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🌱 How Waseca’s mounted posse pulled off a nighttime rescue

Waseca, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Waseca! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Waseca’s mounted posse pulled off a nighttime rescue
  • Can the Bluejays bounce back for Waseca’s homecoming game?
  • Flood-displaced neighbors find short-term refuge at a Waseca hotel

Also on today's calendar: SAIL – Janesville and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 40.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mounted posse assists in search for lost horse (wasecacountypioneer.com) — A rural Waseca horse trainer is praising the Waseca County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse after volunteers rushed to Courthouse Park at night to find her missing horse, Kajun. Within about 90 minutes, 15 posse members and four horses organized a search in the dark woods, safely locating Kajun and highlighting how this volunteer group quietly supports public safety across Waseca County year-round.
   

• Bluejays fall to Titans 14-12 to end 19-game win streak in regular season contests (southernminn.com) — Waseca’s football team saw its 19-game regular-season win streak snapped Friday, falling 14-12 to Tri-City United in Montgomery after a late two-point try failed. The Bluejays, now 4-1, quickly turn their focus to next week’s homecoming matchup in Waseca against the Worthington Trojans, aiming to rebound in Section 3AAA play.
   

• Flood victims describe loss, uncertainty (wasecacountypioneer.com) — After devastating flooding in New Richland destroyed their ground-level apartment, Jeannie Olson and David Melcher were temporarily housed at the American Hotel in Waseca through a local benevolence fund. The couple, both on Social Security, describe losing cars, furniture, and irreplaceable personal papers, and now face deep uncertainty about how they’ll afford a new home and rebuild their lives.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Waseca

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Waseca

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.