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During its first meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 8, the New Richland City Council approved the appointment of two commissioners to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of New Richland via Resolutions 24-01 and 24-02. Sarah Sundve presented the ambulance report, stating that the New...
Riverland Community College is pleased to announce the students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2023 Fall president's and dean's lists. Riverland congratulates these individuals for their outstanding academic accomplishments.
Area residents who have earned honors while...
Dwayne, “Whitey” Hagen speaks during the 40th annual Geneva Cancer Auction.
Despite the weather conditions, a great group of people filled Geneva Bar & Grill Friday, Jan. 12 to continue the 2024 Geneva Cancer Auction.
Jamie Hagen welcomed everyone before he put the first items up for bid. Many people took home an assortment of great foods including homemade...
The Geneva Bar and Grill was filled to capacity, possibly as many as 250 people, both Friday and Saturday, January 5 and 6, as the fortieth Geneva Cancer Auction began. Whitey Hagen, 91, originator and long-time spokesperson for the event, welcomed crowd members and thanked them for their...
At their January 2 organizational meeting and work session, NRHEG school board members elected to retain the same officers as during 2023: Rick Schultz as chair, Loren Schoenrock as vice chair, Terri Engel as clerk, Pat Theuer as treasurer. All board members accepted various committee assignments...
Coach Wendy Schultz was not aware she was about to earn victory number 300 and was surprised to see the large crowd.
In the past year, the Star Eagle has covered many exciting stories worth remembering. Here is a look back at the best highlights from the year that was 2023.
April
• Jessica Knutson took over as Director of Nursing for the New Richland Care Center in September of 2022 after a period...
One Act Play actors gathered in the NRHEG media center for practice.
The NRHEG contest one-act play for 2024 is a comedy piece titled “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors.” In the play, NRHEG sophomore Winter Pederson is casting director for a community theater production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She has promised to fill the cast by the end of the day, resting...
Pastor Michael Mathews has been the pastor of First Lutheran Church, Waldorf, and St. John's Lutheran Church, Danville Township, for 24 years.
The dual parish of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Danville Township, and First Lutheran Church, Waldorf, held a shared service on January 7 to say good-bye to Pastor Michael Mathews, who has served them since 1999. After the service, members of the congregations shared a pot-luck meal, during which...
Dwayne, “Whitey” Hagen speaks during the 40th annual Geneva Cancer Auction. Below, Whitey and his son, Keith, holding up a pie for auction.
As Dwayne "Whitey" Hagen was about to begin the 35th Annual Geneva Cancer Auction five years ago, he said "Everybody thinks that the cancer auction is about me. It isn't. This cancer auction is about each and every one of you who comes through the door and shares their care and concern for those...
The Wagner Family
There's a giant void in the New Richland area that in no way can be filled.
Hurricanes are, after all, extremely rare here on the prairie.
No longer will Jane Wagner be there to brighten the day of most anyone she encountered. The area's favorite basketball mom died suddenly last...