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The cast of Shrek Jr. will be performing the show this Friday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 10, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the New Prague High School auditorium. (Patrick Fisher photo)

This weekend Generations Theatre Company will present Shrek Jr., a production that was all set to go in 2020, but was cancelled on its opening night due to COVID- 19 restrictions. There are three shows that will be performed at the New Prague High School auditorium, 221 12th St. NE. The first is 7:...

Kirby

Le Sueur County’s new Public Health Director Megan Kirby hit the ground running April 26th when she officially stepped into the position. “I was fortunate enough to have multiple weeks with our previous director, Cindy Shaughnessy, to train and learn the role a little more in depth,” stated Kirby,...

Crews put the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway caboose number 1201 on its wheels after being delivered to the Gopher State Railway Museum in rural New Prague. The caboose was recently donated to the museum by the family of the late Bill Hennes of Jordan. (Submitted photo)

If you were driving along Minnesota Highway 21 between New Prague and Jordan around 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, you may have noted an unusual sight - an old caboose moving on a flatbed trailer. For nearly 50 years, the old Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway caboose number 1201 was a fixture in the...

Brothers Don, left, and John Lustig prepare to begin the next leg of the Henderson Tractor Ride after a stop at Union Hill. (Patrick Fisher photo)

The Henderson Tractor Ride on Saturday, June 26, paused in Union Hill as part of its 20th annual journey through the Minnesota River Valley. There were 60 tractors ranging from a 1937-38 John Deere to a model from 1982, and lots of tractors from the 1950s and 1960s, that took part in the trip. Many...
Motorists should plan for the Intersection of Highways 19 and 21  (Main Street & 4th Avenue NW) on the west side of New Prague being closed to thru traffic Thursday, July 15 – Friday, July 16 during scheduled milling and resurfacing work.  Although this schedule could be adjusted based on...

A screenshot of a video taken by Trisha Kae Efta shows a Le Center street blockaded by law enforcement.

A man was found dead in a Le Center home Tuesday morning, July 6, following a 10-hour long standoff with law enforcement. The man, who has been identified as 38-year-old Michael Lee Elie of Le Center, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. According to a press release issued by the Le Sueur...

Helen Bunge and her son, Peter, have been named the grand marshals of this year’s Fourth of July Celebration in North Morristown. Helen and her late husband, Howard, taught at Trinity Lutheran School for nearly two decades. (Photo courtesy of Peter Bunge)

Former Trinity Lutheran School teacher Helen Bunge and her son, Peter Bunge, will reign as grand marshals of North Morristown’s Fourth of July Celebration this Sunday. While neither Bunge no longer resides in the area, Helen and Peter still consider North Morristown “home” and are faithful...

Richard and Pam Fischer, owners of Fischer’s Corner Bar in Elysian, have been named the grand marshals of Elysian’s Fourth of July Celebration. (Lisa Ingebrand photo)

Thirty-six years ago, they bought what was Ralph’s Corner Bar in Elysian. They were newlyweds. Their plan was to renovate the bar and sell it so they could buy a farm. “Well, that didn’t happen, but things turned out pretty good,” laughed Pam Fischer, who owns and operates Fischer’s Corner Bar on...
The Le Sueur County Board received a report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) June 15 explaining the 10- year district work plan. There are many road projects scheduled in the next 10 years which will affect residents in most of the communities within the county. One of the...

The preliminary plans for the remodel of the former Lakeside Supper Club to a mental health clinic include creating multiple offices, a lounge, waiting/reception area, skills, training and home skills areas. (Graphic taken from Le Sueur Co. Planning and Zoning June 10, 2021 Meeting)

Le Sueur County and the City of Montgomery approved a permit by Joshua and Jonathan Beulke last month for establishing a mental health clinic at the former Lakeside Supper Club. The application by the Beulke brothers was approved Tuesday, June 22 by the Le Sueur County Board, and in a special...

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