🌱 Why statewide candidates chose Waseca for this high-stakes 2026 town hall

Hello Waseca! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why statewide candidates chose Waseca for this high-stakes 2026 town hall

Also on today's calendar: Barnyard Babies and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lindell, White, Phillips make campaign stop in Waseca (mankatofreepress.com) — Statewide Republican candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, and secretary of state brought a campaign-style town hall to the Mill Event Center in Waseca, drawing about 100 people. Residents from nearby communities came to hear their views on rural priorities, education, the economy, and government fraud, as candidates framed the 2026 midterms as a pivotal contest for Minnesota Republicans.
   

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📸 Around Waseca

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waseca

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Friday Night Bingo @ Katie O'Leary's
  Katie O' Leary's Beef and Brew, 117 2nd Ave NE, Waseca
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Barnyard Babies
  Farmamerica: MN Agricultural Interpretive Center , 7367 360th Ave , Waseca
  10:00 am

Monday April 27

• Ellie Palmer Author Event @ The Waseca Public Library
  Waseca Public Library , Waseca
  6:00 pm
• Ellie Palmer Author Talk - Waseca
  Waseca Public Library , Waseca
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Exchange Club of Waseca
  Pizza Ranch , 212 17th Ave NE , Waseca
  12:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• New Ulm vs Waseca
  Waseca High School Tennis Courts , 1717 2nd St NW , Waseca
  10:30 am

Friday May 1

• Drum Corps May Camp 1 — River City Rhythm
  Waseca High School Tennis Courts , 1717 2nd St NW , Waseca
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Seafood Boil 2026
  Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm , 41142 160th St , Waseca
  5:00 pm

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📣 Waseca Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• SAIL – Janesville
  Park Road Plaza Apartments , 106 E North St , Janesville
  9:00 am
• Romp and Rhyme Story Time
  Janesville Public Library , 102 W 2nd St , Janesville
  9:30 am
• Tech Support
  Rice County Fairgrounds , 1814 2nd Ave NW , Faribault
  9:30 am
• SMIF’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
  The 3 Ten Event Venue , 310 Central Ave N , Faribault
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Owatonna

• Make A Wish On A Shooting Star- Meteor Shower Peaks TONIGHT! (krforadio.com)
• Strib Varsity High School Athletes of the Week: Meet 7 spring standouts (startribune.com)

Medford

• Prep roundup: Crusaders bested by Giants (mankatofreepress.com)

Faribault

• Firefighters Respond to Skid Loader Fire in Getty Township (kdhlradio.com)
• Red flag warning for 27 counties in southwestern Minnesota (fox9.com)
• Gerald 'Jerry' Willard Sandstrom (swiftcountymonitor.com)

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Ok Waseca! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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