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Above: Experienced operators of the directional borer say it can dig a channel up to a mile long. Below: Operator Scott Kroenke at the controls of the borer.
The process of installing about 200 miles of fiber internet cable has begun in the southwest portion of the county. Under the terms of a $4,385,000 grant from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, fiber internet cable is due to be installed in Vivian, Byron, Freedom and Wilton townships...
“I sure didn’t expect I would ever be advocating for the Drug Court program,” stated area graduate Ken Holmseth. He remembers “I was convinced the justice system was out to get me.”
Holmseth was one of three Waseca graduates who spoke Tuesday, July 16 during a celebration ceremony marking...
Waterville homeowner Jim Keller with Linda Mywaart, the Samaritan's Purse volunteer who was site leader for the cleanup of Keller's home after it had been badly damaged by flooding.
Waterville resident Jim Keller says he has gone through the five stages of grief over the past month. Keller’s home of 25 years sits on the shore of Lake Tetonka. A favorite feature of the simple structure is a sturdy deck that looks directly out over the lake.
In all the time he, his wife...
Ellendale City Clerk/Treasurer Kim Zimprich announced her intention to resign her position with the city effective Aug. 26. The news was reported to the Star Eagle Monday evening. A special city council meeting was scheduled for the announcement Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The Star Eagle's latest...
Mikhail Rostislavovich
During the Exchange Clubs National Convention, in San Antonio Texas, this past week our local Exchange Club was conferred with multiple National Awards. The highest number they have ever received since their founding in 1982. Club president Mikhail Rostislavovich was given the “Distinguished Club...
Alexis Olson
It was a sunny, sweaty 87 degrees near the 4-H Creative Arts Center the afternoon of Sunday, July 14 at the Waseca County Fair. To combat the heat, 4-H passed out free scoops of ice cream with chocolate or strawberry sauce. Very few complaints were heard.
Inside the 4-H Creative Arts Center...
Since July 2, Nova Scotia resident Andy Northup has been the team leader for a “disaster response unit” sent to work in Waterville by the Canadian branch of the Samaritan’s Purse philanthropic organization. With a full-sized semi trailer, the response unit has an office with its own designated...
NRHEG School board members were informed during their July 15 meeting that the replacement of wooden doors with metal ones to meet safety standards, parking lot enlargements and resurfacing, and updates to the heating, cooling, fire detection and fire suppression systems are on track for...
Molly Johnson of the NRHEG FFA program holds a days-old chick in the foreground while Janesville FFA member Maddie Lueck keeps Garry, the Nigerian dwarf goat ready to meet children visiting the FFA Barnyard during the Waseca County Fair.
Robin Dulas, secretary treasurer for the Waseca County Fair, says she’s always saddened when the fun is over. “I’d rather go to the fair for another day than go back to work,” she jokes.
“We spend all those months choosing and planning the various events, it’s really exciting to be there...
Members of the "Just Friends" choral group include Dean Buendorf, Larry Crabtree, Paul Hanson, Dale Krueger, Randy Lewer, Dennis Maurer, Doug Riskedahl, Brad Stencl, Brian Vairma, and Vern Wilker.
Every Monday evening for over an hour, they practice.
Then, depending on the time of year, they perform about once a week.
For a group of 10 who’ve named themselves “Just Friends,” it seems they take their singing pretty seriously.
According to founding member and de facto...