Photo courtesy of Rice County

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 11:00am

Winter Hazard Awareness Week is Nov. 18-22

Joe Johnson Rice County Emergency Management Director As winter approaches, it's critical to prepare for extreme cold, snow, and icy conditions. These storms can last a few hours or several days and...

Margaret Traxler (left) and Le-Sueur County Historical Society Board Member Dean Pettis in front of the plaque. ( Le Sueur County Historical Society photo)

Tue, 11/12/2024 - 2:05pm

Traxler honored for schoolhouse contribution

Among the buildings along South Plut Avenue at the Le Sueur County Fairgrounds in Le Center, Minn., lies a small building nestled between the other structures that keeps a piece of yesteryear alive...

WEM seniors Cody Akemann and Keegan Kuball held up the Section 2AA Runner-Up trophy, which was the first a Buccaneer team has won since 2018, following a 52-20 loss to Triton Friday, Nov. 1 in Janesville. Also in the photo, left to right are senior Brody Holicky, sophomore Kaven Sheehy, and sophomore Timothy Kellstadt. (Jay Schneider photo)

Tue, 11/12/2024 - 1:39pm

Bucs fall to Triton in Section 2AA Championship

A combination of disappointment and joy were mixed together following the Section 2AA Championship football game Friday, Nov. 1 at JWP High School. The disappointment was the Buccaneers losing 52-20...

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 8:49am

Many new individuals elected into office

Voters in the Lake Region Area have voted and there will be some major changes in many of the four local communities. Two new mayors and six new city council members have been voted into office...

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Betty Ann Wolff, 88

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Betty Ann Wolff, age 88, of Waterville died on Monday, August 5, 2024, at Traditions of Waterville. Born on October 30, 1935, in Lewisville Township, Blue Earth County, she was the daughter of August and Frieda (Maus) Gens. Betty received her education in St. Clair. She was married to Walter...

Linda Jane Schwartz, 80

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Linda Jane Schwartz, age 80, of Waterville, died Monday, July 29, 2024, at Traditions Assisted Living Facility in Owatonna. Linda was born on July 28, 1944, in Faribault. She was the daughter of Henry and Helen Arlene (Williams) Schwartz. After graduating high school, she attended Gustavus-Adolphis...

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Bladyn Bartelt slid into home plate and was called safe during the 13-60 League Playoff victory over Minnesota Lake. (Jay Schneider photo)

Play Blue Earth Saturday for 13-60 League Tournament Championship Indians advance to Regions for sixth straight year

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The Waterville Indians amateur baseball team won a pair of games in the 13-60 League Playoffs which propelled them into their sixth straight Region Tournament. The Indians defeated Waseca, 9-4 Saturday, July 20 and Minnesota Lake 10-3 Sunday, July 21 to advance to the 13-60 League Championship game...

Myles Knutson has been hired as the new WEM Middle School Principal. (Jay Schneider photo)

WEM hires new middle school principal

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Eagan resident Myles Knutson was introduced Monday, July 22 as the newest WEM Middle School Principal during the Board’s regular July meeting. Knutson has more than a decade of experience in the field of education, most recently as the Differentiation Specialist at Prior Lake-Savage School District...

New Morristown City Clerk Cassie Eldeen (right) sits with her grandmother, Virginia Schmidtke. Schmidtke once served as Morristown's City Clerk for 34 years. (Mike Mallow photo)

Morristown’s new city clerk carries on a family tradition

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Cassie Eldeen had a busy first day in her new position as City Clerk and Treasurer for the City of Morristown. July 1 was also the same day of the City Council’s monthly meeting. This gave Eldeen a chance to be introduced to the greater community by Mayor Tony Lindahl. “This is her first day, so...

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Diane Rose Johnson, 83

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Diane Rose Johnson, age 83, of Lakeville, died in the early morning of Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Fairview Medical Center in Burnsville following a difficult battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Diane was born in Waterville on October 23, 1940, to parents Ambrose and Ida (Fessel) Grundhoffer. She went...

Raymond G. Rosacker, Jr., 83

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Raymond G. Rosacker, Jr., 83, of Waseca, MN, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home on July 12, 2024, under the care of his daughter Tracie, and St. Croix Hospice. Raymond Glen Rosacker was born on April 28, 1941, in Waseca, MN to Raymond Sr. and Hazel (Root) Rosacker. He was the...