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Anthony Martens

Off the table

On Monday evening the New Richland City Council accepted a “withdrawal” of city administrator Anthony Martens’ resignation. Martens had indicated to the council early in the month that he had accepted an offer to be chief deputy under Waseca County Sheriff Jay Dulas. Martens told council...

FAMILY - Waseca resident, Jon Butler, will serve as president of FM Bank, set to open in the former Wells Fargo Building this summer. He and his wife Lyric have two sons, Brayden and Brooks.

More than just numbers

Waseca resident, Blooming Prairie native Jon Butler, 41, has worked for FM BANK for more than a decade, and will serve as president of the newly relocated charter at its location in the former Wells Fargo Building in Waseca, set to open in the summer of 2023. Butler grew up on a farm between...

New Waseca City Council members and Mayor, elected in 2022.

First for Zimmerman

Newly installed mayor Randy Zimmerman presided over his first city council meeting Tuesday evening. ConAgra is looking to expand its operations to year-round; a new Waseca resident in the process of opening a coffee shop is facing a roadblock from MnDOT; and two members of the planning commission...

Sno-Secas

It was a fitting day for the Waseca County Sno-Secas Club Ride Saturday, Jan. 21. The event took place as part of the Waseca Sleigh and Cutter Festival. The ride started at the Waseca American Legion, with registration taking place at 10 a.m. Many people enjoyed a warmup and a drink inside...

COMPLETE - Installation of new gym equipment at JWP High School concluded on Jan. 17. The new fitness center is nearly double the size of the previous weight room.

New JWP fitness center complete

After months of tearing down a wall, installing rubber flooring, and bringing in the equipment, the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton school has a new weight room - soon to be called the “fitness center” - available for use by students, staff, and community members. The installation of the equipment,...

Short agenda for county commissioners

There were just two action items on the agenda during the regular meeting of the Waseca County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Jan. 17. First was the approval of the cooperative construction agreement between Waseca County and the City of Janesville for trail improvements along County Road 53....

Discussion about childcare services

One of the biggest questions Janesville’s Economic Development Authority has been asking is how to make sufficient childcare services for area families. According to Ivan Maas, a council representative of the group, they had an owner of a childcare facility in Cleveland speak on her experience...

Vision card goals met by 96%

New school board member Alyssa Bowers was read the oath of office and sworn in at the start of the Jan. 19 regular meeting. A special education report presented to the board by director Heather Harms and assistant director Linda Hullopeter was the first of the information items covered. Harms...

Concerns raised over golf cart rental bid

The Janesville city council didn’t have many decisions to make at its Monday, Jan. 23 meeting. Other than approving the final pay estimate for the 2020 Street and Utility Improvement project, the only action concerned the lease of golf carts at Prairie Ridge Golf Course, an item that was added to...

First meeting for Phillips, Theuer, Irhke

While only one official matter of business–approving a 2022-23 budget revision required by the state of all school boards–was discussed and voted upon during the January 17 school board meeting, the evening was a genuine learning experience nonetheless. It was the first regular meeting for...