Thank A Living Veteran: Larry Parsons
This month’s Montgomery American Legion Post #79 Thank A Living Veteran focus is on Larry Parsons.
The 2025 Le Sueur County Fair begins Thursday, August 14 at the fairgrounds in Le Center and runs through Sunday, August 18.
Events are scheduled through the weekend at one of the state’s oldest county fairs.
Members of four area amateur baseball teams won’t be putting the spikes, bats and gloves away just yet now that their respective teams have won their way into the Minnesota Baseball Association’s State Tournament beginning this weekend.
Webster is going to state as District 5B’s No. 2 seed behind Jordan. The Brewers topped the Sox Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Mini Met.
Prior Lake’s Mudcats will take the district’s No. 3 seed to state thanks to a win over Union Hill Saturday.
The Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners approved renewing telecommuting and remote agreements with county employees at the board’s Aug. 5 meeting.
However, the agreements were only renewed through the end of the year.
“Unlike previous annual approvals, I’m requesting approval through the end of 2025,” Human Resource Director Theresa Kubes told the commissioners. “We’re working to make updates to our policy with a January 2026 effective date.”
Jordan topped Webster Saturday evening, 6-2, to earn District 3B's top seed to the Minnesota Baseball Association's upcoming state tournament.
Webster will take the district's No. 2 seed to state. Prior Lake topped Union Hill, 4-3, Saturday, Aug. 9, for 3B's No. 3 seed. The Bulldogs are the No. 4 seed.
After the Jordan-Webster game, the teams drafted players from other district teams for the state tournament.
Leonard M. “Walleye Lenny” Adamek, age 75, of Lonsdale, peacefully passed away at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee on Friday, August 1, 2025. Lenny was born on July 30, 1950, in New Prague, to Myles L. and Lorraine (Flicek) Adamek. He grew up on his family’s farm in Webster and lived in Webster and Lonsdale his entire life.
June M. Hanson, age 82, of Faribault, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Mill City Senior Living.
June Mary, the daughter of Leonard and Elsie Pollack, was born on December 3, 1942 in New Prague, MN. June attended Montgomery High School. She moved to Faribault and worked as a housekeeper at District One Hospital for over 35 years. She loved going to garage sales, antiquing, sending cards for everyone’s birthdays and special events, and spending time with her family. Her children and grandchildren were her life and any time she could spend with them, she would.
Garry Pribyl of Montgomery, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 7, 2025, at his home at the age of 65.
Garry was born to Willard and Marcelline (Carpentier) Pribyl on March 3, 1960, in New Prague. He attended school in Montgomery and graduated from Montgomery-Lonsdale High School in 1978.
Although popularity has changed over the years, the horseshoe courts put in by the Montgomery Lions Club in the summer of 1985 still continue to see regular care and use. They likely would not have existed if it were not the dedication of one man, Richard or Dick David.
“I started in Kilkenny. I pitched at home at the farm myself. I was interested in horseshoes since in the 1970’s sometime,” said Dick David. Initially, there were no formal courts. David said, “They used to pound the stakes in the grass and put wood chips around the stakes.”
Joyce Mary Denzer, age 77, of Blaine, formerly of Montgomery, died following a three-year courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her home.
Le Sueur County’s 32nd Annual Relay for Life filled the buildings of the Le Sueur County Fairgrounds Friday, July 11.
The four-hour event brought in $58,000 in funds for the American Cancer Society (ASC). The nonprofit is the largest funder of cancer research grants in the United States, other than the federal government.
The amount raised was the total as of Monday morning. According to Co-Chair person Amy Sellner, more money is still coming in from the event.
“We raised more than $20,000 over our goal,” Sellner said.
James Richard Boesch, age 89, of Montgomery, died on Thursday, July 3, 2025, surrounded by his family at Mayo Clinic Health Care System in Mankato.
Tri-City United Schools has approved the preliminary budget and has proposed a $39,990,000 general obligation bond based off of the recent community task force’s recommendation and district needs.
The information has to be approved through the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) yet before all details will be finalized, and a public hearing and special election on the bond in November would be held on the bond before being instituted.
“This really just covers the necessities,” said Kevin Babcock, TCU superintendent of schools.
Rose Pauline (Miller) Perteet, age 87, of Albert Lea, formerly of Montgomery, passed away, Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at her home.
Construction on Le Sueur County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 30 south of Heidelberg between CSAH 26 and CSAH 28 is scheduled to start the first full week in August.
The project includes edge drain tile and full-depth reclamation and paving, along with aggregate for the shoulders of the road.
The roundabout that was supposed to be constructed starting in July this year at the intersection of Highway 19, and Rice County Roads 2 and 96 (70th Street West) is being delayed until May of 2026.
Gloria May (Miller) Trcka, age 87, of Montgomery, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Traditions of Montgomery.