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Annette Duncan, president of United Way of Steele County, encourages interested groups and individuals to look into attending the “Mental Health First Aid” course she teaches at a cost of $50 a person. The 8-hour seminar is taught as “blended” instruction–part of the time participants study...
Brinn Bohlke, Paulette Krampitz, Mark Mullaney, and Annette Strenge pose in the front room of the Lady Bug Thrift Shop. Star Eagle photos by Melanie Piltingsrud
With fans and shoppers daily asking when the big day is, the grand re-opening of the Lady Bug Thrift Shop on Saturday, Aug. 29 promises to be a not-to-be-missed event.
Retired Vikings football player Mark Mullaney, originally of Colorado, but now living near New Richland, will guest star at...
A WHOLE NEW LOOK - A group of children taking part in a daycare program at the NRHEG Secondary Site take their ease in the recently remodeled student commons area. Lockers which once stood in rows have been moved against the walls of the space; the area under the skylight is now carpeted and offers inviting areas for sitting or working at tables.
“I can’t wait to see them talking to each other at lunchtime,” enthused school board member Terry Engel during the Aug. 17 meeting of the NRHEG school board.
Engel was responding to Secondary School Principal Grant Berg’s explanation of the cell phone policy for the coming school year: “...
During their meeting the evening of Monday, Aug. 10, members of the New Richland city council learned it will cost between $20,000 and $25,000 to put new concrete at the north entry to city hall. City administrator Tyler Lendt explained an engineer’s input will be needed to plan the replacement...
Keith Allen, State Representative for District 19A, which within Waseca County includes Alton, Blooming Grove, Iosco and Janesville townships, visited with members of the Waseca County Board during their meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Allen, standing to the immediate right of the flag, is pictured here with commissioners (from left) Brian Harguth, Doug Christopherson, De Malterer, Brad Krause and Brad Milbrath. Photo by Deb Bently
For the past few months commissioner “work sessions,” which are typically scheduled as needed on Tuesday mornings prior to the 9:30 board meeting, have centered around arriving at a preliminary tax levy amount to be collected during 2027.
Commissioners have heard from department heads who...
TREBIE TRAVELS - New Richland native Debra (Shurson) Repya read her book Trebie Gets a Passport to children at the town library. She is pictured here with her husband Joe and Trebie. Star Eagle photo by Deb Bently
About 35 children attended a special reading at the New Richland library the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 11 to hear Trebie Gets a Passport, a children’s book written by Debra Shurson Repya, a New Richland native and a 1969 graduate of the New Richland-Hartland school district.
Deb and her...
FIREFIGHTER HONOR - Six Geneva firemen were honored during a special gathering and dinner at the Community Center on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. All six were given engraved axes, cards, and framed wall hangings. Pictured from left: John Warnke, Daryl Paulson, Dale Boverhuis, Craig Christenson, Greg Bartsch and Rick Seath. Star Eagle photo by Ben Revermann
Six Geneva firefighters were honored during a special get together at the Geneva Community Center on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 15. Fire Chief Curt Boswell had suggested to the Star Eagle that, “Axes will be involved, so you might want to be there.”
The axes in question were custom,...
LEARNING ABOUT GOD - Children attended Le Sueur River Luthern Church’s Vacation Bible School the week of August 10-14 to learn about the Bible.
Fifty-five children attended Vacation Bible School this year at Le Sueur River Lutheran Church the week of August 10 – 14.
Each morning from 9 a.m. to noon, children gathered at Le Sueur River Lutheran Church to learn Bible stories, sing songs, craft, socialize, and eat snacks in the...
During the Aug. 10 meeting of the Waldorf city council, city attorney Christopher Kennedy was asked to review and clarify data center ordinances, which he will present to the council for review. Kennedy was also present because it was brought to his attention there are allegations of improper...
The City of Geneva city council meeting took place Wednesday, Aug. 12, moved from its usual Tuesday schedule because of the statewide primary election on Aug. 11.
The council approved $2,400 to have six trees removed from City Park by Woodpecker Tree Service of Ellendale. Although council...