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Straight River Youth Singers organizers from left, Amelia Harthan, Heidi Brasher, and Melissa Williams.

Singing for joy

Three Northwestern College graduates, Amelia Harthan, Melissa Williams, and Heidi Brasher, are collaborating on a project that will have 4th - 12th graders in the area singing for joy. Straight River Youth Singers [SRYS], a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the brainchild of Amelia Harthan...

Council member Allan Rose reads the retirment plaque of retired Wasca Mayor, Roy Srp.

2023 budget, tax levy approved

By ELI LUTGENS Publisher The City of Waseca approved its 2023 tax levy and budget during its final meeting of 2022; it also bid farewell to outgoing mayor Roy Srp and city councilman Allan Rose. Interim city manager Carl Sonnenberg asked for a moment of recognition for the two departing...

Tina and Gary Schoenfeld with their daughters Caitlyn, Natalie and Isabel.

Schoenfeld joins as young leader

Gary Schoenfeld, a Waseca County native and fourth-generation farmer, is one of the newest members of the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Corteva Young Leader Program. He is a member of the 2022-23 class and recently completed the program’s first phase following a visit to Corteva’s Global...

Brad Milbrath had two retirement parties, one at the Waseca County East Annex Building, and the other at the Mill, Friday, Dec. 30. Milbrath served as a law enforcement officer in Waseca County for 34 years, 12 as the Sheriff.

‘Grateful to serve’

After 34 years of service in law enforcement in Waseca County, Sheriff Brad Milbrath has retired. Two celebrations for his retirement were held on Friday, Dec. 30: one at the Waseca County East Annex building from 2:30 to 4 p.m., and another one at the Mill from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Milbrath was born...

ALL SMILES - While Al Rose celebrated retirement from the city council, his granddaughter Cece celebrated her 7th birthday.

A party for Rose

26 years: Over a quarter of a century. That’s how many years Allan Rose has served the City of Waseca as both a council member and a mayor pro tempore. Rose held his retirement party at the Waseca American Legion, celebrating from 5-9 p.m on Friday, Dec. 30. He was surrounded by plenty of...

More than 100 people attended the rededication of the Waseca Airport to honor the late Maynard Stensrud who died in April from injuries sustained in an airport accident.

'Flying with angels'

On Wednesday, December 27, over a hundred people gathered at the Waseca Municipal Airport’s FBO Hangar to honor a Waseca local who was a friend, family, an avid flier, and a faithful person to many: Maynard Richard Stensrud. Stensrud, 67, was the airport’s Fixed Base Operator who provided...

A picture of desks shown blocking a door, not from JWP school.

JWP School District goes into lockdown

JWP High School went into lockdown procedure early in the afternoon on Tuesday, Jan. 10, after reports that several students received electronic “air dropped” messages and photos from an unknown student with a picture of a gun, titled, “school shooter.” The entire lockdown procedure, which...

Waseca Mayor Roy Srp and Councilman Allan Rose pose with their retirement plaques.

Decades of service

The Waseca City Council held its final meeting of 2022, which was also the final meeting for outgoing mayor Roy Srp and city councilman Allan Rose. Between the pair, they have 56 years of service to the city, 31 for Srp and 26 for Rose. Mayor Srp read Rose’s plaque: “Congratulations on your...

EXAMPLE - Tom Hoverstad shows how the U of M Southern Research and Outreach Center analyzes corn samples for moisture content and other important data.

40 years for Tom

Very few people can say they’ve worked at the same place for 40 years. University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center agronomist Tom Hoverstad can. Hoverstad recently received a plaque recognizing his 40 years of service to the Southern Research and Outreach Center at the...

MIXED - "Fruitcake" is a new tradition choir director Tim Delnay brings to the State Street Singers' holiday set. Here, parts of the group demonstrate the baking process in song. Members of the State Street Singers are Aidan Androli, Nathaniel Andrs, Samantha Azure, Mallory Bruhn, Jenaro Delgado, Collin Dettmer, Hailey Dettmer, Ella Dufault, Tegan Flatau, Payton Garza, Sarah Haley, Aubree Hansen, Brayden Hoof, Cecelia Huttemier, Megan Kanewischer, Emma Keith, William King, Lindsey Kopetzki, Avery Madsen, Jackie Mathern, Elijah Miller, Evelyn O'Brien, Ava Omtvedt, Christian Rodriguez, Britney Ross, Norah Schimming, Korbin Schumacher, Ezra Skains, Trista Stinehart, Jacob Thompson, Noah Thompson, Andres Vasquez, Lucas Vasquez, and Kloe Wadd.

‘Home alone’

The Waseca High School Choir held its annual winter concert, titled "A Home Alone Christmas” on Dec. 19 in the Performing Arts Center. Groups featured were the Concert Choir, Male and Female Sextets, Showtime, the State Street Singers, and the Select Choir. All of these groups are directed by Tim...