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Vietnam Veteran and Emergency Management Director for Ellendale, MN Jerry Ibberson
Jerry Ibberson, 72, is a Vietnam veteran. A native and resident of Sleepy Eye for his first 48 years–aside from his stint in the Army from 1972 to 1975–he currently resides in Ellendale with his wife Karen. Ibberson has two children, Paul, 40, who lives in St. Louis working for Channel Seeds and...
The NRHEG school district will be receiving nearly $203,000 through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) offered by the federal Department of Justice. The grant program offered $73 million nationwide for school districts looking to improve safety and security. According to information...
The City of Geneva met in a regular session on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Steve Bailey at 6:30 p.m. at the Geneva Community Center. Present were Council members Phillips, Wayne, Bartsch and Worrell. Clerk Tufte, Treasurer Mattson, and Maintenance Jim...
From left: Alayna, 5, Cheryl Marquardt, Juniper, 11, Inara, 9, and Jenny, 7, were having fun at the Waldorf Library Autumn Art Project on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
The Waldorf Public Library offered an “autumn art” project aimed at children ages 4 to 7. Rescheduled because of a conflict, it took place the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 1.
Cheryl Marquardt had the 6-seater table lined with a plastic tablecloth to keep the table itself clean. For the project...
“These kids aren’t active only in band,” declared NRHEG band director Seth Schaefer. “They’re in knowledge bowl, they’re on sports teams, they have jobs. Along with all that, they’re willing to make a commitment to band and its activities, and to continue building their skill as musicians...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025 has increased to $23,500, up from $23,000 for 2024.
The IRS today also issued technical guidance regarding all cost of living adjustments affecting dollar...
Cole Staloch and Lexi Tweeten were united in marriage in Mankato earlier this month.
Editorial note - this story was written prior to the October 12 wedding of Cole Staloch and Lexi Tweeten.
Talk about a close call.
Cole Staloch, of Cleveland, is a lineman for MJ Electric and was dispatched first to Cincinnati on Sept. 27 and then onward to Asheville, North Carolina...
Experienced operators of the directional borer say it can dig a channel up to a mile long.
The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development recently announced that Waseca County is the recipient of a $1.6 million grant to continue expanding access to broadband “fiber” internet access for rural residents.
The expanded connection network will now reach sites in the southern parts of...
From left: Waseca Art Center vice president Mikhail Rostislavovich, secretary Molly Erdman, fundraising committee members Tara Bjerke, Ann Johannsen, Monica Priebe, and Liz O'Brien, and treasurer Mark Christianson dressed in their best Halloween finery for the Waseca Art Center's annual Great Fall Get-Together.
The Phantom of the Opera, who usually hides in a cavern underneath the Paris Opera, emerged to attend the Waseca Art Center's Great Fall Get-Together, which took place from 6 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Starfire Event Center in Waseca.
The popularity of last year's event, which...
“The problem is so massive,” observed Blue Earth County Sheriff Jeff Wersal, “it’s very hard to know where to start.”
Waseca County Sheriff Jay Dulas agrees. “It’s like a giant web,” he told the Pioneer. “People are using drugs, so they’re desperate for money. Their paychecks are spent,...