commissioners, county sheriff Jay Dulas described his department as having become something of an “island” because most regional law enforcement agencies are already using the types of federally required portable radios capable of “...
2025 NRHEG High School Homecoming royalty: (front, from left) Prince Holden Arnold, King Jordan Brouwers, Queen Chloe Riewer and Princess Rae Phillips. Back: Owen Wayne, Quinn VanMaldeghem, Gavin Lewison, Adalyn Stadheim, Camryn VanMaldeghem, Hudson Chrz, Chloe Stork and Wyatt Tuttle.
NRHEG Homecoming 2025 brought a week full of activities, themed dress up days, coronation, and parades coming to a close Friday.
Monday evening, Jordan Brouwers, son of Jessica Brouwers, alongside Chloe Riewer, daughter of Jodi and Andy Riewer, were crowned King and Queen.
Serving as...