🌱 How will Waseca’s new budget change your 2026 property tax bill?

Good day Waseca! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Waseca’s new budget change your 2026 property tax bill?

Also on today's calendar: Santa Experience and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 3-6", with a high of 19 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries; cloudy, temps: high: 18, low: -10.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -19 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Waseca Council refines final budget (southernminn.com) — Waseca residents face a proposed 3.2% levy increase next year, with the city’s tax rate actually dropping thanks to a growing tax base and new development like the ConAgra facility. Council members are finalizing the 2026 budget, weighing items such as police funding, employee pay raises, mosquito spraying, and increased support for the Waseca Area Neighborhood Service Center.
   

📸 Around Waseca

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waseca

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Coffee with Representative Tom Sexton
  Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce, 105 22nd Ave NE Suite A, Waseca
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Santa Experience
  Farmamerica: MN Agricultural Interpretive Center , 7367 360th Ave , Waseca
  4:00 pm
• Friday Night Bingo @ Katie O'Leary's
  Katie O' Leary's Beef and Brew , 117 2nd Ave NE , Waseca
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Winter Wonderland & Holiday Craft Show
  Starfire Event Center , 206 2nd Ave SW , Waseca
  10:00 am
• Holiday Lights - Waseca
  Waseca County Fairgrounds , 409 8th Ave NE , Waseca
  6:00 pm
• Mariachi Music
  111 4th St NW , Waseca
  11:00 pm

Monday December 15

• All About Newborns @ Waseca Family Education Center
  Waseca Early Childhood Family Education , 501 E Elm Ave , Waseca
  9:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Waseca Lions Club
  Refinery 507 (formerly The Bar on Main) , 100 State St N , Waseca
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• SAIL – Waterville
  Waterville Area Senior Center , 220 Paquin St E , Waterville
  9:00 am
• Foot Clinic
  Rice County Fairgrounds , 1814 2nd Ave NW , Faribault
  9:00 am
• SAIL – Janesville
  Park Road Plaza Apartments , 106 E North St , Janesville
  9:00 am
• SAIL – Mapleton
  MAPLETON COMMUNITY CENTER , 304 2nd Ave NE , Mapleton
  9:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brrr...
  it's cold out there! While the temperatures might be icy cold, we've been preparing for them all year. Hear from Stan, Chrissy and Tim on how they’ve… (Nextdoor )

• Quanex Building Products Corporation posted a job opening for Punch Press Operator - 2nd shift in Owatonna. Apply here.
• Reyes Coca Cola Bottling, LLC posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Owatonna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waseca here.

🗞 Nearby News

Owatonna

• Owatonna concert benefitting housing nonprofits with two shows in one day (southernminn.com)
• Owatonna Arts Center Christmas display open for the season (southernminn.com)
• Prep Sports Schedule for Thursday Dec 11th (radiomankato.com)

Medford

• Owatonna wrestling takes 4th place at Woodbury Duals (southernminn.com)
• Coldest Decembers in Minnesota since 1895 (southernminn.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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