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Local resident Larry Muff, was present during the New Richland City Council’s Nov. 12 meeting to address concerns regarding the hydrologic study conducted by Houston Engineering. He stated his main concern is that the study is based on a “100-year flooding event,” which was described as seven...
Nathanael Andrs holds a pipe prop while debating Tom Sexton in their respective roles in the Alexander House Murder Mystery.
With a flair for the original, brothers Mikhail Rostislavovich and Dwight Tostenson opened up their home, the Alexander House of Waseca, on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16 for a Murder Mystery Fundraiser that already has people speculating about a repeat performance sometime in the future...
Miss Minnesota Emily Schumacher signed autographs for NRHEG Students after her presentation.
Emily Schumacher, a Mankato area resident crowned “Miss Minnesota” in June, spoke with NRHEG students during an assembly on Thursday, Nov. 14. Schumacher has teamed up with the American Heart Association (AHA) to help educate young people about the dangers and consequences of smoking or using “...
October 28, 2024 (Waseca, MN)—The Minnesota Bankers Association (MBA) has recognized Keen Bank as a Community Champion for their contributions, service and support to their local community. Keen Bank is one of 84 Minnesota banks to receive this recognition. Banks play a vital role in their...
Waseca County farmers enjoyed dry weather and easy access to fields during the 2024 harvest.
The 2024 Harvest is history for most and, unlike last year, it meant disappointing but not unexpected yields, particularly on the corn side. Much of the crop looked subpar from the road, and in most cases, looks did not deceive. Soybean yields were mediocre in most cases and not generally on a...
Karl Swenson of Otisco was selected as the 2024 Outstanding Conservationist for Waseca County by Waseca Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Waseca County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has selected Otisco farmer Karl Swenson as its conservation farmer of 2024.
Swenson was the youngest of four children raised on the farm his parents, lifelong area residents Rolland and Carol, acquired in 1964. He, his two...
Eighth-grades on A honor roll: Aubrey Baseman, Addison Bauleke, Gus Bethke, Ellie Clark, Alayna Groskreutz, Anna Guse, Aubrey Hendrickson, Eli Hendrickson, Wyatt Hendrickson, Brock Holland, Kasey Jewison, Kendel Klocek, Crissa Koopal, Colton Lermon, Klare Liverseed, Gracie Luna, Aiden Merritt, Brynlee Neitzel, Tyler Piepho, Aibree Rose, Joey Rossing, Memphis Schlaak, Emilia Stadheim, Lauren Wakefield, Kylie Warke, Julieann Wobbrock.
The entire student body of the NRHEG secondary school gathered in the high school gym the morning of Thursday, Nov. 14 to celebrate accomplishments reached during the first part of the school year.
Individuals at all grade levels were recognized, and made eligible for prize drawings for...
NRHEG chapter of the National Honor Society members. New members inducted Wednesday afternoon in the high school gymnasium were: senior Aidan Schlaak and juniors Jordan Brouwers, Meela Budach, Kaitlyn Dobberstein, Kyera Eustice, Jozie Klimmek, Molly Johnson, Wyatt Larson, Devon Nelton, Chloe Riewer, Adalyn Stadheim and Chloe Stork.
The NRHEG chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 11 new members during a ceremony held Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the high school gym. Senior Aidan Schlaak and juniors Jordan Brouwers, Meela Budach, Kaitlyn Dobberstein, Kyera Eustice, Jozie Klimmek, Molly Johnson, Wyatt Larson, Devon...
Alden Dobberstein shakes hands with Neil Fuchs.
Hundreds of students, staff, parents, and families attended the NRHEG Fall Sports Banquet held Thursday evening, Nov. 7 in the high school gymnasium.
As is traditional, Athletic Director Dan Stork thanked the many people behind the scenes who make sporting events possible at NRHEG: staff,...
This corner marker located within a tree-covered area of Waseca County’s Courthouse Park is far more elaborate and specific than the stakes or “plugs” usually used by modern surveyors to mark section and quarter corners.
“Surveys in Waseca County are more expensive than any other area we work in,” observes Steve Thompson of Jones, Haugh and Smith Engineering out of Owatonna.
The problem, he explains, is “the uncertainty of the location of the corners that are needed.”
Thompson, a surveyor with 37...