Waseca County

On Tuesday Steele Waseca Co-op Electric (SWCE) held their 81st annual meeting. I have attended a number of SWCE annual meetings and they always have a big crowd! They set up a stage and tables in their home office warehouse and shop. Again this year Hy-Vee from Owatonna was there to grill pork shops and serve the lunch after the annual meeting...

Do you know James Otis of Waterville? Or where Otis is now? If so, contact your local law enforcement agency. They're looking for him. Last night (5/24), a Waseca County homeowner reported a man pounding on the door and asking to borrow tools for a flat tire, according to a press release from the Waseca County Sheriff's Office...

U.S. Representative, District 1 Jim Hagedorn, Republican: 166,603, 49.59% Tim Walz, Democratic-Farmer-Labor: 169,116, 50.33% State Senator, District 23 Julie Rosen, Republican: 28,063, 70.81% Barbara Ann Lake, Democratic-Farmer-Labor: 11,529, 29...

Steele County emergency officials held a briefing Thursday morning after extensive flooding caused damage and closed roads and schools in the region.

On Tuesday, September 13, the Waseca County Farm Bureau will be hosting the 19th annual Farm and Home Safety Day. More that 280 fifth-graders will be at Farmamerica, just west of Waseca. Debbie Roemhildt is the coordinator for the safety day as she has done for many years...

Relay For Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society raising thousands of dollars at each event. In Steele County, Relay For Life will be at the fairgrounds in Owatonna beginning Friday, July 15, with the opening ceremonies at 6PM and the Luminary program and lighting of the bags beginning at 9:30PM...

The Steele-Waseca Co-op Electric 80th annual meeting was Tuesday, June 7, in Owatonna. According to a press release, 824 members and guests attended and that is the largest attendance since 2009. Steele-Waseca Co-op Electric services a nine-county area including Steele, Waseca, Rice, Freeborn, Dodge, Faribault, Blue Earth, Goodhue and Le Sueur...