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Help meet the critical need and you may win Super Bowl tickets
Give blood at the American Red Cross Blood Drive January 20 and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a trip to Super Bowl LIV!
The blood drive will be held at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church at 305 Park Avenue NE, Elysian, from noon until...
Five new firefighters were presented for approval by the Elysian City Council Monday, Jan. 11.
Pending an occupational medical exam, Brent Kavitz, McKenzie Kuball, David Schlueter, Tonya Sturdivant, and Tyrel Wendt will be joining the Elysian Fire Department.
First Assistant Fire Chief Rich...
(Lisa Ingebrand Photo)
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown second grade teacher Mark Meyer greeted his students with a masked smile and pumps of hand sanitizer, Monday morning, January 11. The day marked the young Buccaneers’ first day back in the classroom after weeks of virtual learning and winter break. “It’s great to have...
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Mary Johnson, who resides at Traditions of Waterville, has been busy helping others throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using her own “stock piles” of fabric, she uses her sewing machine to...
To see more on this story, pick up the January 14, 20221 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
Montgomery residents Peter Clark and Madisen Ziebell’s daughter, Lynden James Clark, is Montgomery’s 2021 New Year’s Baby! Lynden was born at 6:19 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague, weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces and is 21-inches long. Lynden’s big sister, Eden, who will be turning 2 in February, was excited to welcome her home.
(Photo courtesy of Peter Clark)
Lynden James is New Year’s Baby
Montgomery’s New Year’s Baby arrived just seven days into 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague. Little Lynden James, a girl, claimed the honor. She is the daughter of Peter Clark and Madisen Ziebell of Montgomery.
Lynden is the couple’s second child....
TCU Montgomery Fourth Grade Teacher Jared Van Dorpe had a classroom full of students on Monday when school districts were allowed to return its youngest learners back in the classroom. (Photo courtesy of TCU Schools)
Tri-City United elementary schools were full of students on Monday, Jan. 11.
Not since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March, 2020, have the schools had full classrooms.
Following guidance from Governor Tim Walz’s Safe Learning Plan, TCU schools laid out its...
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Montgomery and New Prague firefighters work to put out a fire early Wednesday morning, January 6 at 201 Boulevard Ave. NE in Montgomery. (Wade Young Photos)
Residents unharmed, but pet perishes
Two residents in Montgomery escaped an early-morning fire on Wednesday, Jan. 6, but sadly, a pet dog did not. The fire broke out at the two-story, single-family home at 201 Boulevard Ave. NE. The Montgomery Fire Department responded to the scene just before 1 a...
Bryce Johnson of Cedar Lake Township, left, receives the 2020 Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Scholarship from Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen. (Photo courtesy of Scott County Sheriff’s Office)
Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen is pleased to announce that Bryce Johnson of Cedar Lake Township is the recipient of the Annual Minnesota Sheriff’s Association (MSA) Law Enforcement Scholarship.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office congratulates Johnson who will receive a $600 scholarship. Johnson...
The City of New Prague notified residents today of a power outage at 12:30 p.m. today.
Their press release reads, “Earlier this morning NPUC (New Prague Utilities Commission) experienced a fault on a main line high voltage feeder that supplies power to the South West side of New Prague. Crews are...
Scott County Public Health will be continuing to hold testing for COVID-19 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in New Prague through the month of January. There will be two more testing dates at the KC Hall, 411 11th Ave. SW, next to the Dairy Queen in New Prague. The remaining two dates are Monday,...
