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Waldorf 2026 township contracts due

The Waldorf city council convened the evening of Monday, Nov. 11. The council first wanted to say “Happy Veterans Day and Happy Thanksgiving.” A representative for David Leichtman, who is a tile man, would like to open a tile business on a lot owned by Ms. Mueller. This needs to be opened up for...

ALL-IN-ONE - Cast members of "A Lighter Shade of Noir" will be presenting their play at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Waseca Junior Senior High School performing arts center.

"A Lighter Shade of Noir" to perform Nov. 21 and 23

More than 20 Waseca students will present the comic mystery “A Lighter Shade of Noir” at 7 pm. Nov. 21 and 2 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Waseca Junior Senior High School performing arts center. The 90-minute play introduces audiences to the talents and traits of detectives Trent Trowel, Monsieur...

Rep. Keith Allen of legislative district 19A visited with senior students from JWP on Nov. 7.

Representative Allen visits JWP

Representative Keith Allen of legislative district 19A visited with the senior students from Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP) school district during their social studies class with Blake Frink on Friday, Nov. 7. The topics they covered ranged from curiosity about Allen’s political life,...

JOYOUS VOICES - "Joy! He Shall Reign" is the title of the Waseca Chorale concert scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 at Sacred Heart Church. The many members of the Chorale have been preparing for the concert since September.

Waseca Chorale sharing the joy Nov. 30

The Waseca Chorale holiday concert titled “Joy! He Shall Reign” will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 at Sacred Heart Church. Chorale members say they are excited to present their 90-minute performance and believe it will serve as an energetic transition from fall and harvest to the excitement and...

NRHEG Senior Jacob Karl, who joined the U.S. Army Reserves this past summer, was the speaker on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

NRHEG Veterans program features student recruit

About 25 representatives from the Ellendale and New Richland American Legion posts, along with many veterans who attended as individuals, were present for a 45-minute program at the NRHEG Secondary site in New Richland. Students in grades 4 through 12 attended, as did about 70 members of the...

Prairie Ridge golf course welcomed new golf clubhouse manager Kevin Cumberland on Sept. 30.

Prairie Ridge golf welcomes Cumberland

On September 30, Kevin Cumberland became the new golf clubhouse manager at Prairie Ridge golf course in Janesville; Cumberland taught for the last decade at St. Clair and has been a teacher and coach for 14 years. Cumberland stated when he saw the position advertised, he thought it was a unique...

NOBILITY - Grace Galvin expertly played the role of Dowager Empress, royalty of the cottage.

Alexander House Murder Mystery

Rubles exchanged hands between the curious and the greedy as the scandalous scent of murder tainted the air of Waseca's Alexander House on Friday and Saturday evening, Nov. 14 and 15, but it was all in a good cause. The proceeds of the yearly “Murder Mystery at Alexander House” go to the Exchange...

WORLD OF NATURE - Brad Donner, Penny Vought, Mikhail Rostislavovich, and Robin Warburton in the Beckmann Gallery of the Waseca Art Center the evening of Thursday, Nov. 13.

World of Nature at Waseca Art Center

Walking through the Waseca Art Center on Thursday evening, Nov. 13 immersed fortunate visitors in a world of nature as artists Robin Warburton of Janesville and Bradley Donner of Waseca, displayed their lifelike, exquisitely detailed representations of animals in their natural habitat. ...

Members of the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee listened alongside Waseca Community leaders to a presentation requesting $8.9 million for inflow and infiltration repairs to infrastructure along with $1 million toward a water tower.

Waseca requests $8.9 million during committee visit

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, members of the House Capital Investment Committee began their fourth regional tour of the fall, visiting communities in southeast Minnesota. Their fourth stop of the day was the city of Waseca where they visited with local community leaders at Clear Lake Park pavilion...

County address ditches, nuclear power

During their Nov. 4 work session and meeting, Waseca County commissioners spent more than an hour discussing the dozens of agricultural drainage “ditches” which are controlled by the county, but technically owned and maintained by property owners whose land benefits from them. Commissioner...