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SERVICE - Megan Misgen got only the best of steaks from Gage Flatness during the Hartland Fire Departments Steak and Sweet Corn Feed at the NEW Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Star Eagle photo by Ben Revermann
The Hartland Fire Department's Steak and Sweet Corn Feed on Saturday, Sept. 19 over the dinner hour gave area residents a chance to enjoy delicious food and also see the city’s new base of operations, the recently completed community center. According to Brandon Flatness, “For the first hour...
NRHEG fifth-graders took part in Farm and Home Safety Day at the Waseca County fairgrounds on Sept. 15. The day included a chance to see a medi-vac helicopter as well as a variety of safety presentations. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
About 280 local fifth-graders took part in safety-related conversations and activities during the Farm Bureau Farm and Home Safety Camp the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to organizer Debbie Roemhildt.
Students from the Janesville public school system, New Richland-Hartland-...
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since the Hartland Fire Department held its annual steak feed.
Fortunately, that changes this weekend.
With steaks supplied by Neighbors Meats, spring salad and potato salad by Superior Catering of Ellendale and much, much more, the Hartland...
CROWNING ROYALTY - The NRHEG Homecoming kicks off next week, with coronation set for Monday evening. Part of the homecoming royal is, back from left, Jack Bartlett, Brendan Schmidt, AJ Deen, Ryan Schlaa and Brooks Gilliland. Front, from left, is Izley Boerner, Keira Hutchens, Kylie Olson, Olivia Berg and Ariel-Star Anhalt.
The NRHEG Homecoming 2026 kicks off next week. Coronation is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 21 at NRHEG High School, when royalty will be crowned based on a vote of the student body grades 9-12. The new king and queen will reign over homecoming activities, including the parade scheduled to...
AI LEARNING - NRHEG Sixth-graders (from left) Lydia Louks, Avery Mollenhauer, Dyna Hanson and Brendan Koopal shared their thoughts after learning about the ways artificial intelligence can touch people's lives. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
Shortly after attending the Gruvy Education session about artificial intelligence (AI), NRHEG sixth-graders Lydia Louks, Dyna Hanson, Avery Mollenhauer and Brendan Koopal shared some reactions to what they had just heard.
Lydia pointed out she finds the in-home “Alexa” bot quite useful, but...
REMEMBERING CHARITY - Hartland University's Fourth Annual Ride to Remember took place on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. Pictured from left: Brett Bair, Peggy Kopischke, John, Kylee, and Brandon Bair were just a few of those who took part. Star Eagle photo by Ben Revermann
Justin and Sheila Arndt of the Hartland University Bar held their fourth annual Ride to Remember on Saturday, Sept. 12, complete with a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, and, of course, the prize for the winning hand. A combined donation of nearly $5,800 was raised for the Free Flags for Veterans...
Gruvy Education presenter Luke Cumbee shared information about artificial intelligence with NRHEG students on Sept. 9.
All students at the NRHEG Secondary school attended a one-hour session on Sept. 9 that was meant to help them recognize the two-faced nature of “artificial intelligence,” the fast-advancing ability of machines to accept and analyze information in a way that, until the past few years, only human...
MUMS THE WORD - Top, Wyatt Grose stopped by the Geneva Grill and Bar's Mum sale on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. Kathy Wobschall was one of the volunteers who helped with the purchase. Below, Hadley Wayne was sampling the smells of the mums she wanted before she made a purchase, with assistance from Jill Golhoffer. Star Eagle photos by Ben Revermann
Thanks to the efforts of about 20 volunteers, brightly colored mum plants in shades of purple, burgundy, rust, lavender, red and yellow lined the sidewalk in front of the Geneva Bar and Grill the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 11. Priced at $20 each, they were a fundraiser for the Geneva Cancer...
CELEBRATING TOGETHER - Front Row: Yvonne Brekke, Ellen Moiser, Jeanette Jensen, Zetty Bailey, Iris Christensen. Back Row: David Jellum, David Nelson, Mary Lou Deml, Melvin Schewe, Keith Harty and Corlyn Paulsen
The Ellendale High School Class of 1957 held a reunion of their school graduation at the Geneva Bar & Grill on Saturday, September 12. During the afternoon gathering, the class members, along with their guests, enjoyed some great food, a great deal of reminiscing about their days at EHS, as...
The Ellendale city council met in the evening of Thursday, Sept. 10.
After looking at their budget and anticipated expenditures for 2027, members of the Ellendale city council set the city’s 2027 “preliminary” property tax levy amount at 3.67 percent over 2026....