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READY, SET, PULL - Waseca residents Alex and Jolene Clark recently took titles in state-level arm wrestling competition. They say the sport requires considerably more technique and finesse than most people realize. According to the pair, the outcome of a match is determined in less than 20 seconds. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
According to Alex and Jolene Clark of Waseca, the outcome of a typical competition-level arm wrestling match is determined in less than 20 seconds. The process of becoming a winner, on the other hand, can take years.
Alex, 35, and Jolene, 34, have been married for 15 years and have four...
A significant portion of the regular Waseca City Council meeting on July 15 was occupied by a summary of the 2024 financial audit, the approval of murals on grain silos in town and the anticipation of learning the identity of a new tenant at the former Taco John’s building to be announced this...
FARMERS MARKET FIRSTS - Kiera and Liam Holgren were selling crafts and keychains at the Waseca Farmers Market on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
A new stand at the Waseca Farmers Market on Saturday, July 19 featured three Waseca residents. John Holgren, father to Kiera and Liam, was sitting behind them, letting them run the store for a bit while he took a break.
Kiera, who is 13 years old and is going into eighth grade next year,...
The members of the New Richland city council reluctantly accepted the resignation of city administrator Anthony Martens during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 14. Along with that, the new building inspector was approved and the 2026 preliminary budget was discussed.
Martens...
B&B FUN -The newly renovated lobby of the Millers Bed & Breakfast is located on the third floor of the Miller-Armstrong building. Pioneer photo by Amelia Roessler
The Millers Bed & Breakfast recently saw some upgrades to their four rooms, including a new website.
Located on the third floor of the Miller Armstrong Building and part of the Starfire Event Center, the bed and breakfast started around 2006, according to events and lodging manager...
SPY SCHOOL- Easton and Everly were busy practicing to become successful spies at the Waseca Public Library's Spy School on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Pioneer photo by Ben Revermann
Codebreaking Legos, alarm lasers, invisible writing, memory tests, scavenger hunts and more were at the Waseca Public Library’s Spy School event. Based on the Stuart Gibbs book series, around 20 young participants were able to test their spy skills in many ways on Thursday July 17; some even had...
MESMERIZING MOSAIC- Juniper Revermann, Stella Myhr and Maya Olson attended the Mosaic Class at the Janesville Public Library on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Pioneer photos by Ben Revermann
There was a dangerously exciting, and safely supervised, art demonstration at the Janesville Public Library on Tuesday, July 15, involving glass and glass cutters, with beautiful results. Participants 12 years old and younger learned to make mosaics using stained glass; the instructor was ...
BOOGIE WOOGIE WOOGIE - Comedian, ventriloquist extraordinaire James Wedgwood performed at city hall during the New Richland Farm and City Days on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
James Wedgwood, comedian, ventriloquist and more performed at the New Richland City Hall during the Farm and City Days festival on Saturday, July 19. From one till two o’clock, as the cars from the car show packed up and pulled out, Wedgwood was pulling in laughs inside to a medium-sized audience...
BOOGIE WOOGIE WOOGIE - Comedian, ventriloquist extraordinaire James Wedgwood performed at city hall during the New Richland Farm and City Days on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
James Wedgwood, comedian, ventriloquist and more performed at the New Richland City Hall during the Farm and City Days festival on Saturday, July 19. From one till two o’clock, as the cars from the car show packed up and pulled out, Wedgwood was pulling in laughs inside to a medium-sized audience...
During their regular meeting on July 15, members of the Waseca County Board of Commissioners voted to increase the county’s “wheelage” tax–a fee paid at the time a vehicle’s registration is renewed–to $20. The fee had been $10 per vehicle since 2014.
The recommendation for the increase came...
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