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3 huskies named to all-section 2024 softball team
The Owatonna Huskies softball team was just one win away from reaching the Section 1AAAA championship game for the third year in a row, but the loss doesn't take away the great season they had as they went 17-7 overall. The Huskies efforts during the 2024 season went noticed as four players were named to the all-conference team and three of them were named to the all-section team, among other honors awarded to Owatonna softball players. ...
Highway 14 at Janesville reopens
The Minnesota Department of Transportation continues to closely monitor state highways in south central and the southwest corner of Minnesota due to flooding caused by recent heavy rains. MnDOT was able to open Highway 14 near Janesville and Highway 30 east of Mapleton this morning. However, river levels in many other areas unfortunately continue to rise. We continue to implement flood mitigation efforts in attempt to reopen state highways to...
JWP approves preliminary budget for 2024-25 fiscal year
The summer is in full swing, which means that the 2023-24 school year is behind us and it’s time to look forward to the 2024-25 school year. The Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP) School Board approved both the 2024 revised budget and the 2025 preliminary budget. JWP Business Manager Wendy Dieker presented both topics to the school board at their June 17 meeting. For the 2023-24 fiscal year’s revised budget, the district had...
New Richland City Council discusses St. Olaf Lake and Legion Field issues
New Richland Community Education’s swimming lessons were scheduled to start their first of three sessions last week, but due to the potential harm of St. Olaf Lake, they had to be canceled. The New Richland City Council discussed a potential solution to fix the swimming lessons situation, as they met on June 10, the week before the lessons were supposed to start. The council also discussed the city’s signs at Legion Field not permitting golf carts, ATVS, and UTVs down by the field. ...
Aces lose to Jacks 10-2 on the road
Veterans Memorial Field in Wanamingo was one of the few baseball fields around the area able to host a game Sunday, as the Owatonna Aces played against the Wanamingo Jacks. While parts of the outfield were still damp, the game still went on as planned Sunday afternoon. Things looked good right off the bat for the Aces, as Kodey Kiel hit a two-out, two-run home run to give them an...
Local communities deal with flooding as rains pour in
Flooding has impacted Waseca and beyond over the last week, as steady rains have caused water levels in local rivers and lakes to rise. Roads were closed around Waseca, with Highway 14 shut down Saturday west of Janesville, due to standing water on the streets. The county closed down a number of its roads, too. And other roads that did not close had shoulder washouts, while many gravel roads were in a state of disrepair. ...
Hasselquist and Roessler earn BSC recognition for the Bluejays
With the spring sports season officially completed, postseason awards for the Waseca softball team have been announced from the Big South Conference. Senior McKyla Hasselquist earned Big South Conference All-Conference honors while junior Madison Roessler was named as an honorable mention. The Bluejays finished the season with a record of 1-19 after a loss to Belle Plaine in the first round of the Section 2AA Softball tournament.
Teague and Ruedy earn BSC Honorable Mention recognition
The the baseball season concluded for the 2024 Spring season, a pair of Waseca Bluejays baseball players received conference recognition for their efforts this year. Senior Sebastian Teague and junior Colten Ruedy were both named as Big South Conference Honorable Mention (Bigs division) team members. The Bluejays finished the season with a record of 4-16 but managed to reach the Section 2 Elimination bracket quarterfinals with a pair of their wins coming in postseason play.
Quartet of Bluejays earn Big South Conference postseason honors
With the 2024 Spring sports season officially concluded, postseason awards have been announced at the conference and state level. For the Waseca Bluejays boys tennis team, four total athletes earned recognition from the Big South Conference based on performances in conference play. Junior Tyler Jellum and freshman Henry Huttemier earned East Division Big South Conference All-Conference honors. Junior Tanner Hanson and seventh-grader Keenan Collins earned honorable mention recognition for the second-place Waseca Bluejays who finished conference play with a record of 3-1.
New website and app to showcase the rich history of Waseca
John Hanson knows that Waseca has a rich history, and he decided to make that history more accessible to Waseca’s citizens and visitors. Hanson, who is a social studies teacher at the Waseca High School, created a website and is in the process of creating an app with tours of Waseca to give people the opportunity to learn more about the community and Waseca’s history. Hanson presented the website at the June 18 City Council meeting. ...
With the rain continuing to come in, region deals with flooding, Waterville inundated
Neighbors gripped shovels and stuck them into a pile of sand in Waterville, where trucks and forklifts lined up to take them to people’s houses. One of those houses is that of the Bombay family, who trudged through the knee-deep water and lined their property with sandbags Friday. With a similar situation quickly arising in Morristown and another sandbag operation in Faribault already underway, the situation appears dire. Additional rain is expected all weekend. ...
Waseca travels back to the 50s and 60s with 'Bringing it Back' exhibit
Waseca started the summer off with Happy Days, a celebration bringing the community together with food vendors and vintage cars and bikes. The Waseca Historical Society will continue that theme by showcasing the history of the 1950s and 1960s. “Bringing it Back,” an exhibit at the Waseca County History Center, opened on June 18 and will run till Aug. 30. It features many items from the 1950s and 1960s, considered the beginning of teen culture. ...
Local arts business strives to honor lost family member, showcase creative side of Waseca
Two brothers started a custom cup business in 2018 to raise money for their late sister’s disease. Now that business has grown into a storefront that sells many handmade crafts and offers do-it-yourself (DIY) classes. Danielle Androli, the mother of Charlie and Aidan Androli, runs C and A Design located in downtown Waseca at 208 N State St. The store opened in March 2023 after the closing of Hammer & Stain in 2022. C and A has been in business since 2018 as a way...
Little Rascals to perform 'The Princess and the Pea'
The Little Rascals are once again getting ready to perform a production that is for all ages with “The Princess and the Pea” by John O’Hara which is set to commence on this weekend. The production is sponsored by Waseca Community Education and is supported by grants and gifts from the Waseca Area Foundation and the Waseca Drama Department. Performances will take place on Friday June, 21 at 7 p.m....
Court hearing dates pushed back in Zimmerman case
The trial for Waseca Mayor Randy Zimmerman will continue until at least next month, as a three-day trial that was scheduled for last week (June 11-13) was postponed. Another pre-trial is set for July 23 at the Waseca County Courthouse and will be prosecuted by Rice County Attorney Brian Mortenson. Zimmerman was charged with two counts of felony perjury after being accused of providing false address information during his 2022 campaign for mayor. ...
Bulldogs close out spring season with 6th-place finish in MSHSL State Championship
Competing at Becker’s Pebble Creek Golf Club, the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton boys golf team took on the best class A schools in the state Tuesday and Wednesday in the MSHSL State Championship. With a total team score of 658, the Bulldogs finished sixth as a team and were led by senior Logan Thell who finished in a tie for 14th overall with a two-day score of 156. Thell recorded a total of five birdies and 19 pars in an impressive showing amongst the 88 player field. Senior...
Vagts and Anderson cap off season with rain-shortened State Championship
Waseca senior Cody Vagts and junior Hunter Anderson traveled to Jordan’s Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course to compete in the class AA State Championship Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. With storms forcing significant delays Wednesday, the final round was cut to nine holes with Vagts finishing in a tie for 63rd while Anderson finished tied for 73rd in the 88 player field. Vagts picked up birdies on hole No. 1 both days and finished the 27-hole tournament with 12 pars including seven of them on...
Janesville council approves Eagle Scout project to touch up Lakeview pavilion, considers speed limit sign at W. North Street
At its June 10 meeting, the Janesville City Council gave permission to Daulton Lotten to perform maintenance work on the pavilion at Lakeview Park, located by the baseball field, as part of his Eagle Scout project. The pavilion is need in some slight repairs, as it has some paint damage and other damage. “There’s not a ton of actual structural damage,” Lotten said of the pavilion. “”It’s mostly just appearance,...
Waseca School Board approves preliminary budget for 2024-25 fiscal year
The Waseca School Board discussed the district’s 2024-25 preliminary budget at its June 13 regular meeting, presented by Director of Business Services Matthew Moline. The board’s regular meeting takes place every month on the third Thursday, but this month’s meeting was pushed up due to scheduling conflicts. This caused the board to go over and approve the preliminary budget a little earlier than normal. Moline started his presentation of the...
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