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Recently I have, like many other Minnesotans, had the opportunity to attend more than just a few city council meetings. This round, my experience has been in the quaint little community of Ellendale, Minnesota, for the last two or three meetings consecutively.
I find myself amazed, but not...
Waseca County's "Horse Thief Detectives" organization stems from pioneer days when there were very few law enforcement officers, and when summoning them might take hours. Instead, property owners banded together, so that, if someone's livestock was taken, a group could be formed quickly to investigate the theft and pursue the thieves. Today, Waseca County's "detectives" are members of the state's oldest continually operating organization of its type.
The Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives (WCHTD) met on July 4 at Northeast Park in Waseca. Thursday was not the greatest day for the WCHTD to conduct its annual potluck lunch. Thanks to the weather, (It rained, and rained hard for much of the scheduled gathering time.), only about one-third of...
Two Quad Cities baseball teams particpated in the 10U end of year tournament in New Richland July 11-14. Above, the boys battle with Maple River Thursday evening.
Much of the summer ball season for youth in the area has been marred by scrambling for make-up dates due to the continuous cycle of rain. However, the sun shone brightly for four straight days in New Richland as the Quad Cities Baseball Association (QCBA) hosted the end-of-year tournament for 10U...
With the risk of flooding increasing in many parts of the state, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) urges private well users to prepare for the possibility that their wells might flood.
If you get your drinking water from a private well, taking these preventative actions now may...
Last year it seemed as though we didn’t have enough rain, and now this year it seems we’ve had plenty and could use a break. It’s easy for us to complain about the weather and how it so often seems as though it’s not the kind of weather we prefer, especially if your livelihood depends on the...
An official citation and fine for unmowed grass on five lots was unanimously approved by members of the Ellendale City Council Thursday, July 11, 2024, despite dispute and numerous accusations of unfair treatment from property owner Daniel Petsinger.
Petsinger, along with two concerned...
Children celebrate with Miles Pederson (red shorts) who was the winner of the 4-year old division of the 2024 kid’s power pedal pull on Saturday.
Hundreds of visitors and residents were in attendance throughout Farm and City Days weekend in New Richland, July 5-7.
The most popular attractions included the classic car show, which drew a record 149 cars this year, up from a record year of 127 in 2023. This year’s big winner of Best of...
The completed painting by Willow Gentile will take up to two years to dry. Above right, artist Willow Gentile and New Richland librarian Kathy Kronebusch.
Anyone braving the misty morning on Tuesday, July 2 on Broadway Ave. in New Richland might have been surprised to meet Willow Gentile (pronounced Jen-till'-lee), an artist from Rochester, who stood before her easel, umbrella in one hand and palette knife in the other, painting the home of the New...
Hayden Roslansky, newest shareholder with the legal firm of Patton, Hoversten and Berg, enjoys the small-town atmosphere he has found in the firm's Janesville office.
“You hear it all the time,” says Hayden Roslansky with a smile. “ ‘You’re good at arguing. You should be a lawyer.’
“But as far as I’m concerned, practicing law is about being analytical; you have to love rules, be ready to follow a clear order of operations. And you have to approach the...
The Friendship Wagon Train completed its 2024 journey in Good Thunder on June 29. The celebration there included a final ceremony, auction, live music and a beer tent.
The town of Waldorf, Minnesota made the most of the Friendship Wagon Train’s arrival on Wednesday, June 26. The Friendship Wagon Train is a brigade of horse-drawn carriages, some in an appreciable classic style and others custom made with modern accoutrement, that has traveled across Minnesota...