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The cause of the explosion and fire at 35533 211th Ave. Le Center (Montgomery Township) on February 26, 2022, that killed Kailey Mach, 20, has been determined.
According to Le Sueur Co. Sheriff Brett Mason, a leak in the home’s propane line outside of the residence was the cause. Mason said...
WEM students will be putting on their Sunday best Saturday, April 30 for the 2022 Junior/Senior Prom.
This year’s prom will feature the Grand March at 4:30 p.m. in Waterville. The doors will open at 3:30 p.m.
Following the Grand March, busses will leave at 6 p.m. for the Owatonna Country Club. This...
Pictured above is a design of the new historic exhibit which will be located at Waterville City Hall.
There is a long list of historical people and events in the City of Waterville.
Local artist and historian Jeff Jarvis will be bringing some of these historic events and people to life with an outdoor historic exhibit which will be featured on the outside walls of the Waterville City hall.
“Judging...
Le Sueur County Historical Society Board members are pictured at the organization’s Annual Meeting on April 19. Pictured (left to right): Front row - Treasurer Bonnie Reak, Vice President Dean Pettis, and Secretary Ruth Collins. Back row - Mike Frederick, Bryce Stenzel, Rich Bennett, and George Luskey. Not pictured: New board member Paul Malchow and President Bill Stangler. (Lisa Ingebrand photo)
Le Sueur County Historical Society (LCHS) saw little change to it’s nine-person board after an election was held at the organization’s Annual Meeting on April 19.
Of the five board seats on the ballot, four were filled by incumbents. Those re-elected to the board include: Rich Bennett, Bryce...
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Montgomery’s spring celebration, Czech May Day returns this year on Sunday, May 1 from 12 to 5 p.m.
The public (Czech and non-Czech) can join free event to celebrate the arrival of spring. However, spring’s weather has moved the event to the Revival on Main.
The afternoon will feature performances...
New Prague High School seniors and juniors will spend “A Night On the Red Carpet” during Prom this Saturday, April 30. So far 560 students have signed up to attend Prom. The Grand March will be held in the high school gym, 221 12th St. NE, from 4-6 p.m., is open to the public and there is no...
Rosemary Shippy talks with Linda Friesz at the Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Swap Meet on April 24. Shippy said that considering the weather being cold, rainy, muddy, and everything else, this was a show that could neither be classified as off-the-wall fantastic nor a dud, but rather simply a good show. (Andrea Nelson photo)
Nearly an inch of rain and gusts of winds exceeding 40 miles per hour did not stop vendors and attendees from making it out to the 45th annual Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Swap Meet over the weekend.
“I love it,” said Linda Friesz of New Prague. “The weather makes it more fun.”
Friesz said that...
The Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 375, approved redistricting of the county commissioner districts during their Tuesday, April19 meeting.
The Statute establishes the procedure and requires a process for redistricting based on population...
Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) is the state’s cornerstone traffic safety program, employing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths on Minnesota roads.
The Le Sueur County group was working with the WEM School District and oth-er school districts in the...
The Office of the Le Sueur County Election Administrator announced on Tuesday that absentee ballots are now available to the public for the May 24, 2022, Congressional District 1 Special Primary Election.
The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican Representative Jim Hagedorn died on February...
