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QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT - Discover Waseca Tourism awarded a grant to the Waseca County Free Fair to support the free stage entertainment for the 2026 fair. The free stage provides fairgoers with access to quality entertainment at no additional cost.
WASECA, Minn. — Discover Waseca Tourism awards a $2,500 grant to the Waseca County Free Fair to support free stage entertainment during the 2026 fair, scheduled for July 8–12, 2026.
For generations, the Waseca County Free Fair has been one of Southern Minnesota's premier summer attractions...
I have been amazed by two insects over the past few days.
My first moment of amazement came from something that seemed to be a stick about an inch long. But somehow, this “stick” was clinging to the screen on my front door.
It was so convincing that, at one point, three members of my...
GAGA BALL - Above, Wyatt Larson (left) with fellow Eagle Scout Devon Nelton, one of the volunteers who helped build this gaga ball pit at the NRHEG school grounds in New Richland. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
Along with graduating from high school this year, NRHEG seniors Jordan Brouwers, Wyatt Larson and Devon Nelton could be said to have also “graduated” from scouting: all three capped off their 12-year participation in Scouting America by becoming Eagle Scouts.
All three state they are...
CREATIVE MINDS - Middle school students (from left) Tianna Wallace, Annie Buffington, Clayton Kaplan, Maci Johnson and Vivienne Schlaak artists are among the students acknowledged for their hard work by NRHEG art teacher Cynthia Gail. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
NRHEG art teacher Cynthia Gail has taken to acknowledging hard work done by her middle school level students in a new way. She selects pieces based on their level of excellence, then has the designs made into iron-on artwork which she applies to everyday items the students can use and keep...
After learning about the Discover Waseca County app, I decided to give it a try. Begun as a project by Waseca Senior High School students in a social studies class, it has been expanded and broadened with information from a variety of sources to let visitors know about the history, shopping,...
The City of Hartland’s council met the evening of June 1.
Council members discussed matters surrounding the new community room, due to open in July. City staff was asked to contact surrounding communities to find out what rental fees are charged there. That information will be used as a...
The Owatonna Legion with help from the Owatonna and Faribault Middle Schools, presented colors at the 90th Annual Meeting for the Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Star Eagle photos by Ben Revermann
The Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (SWCE) held its ninetieth annual meeting over the lunch hour on Tuesday, June 2 in Owatonna in the organization warehouse. According to Services Supervisor Randy Sobrack, the crowd numbered nearly 1,000, with about half being cooperative members. A central...
ELLENDALE, MN — June 3, 2026 — Radio Link Internet (RLI), a pioneering local internet service provider based in Ellendale, Minnesota, announced today that it officially shut down operations on June 1, 2026, and has filed for bankruptcy protection. For the past 31 years, RLI has been a cornerstone...
During their regular meeting on June 2, members of the Waseca County Board of Commissioners heard from county administrator Michael Johnson regarding various steps in changing the LeSueur-Waseca Library system from having formerly been listed as its own tax entity to now being funded and overseen...
Christian Huntington Cully walks as Molly Johnson, behind, waves.
They stood together for the final time.
One by one, they walked out into the world.
The 55 members of the NRHEG class of 2026 graduated Sunday afternoon in a packed high school gymnasium in New Richland.
Principal Grant Berg got the show rolling quickly as he said the day was...