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The Waseca County Historical Society will benefit from the final estate sale being held October 11 and 12 to find "good homes" for the belongings of Gloria and Ray Pommerenke. Their daughter Lori has spent more than seven years gradually sorting through their lifelong accumulations.
“I dislike the process of selling things,” comments Wasecan Lori Pommerenke. “But this is more like storytelling.”
Pommerenke is speaking of an upcoming estate sale scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12, at which she will be clearing out her parents’ possessions, so that their home...
NRHEG Royalty from left: Violet Elise Aronson, Jase Knudson, Hannah Brunsen, Tayla Sandry, Alden Dobberstein, King Harbor Cromwell, Prince Beckett Budach, Jayden Fleming, Queen Mallory Schlinger, Princess Leni Routh, Cole Hutchens, Sierra Misgen, Owen Bartlett and Lia Johannsen.
NRHEG Homecoming week 2024 concluded last week with a week full of activities, themed dress up days, coronation, and parades coming to a close Friday.
Tuesday evening, Harbor Cromwell, son of Mike and Nikki Cromwell, alongside Mallory Schlinger, daughter of Matt and Tanya Schlinger were...
Community Education Director Macy Whiteside
New Richland resident Macy Whiteside is the current Community Education Director for NRHEG. If she is not busy writing grants, she is working on the Panther Publication. She is also in charge of four different Facebook pages in relation to NRHEG district. Whiteside earned her master’s in...
During their Sept. 23 meeting, members of the New Richland city council set their preliminary adjusted 2025 tax levy at $758,166, an amount almost $106,000 higher than in 2024, or about 16.2 percent.
City Administrator Anthony Marten predicted that, once actual numbers for staff insurance...
Dawn Raatz, owner of Barnyard Treasures.
“Barnyard Treasures” is an arts and crafts sales event held at the rural farm home of Dawn Raatz. During the Sept. 28 show, 13 vendors had their items on display. Raatz herself advertised “Unique signs hand painted on salvaged barn wood and tin.”
Among the vendors were Polly’s Pantry Treats...
From left: Mark Griffith, Sarah Sundve and teacher Holly Pederson during the NRHEG mock crash staged near the NRHEG secondary school on Friday, Sept. 20. Ian Riskedahl played the part of a crash victim, but stepped out of character for the sake of the picture.
Students from the NRHEG secondary school took some time away from their classes the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 20 to view a “Mock Car Crash” arranged by staff from the New Richland ambulance and fire departments, the Ellendale ambulance crew, the Waseca County Sheriff’s office and Bonnerup...
During the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (NRHEG) school board’s regular monthly meeting on Sept. 16, district business manager Karla Christopherson summarized briefly that, of the district’s $13 million annual budget, about $2.4 million is covered by property taxes levied against land,...
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Freedom Township was founded in 1874, and has been celebrating its 150th year with special services held quarterly since last October. The final observance is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the church, located about eight miles south of Janesville along...
[STEELE COUNTY, MN] – [09/19/24] – Steele County Public Health (SCPH) is launching a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the 2025 Steele County Opioid Response Initiative Grant. The RFP, application form, workplan template, and budget template are available on the SCPH website. The...
An Ellendale area man has added Steele County to the list of lawsuits he has filed – or is considering, claiming several departments are refusing to provide him public data about land he owns.
Daniel Petsinger filed a civil suit Aug. 16, naming the recorder’s office, auditor’s office and...