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Alzheimer's awareness

June is Alzheimer's awareness month. But for the Waseca Area Caregiver Services (WACS), Alzheimer's awareness is more than just a month. Waseca Area Caregiver Services provides programs to support Alzheimer’s patients and those family members and others who look after them. Alzheimer’s...

Tyler Saemrow kneels down between two rows of ginseng. Saemrow and his family grow the ginseng throughout various woods around the Morristown area.

Ginseng is business for area family

When people grab an energy drink such as a Monster or a Rockstar, they may notice that the drink contains ginseng. If it weren’t for that, or the rising popularity of traditional Chinese medicine, people may never know what it does, which is a shame because it can do so many positive things for...

JWP approves new art position

The JWP school board and the district have looked at options to meet the state’s new elementary art standards. At its meeting on Monday, June 12, the school approved adding an elementary art position to meet the state standards by the 2023-24 year. This move was made with the advice of Casey Rose...

Community center display addressed

Hanging of veteran pictures and more things about the community center were discussed at the regular Waldorf city council the evening of Monday, June 12. Waldorf resident Charlie Barnes asked the city council to allow the American Legion to display more veterans’ pictures in the community...

Dieker to become JWP business manager

Wendy Dieker, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton’s district operations coordinator, will be taking the place of Matt Moline as business manager on July 1, according to an announcement made during the JWP school board meeting on Monday, June 12. Moline will be taking a position at Waseca High School....

Ryan Gehrke resigns, moves to Steele County

The New Richland City Council approved the resignation of police officer Ryan Gehrke during its first meeting of the month on Monday, June 12. Gehrke, having accepted a position with the Steele County Sheriff’s Office, had his last shift with the New Richland Police Department (NRPD) on May 29...

Miss Janesville 2023 royalty were crowned on Thursday, June 15. From left: First attendant Abby Sobolik, Little Miss Janesville Maya Olson, Miss Janesville Sophia Coulsey, and second attendant Lydia Huelsnitz.
Photo by Erin Borneke

Coulsey crowned

Miss Janesville 2022 Ava Appel had her last walk and made way for the new Miss Janesville, Sophia Coulsey at the pageant on Thursday, June 16. Coulsey’s first attendant is Abby Sobolik; second attendant is Lydia Huelsnitz. The fourth contestant, Ava McNair, was given the talent award. The 2023...

The Ladies of Trinity Lutheran provided skits as entertainment during the fashion show Monday, June 12.

Simply Saved fashion show

The Simply Saved Fashion Show has grown a lot within the past ten years. According to Irene Mulcahey, who helps run the Simply Saved Thrift Store, this year’s show on Monday, June 12 raised $34,429.98 that the store will give out in grants. This is nearly seven times what the show raised in its...

The Little Rascals will be performing “The Adventures of Rose Red” at the Waseca High School Performing Arts Center Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24. Cast and crew are, front row, from left: Zoey Gibson, Sophiel Weber, Keegan Rodriguez, Mateo Vasquez, Tomas Vasquez, Ava Young, Khloe Nelson, Audrey Gray, and Maddie Larrabee. Back row: Eryn Harrison, Rylynn Ferris, Toby Jeske, Amiyah Benson, Luke Jeske, Maren Schimming, Brier Hayes, Sophia Larson, Maddie Hall, Lady Stenzel, Lilly Muff, Max McShane, and assistant director Sadie Schimming.

"The Adventures of Rose Red"

Everyone knows the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. But the Little Rascals of Waseca will be telling the story of her lesser-known sister Rose Red. The Little Rascals of Waseca, under the direction of Karen Pfarr Anderson, will be presenting “The Adventures of Rose Red” by Sean Abley....

Members of the State Champion Waseca Track team pose with their trophy after a 1 point victory last week. From left: Damarius Russelll, Eddie Herman, Kyle Ahlschlager, Christian Rodriguez, and Kaeden Johnson.

State Champions

Going into the fourth and final leg of the last event, it didn't look like a state championship was within the realm of possibility for the Waseca High School boys' track and field team. All that was needed for Mound-Westonka to supplant the Bluejays from first place was to run an average race...