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Boy Scouts (from left) Branko Schoenbauer, Josh Neisen, Caleb Cain and adult leader Jon Trnka paint posts that will be used for thin ice signs in the lake aeration system on Greenleaf Lake. (Submitted photo)

Area lakes aren't iced over yet, but Boy Scouts are already making sure people who ice fish will be safe this winter. Earlier this month, some Scouts from Troop #322 restored and fixed the “Thin Ice” signs that are used on Greenleaf Lake, south of Montgomery, when its aeration system is running....

This year’s Halloween costumes by Thomas Hoppert of New Market are the Rock’em Sock’em Robots. Hoppert is pictured in one, a friend in the other, and his wife, Kim, is the referee. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Hoppert)

Thomas Hoppert takes Halloween to the next level. For years, he has dressed up in elaborate homemade costumes for what he calls his favorite holiday. His previous creations include the Yip Yip Martians from Sesame Street, Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth, and Captain Obvious! However, this year’s...
Families depending on buses to get their children to and from New Prague schools can breathe a little easier. The bus-driver shortage that threatened to cause a disruption in the district’s regular in-class education—and major headaches—has been averted, for now. Superintendent Tim Dittberner...
Funeral arrangements have been set for Father Denny Dempsey, 73, a former pastor of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, who passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, Oct. 25, according to an announcement made by Dempsey’s current parish, Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville. The church posted the...
Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason reports that on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 shortly after 7 p.m. a man’s body was found in a pond in Montgomery. Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Montgomery Police Officers responded to a residence located on 14th Street NE, east of CR 3. Mason reports...
Former New Prague mayor Chuck Nickolay, center left, and Mayor Duane Jirik, center right, share the duties of cutting a ribbon along Main Street in downtown New Prague on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The ceremony marked the two years of work that has gone into rebuilding the city’s Main Street. Also present...
New changes are coming to how people make phone calls as mandatory 10-digit dialing starts on Sunday, Oct. 24. The Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) July 2020 Order required all telecommunications carriers, to make any network changes necessary to ensure that users can dial 988 to reach the...

Mueller

Following the city council’s decision to move forward with a major street project and a waste water treatment plant upgrade, Morristown’s City Administrator Michael Mueller resigned. Mueller submitted his resignation during the council’s Oct. 4 meeting. His resignation was accepted. His employment...

Photo of the damage in Elysian courtesy of Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Dept.

Thousands of dollars in damage has been caused in the WEM School and the Lake Francis City Park in Elysian over the past few weeks. The last week of September the WEM School had nearly $2,000 in damage and last week the Elysian City Park received a similar amount of damage. The destruction at the...

Wade Young photo

Workers from Barnett Bros. Inc. began the teardown of the building on 100 First Street N on Monday, Oct. 11 and finished Tuesday, Oct. 19. The abandoned property, which was owned by Bob Taraba, was deemed hazardous last year by the City of Montgomery. A Le Sueur County judge ruled in favor of the...

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