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NRHEG Student Ambassadors, including Gabby Schlaak, far right, perform ceremonial ‘folding of the flag’ during the annual Veterans Day program. Below Veterans stand in salute.
Hundreds of students, faculty and local community members gathered for the annual NRHEG Veterans Day Program at the high school gymnasium in New Richland on Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
The event, hosted by the NRHEG Student Ambassadors and music department began with a flag procession...
NRHEG 4th grade winners of Punt Pass and Kick are, from left: Alliah Rosacker, Mabel Froslan, Makenna Misgen, Axel Schlaak, Chase Simon and Myssiah Gilbertson.
Last month NRHEG 3rd, 4th and 5th graders participated in the 2024 Punt, Pass and Kick competition. Among the winners this year included 4 new school record holders, since they started keeping records: 3rd grader Maya Misgen; 4th grader Axel Schlaak; 5th graders Alexia Gonzalez, Giovanni Johnson...
Election results are in for Waseca, Steele, and Freeborn Counties.
Here are the results for every major local election of relevancy to readers in the NRHEG area. Vote totals appear after candidate name. Order of results listed with Waseca County elects first, followed by Steele County, and...
November 5, 2024 – The Freeborn County Historical Society board of directors is excited to announce a name change. After a thoughtful discussion at the October board meeting, there was a unanimous vote to approve a change to our name. Going forward we will be the HISTORY CENTER OF FREEBORN COUNTY...
Districts establish their budgets by estimating revenue and expenses based on projected student enrollment, state funding, which is determined through the legislative session, federal funding, and local taxes. Unfortunately, revenue increases have not kept up with inflationary increases or...
(Waseca, Minn.)- Get ready for a morning filled with fun, food, fitness, and some very special feathered guests. Join us at Farmamerica on Friday, November 29th at 10 AM for the second annual walk/run, all-you-can-eat breakfast by Dad’s Belgian Waffles, and the chance to welcome home the National...
About 50 area elementary-age students took part in a community education trip to Urban Air, an indoor park located in Plymouth. Among the many options for participants were electric go-karts, zip lines, climbing walls, and more.
About 50 area children in grades 2 to 6 took part in an all-day trip to “Urban Air Adventure Park” in Plymouth on Monday, Nov. 4. The trip was offered through NRHEG Community Education, and had participants away from home from about 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Time at Urban Air was from 10 a.m. to 2 p...
Local veteran Norman Eckart and his wife Sharon will celebrate 60 years of marriage next year on Aug. 21, 2025.
From Minnesota to Georgia, Colorado, and even Turkey until his eventual return, Norman Eckart served our country as a cryptographer for the United States military.
Eckart, 80, was drafted into the service in 1965 during the heart of the Vietnam War.
“Uncle Sam interrupted our wedding...
The Mankato office of Houston Engineering recently completed a comprehensive hydrology study regarding flooding problems in and around New Richland; the company’s conclusions were presented during the New Richland City Council meeting on Oct. 28.
The city is planning a future public...
“I love seeing the creativity and the energy,” commented NRHEG Community Education Director Macy Whiteside. “This is what early childhood family education is all about.”
Whiteside was supervising the fourth Halloween “KidFest” her department has put together. The event took place in the...