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United South Central School District celebrates success of almost $23 million bonding referendum
WELLS, Minn. (KEYC) - The United South Central School District has big plans for a future expansion after a $23 million bonding referendum was narrowly approved by voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Across the district’s six communities, Wells, Bricelyn, Walters, Kiester, Freeborn and Easton, the proposal passed with around 54.4...
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More than 20 ash trees to be removed in downtown Mankato beginning Monday
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The city of Mankato says tree removal work is set to begin in downtown Mankato on Monday, as more than 20 ash trees will be removed due to the infestation of emerald ash borer. Most of the trees are along or near South 2nd Street, between...
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Titans take down the Cardinals to reach Section 3AAA Championship
Two weeks ago, the Tri-City United football team trailed Fairmont with just over a minute and a half left in regulation and performed a perfect two-minute drill to go ahead late and earn a 26-25 victory. Saturday afternoon in Montgomery, the Titans once again had the football with just under two minutes to go in regulation, tied 13-13 with the Cardinals with a trip to the Section 3AAA Championship game on the line. Once again, TCU performed perfectly down the stretch, scoring a go-ahead touchdown with 1:05 remaining in regulation before forcing a fumble to secure the 20-13 victory. “We got a bunch of guys that hate losing, I’ve been saying it all year. This group of seniors, a lot of them have been starting since they were sophomores and they’ve been through a lot,” said TCU head coach Matt Collins after the win. “Their sophomore year, we went one and eight, but they made a decision that we’re done losing. They don’t lose in practice, and they refuse to lose at the end of games, and it really just comes down to that.” With the win, the Titans advance to the Section 3AAA Championship game where they will face
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Minnesota Honor Society inducts 29 Waseca High School students
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 29 Waseca Junior Senior High School students were inducted into the Minnesota Honor Society during a ceremony in the school’s performing arts center. It was a somewhat formal event, with students and advisors speaking on topics related to integrity and accomplishment. Waseca High School Principal...
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Food prep class teaches grilling for the future
Armed with tongs, a collection of middle school students encircled about 10 grills on the west side of the Waseca Junior Senior High School the afternoon of Oct. 26. Members of a Family and Consumer Sciences food preparation class, they were there to try their hands at the safe preparation of various foods, including chicken, pork, steak, and tuna steaks. Kevin and Amy Kelm of the Waseca-based food truck Kelm’s BBQ were there to offer assistance–including lighting the charcoal grills. Hy-Vee and Morgan’s Meat Market had donated the meat.
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“Battle Buddy” veterans share Waseca landscaping business
Is it a “whirlwind” romance when two people find each other because they worked with helicopters?. Whirlwind or not, Army veterans Toni Walker, a nine-year helicopter mechanic, and Jordan Schulz, who spent 13 years in Army Aviation, have operated Southern Minnesota Horticultural Services in Waseca for about two years. Neither talks about those years as something extraordinary; they say that, to them, military service was simply a job they were fortunate to do alongside good people, and that many of the lessons they learned there still shape how they approach family, work and their community today.
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Murder Mystery fundraiser at Alexander House Nov. 13, 14
The year is 1916. Decades of imperial leadership are coming to a close as middle class citizens of Russia are rising up against the Czar and his family, some of whom have lived lives of conspicuous decadence while commoners went hungry. Aware that the country is on the very brink...
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St. John’s Lutheran Fall Festival offers dining, shopping options
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Waseca held its annual Fall Festival over lunch on Saturday, Oct. 31. They served sloppy joes and vegetable beef soup along with an assortment of pies to choose from for dessert. Kim Groskreutz and Linda Sandburg organized much of the food prep for the...