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Lake Mills' AJ Bender commits to Minnesota State-Mankato
Lake Mills senior AJ Bender committed recently to play college basketball at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Bender, a 6-foot-3 left-handed combo guard who is the L-Cats' all-time leading scorer, joins a Mavericks program fresh off an NCAA Division II Championship season in which they went 34-2 and won 16 straight games to finish the season. Bender had Division I scholarship offers from Cal Poly and SIU-Edwardsville, plus interest from a handful...
Where do the candidates stand: Waseca City Council
There are eight candidates running for three City Council positions in Waseca. The candidates include: incumbent Stacey Schroeder and challenger Adam Jensen in Ward 1; incumbent Gary Conrath and challenger Nick Meister in Ward 2 (challenger Marty Johnson informed the County News that he has elected to withdraw his name from the race, though his name will still appear on the ballot); incumbent Mark Christiansen and challengers Theresa Riecke, Chad Schlueter and Koby Wright in Ward 3. ...
Dog park, baseball dugouts and more featured in Le Center preliminary parks plan
With the city of Le Center aiming to revitalize the community’s parks with new opportunities for outdoor fun, the City Council approved a preliminary parks plan to map out the future of local recreation. At the City Council’s September meeting, Mayor Christian Harmeyer described the parks plan as a first step to help the city acquire state and grant funding to support its recreation goals and budget its capital improvement funds for future projects. ...
Flood caused over $9M in damage to structures in Rice County
The historic floods that hit southern Minnesota over the summer damaged or destroyed 212 buildings in Rice County, including 186 homestead properties. The 212 buildings were valued at $39,518,600 before the flood, and $30,430,500 after the flood. That comes out to a total loss of $9,088,100 in property value in Rice County, specifically pertaining to structures. The numbers come from Rice County Assessor Josh Schoen, who asked for two resolutions...
St. Peter School District's 'Mend the Middle' project in design phase
Back in April, voters in the Saint Peter School District approved $10.965 million in funding to update learning spaces at St. Peter Middle School and improve the overall educational adequacy of that building. The entire project is referred to as the ‘Mend the Middle’ project. While the progress on that project isn’t exactly visible at this time, District 508 residents can rest assured that the work on the project is moving right along as expected. Bids are expected to be let out soon and awarded...
Northfield swim & dive picks up another victory
On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Northfield High School Raider/Gator Girls swim & dive team beat the Mankato West Scarlets with a 93-85 win on the varsity side and a 135-39 win in the junior varsity competition, which was held at the Northfield Middle School Aquatic Center. When the Gators walked out onto the pool deck that evening, they noticed that it had undergone a transformation — it was decked out with balloons, streamers, and a huge 2025 sign. Printed out pictures and handmade posters lined...
LS-H tennis sees team season come to a close ahead of individual section tournament
Thursday evening, the Le Sueur-Henderson girls tennis team traveled to Holy Family Catholic H.S. to take on the Fire in the first round of the Section 5A team tournament. A pair of hard fought victories would be the all that was in the cards for the Giants though, as they ultimately fell 5-2. With the loss, the team portion of the 2024 season has concluded and athletes will be selected to participate in the individual tournament which is scheduled to begin Thursday, Oct. 10, and...
LS-H football falls to Maple River on the road
Friday night, the Le Sueur-Henderson football team traveled to Maple River for a South Central Conference showdown with the Eagles. Maple River’s offense put 35 points on the scoreboard and forced the Giants to attack solely through the air which proved effective, but not enough to overcome Maple River, which earned the 35-21 victory over LS-H. With the loss, the Giants fall to a record of 2-4 on the season with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. ...
TCU football falls to Waseca in homecoming bout
Friday night, the Tri-City United football team hosted the Waseca Bluejays while celebrating the end of a busy homecoming week. Unfortunately for the Titans, the offense of the Waseca proved too much to overcome as the passing game of the Jays produced over 300 yards on the way to a 42-7 victory over TCU. With the loss, the Titans fall to 1-5 on the season with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. TCU is scheduled to return to the gridiron Friday, Oct. 11, when the team travels to Belle Plaine before returning home to close the regular season against Jordan Wednesday, Oct. 16.
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