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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. ...
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. ...
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...
Where do the candidates stand: Steele County Board of Commissioners
There are two contested and one uncontested races this year for the Steele County Board of Commissioners Commissioner Rick Gnemi is being challenged by Josh Prokopec to represent District 3, while Commissioner Greg Krueger is being challenged by Scott Prestegard to represent District 5. Commissioner Jim Abbe is running unopposed to continue representing District 4. All three of the districts up for election this year represent the city of Owatonna. ...
Where do the candidates stand: State House Representative District 19B
After longtime State Rep. John Petersburg retires at the end of the year, a new face will be representing Minnesota State House District 19B. Democrat Edelgard Fernandez Mejia and Republican Tom Sexton are currently campaign to be the next representative, serving most of Steele County — including the cities of Owatonna and Medford — and a portion of Waseca County, including the city of Waseca. The People’s Press asked the...
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...
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