A man, who walked away from a rural Montgomery Group Home on Saturday, April 20, was found deceased on Wednesday, April 24.
According to Le Sueur County Sheriff Brett Mason, deputies responded to a home in rural Montgomery at 8:07 a.m.for a report of an elderly male found unresponsive outside of a residence.
Upon arrival, deputies began life-saving efforts, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. They identified the man as an individual who was reported on April 20 as a walk-away from a rural Montgomery Group Home where he voluntarily lived.

Richard Robert Meger, 89, of rural Le Center, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Union Hill with visitation two hours prior at church. Burial will be held in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Lexington. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the donors choice.

When it comes to volunteering, Bob and Colleen Pavek don’t let something like Colleen almost dying hold them back.
Five years ago Colleen should have died.
But, she didn’t, and the Paveks continue to volunteer in the community.
In recognition for their commitment, the Pavek family will be honored at the annual Arts & Heritage (A&H) Center’s Heritage Breakfast. It will be held on Sunday, April 28 at Hilltop Hall. A&H Center members are serving from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Loren F. Tuttle, 75, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in Mankato.
Loren was born on May 13, 1943, in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Floyd and Dorothy (Runke) Tuttle. He graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1961 and attended college at Mankato State University. On July 28, 1962, he married Judith Classon.
He worked as an accountant for Green Giant, Viking Woodcraft and KGP. After retirement, he worked part time for Fred’s IGA.

Alois James Prochaska, 86, of Heidelberg, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019, at Oak Terrace in Jordan. Visitation will be Thursday, April 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 26, at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Heidelberg, with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be in St. Scholastica Cemetery in Heidelberg. Military Honors will be provided by the Montgomery area Honor Guard.

When it comes to timeliness, Le Sueur County Human Services is among the best in the state.
Minnesota Department of Human Services records list Le Sueur County as one of five counties in the state when it comes to 2018 child protection assessment visits. .
The county did not miss one of its scheduled 146 visits last year. Only Le Sueur, Marshall, Stevens, Red Lake, and Lake of the Woods counties had a 100 percent rating in overall timeliness.
The state average rating is 88.4 percent.

Gregory Robert Jones, 67, of Golden Valley passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. with a memorial service at 11 a.m. at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave. Edina, MN.
Greg was born on October 7, 1951, in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Robert D. and Eugenia B. Jones. He graduated from Montgomery-Lonsdale High School and received his BS in Business from the University of Minnesota. He spent his career as a programmer analyst working for Control Data, Carlson Co. and Medtronic.

A new series on Netflix serves a stern and shocking warning: we need to do more to save our planet and the inhabitants on it.
The series is narrated by the velvet voice naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, the most famous nature storyteller on television. The 92-year-old producer, narrator, and documentarian essentially invented the genre of television nature documentaries in his decades-long career at the BBC with programs like “Life on Earth”, “Blue Planet”, and “Planet Earth.”

UPDATE: Belle Plaine Police reported that Andrew Cunat was found safe on Wednesday evening and was reunited with his family.

Road repairs and improvements on Highway 21 between Highway 19 in New Prague and Highway 169 in Jordan are underway. Work began Monday, April 15, with shoulder and culvert work just north of New Prague. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, beginning Wednesday, April 17, work will begin on the road surface. The project includes construction of turn lanes, improved drainage, and concrete and pavement repairs. Construction activities will take place Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ace Lucas Galvin, 9, of Savage entered eternal life on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.

Montgomery’s new police chief will be a familiar face to residents. That’s because he already works for the department.
With a unanimous vote on Monday, the city council approved a conditional offer to officer Nathan Hintz to fill the role of Police Chief. Hintz began at Le Center in 1999 and was part-time with Montgomery in 2015. He started as a full-time officer in Montgomery in 2018.

Autumn Gare, daughter of Joshua and Linda Gare, was crowned the new Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota at the 30th Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant, April 13 in Montgomery. Meghan Domonoske, daughter of David and Amy Domonoske, was crowned Princess.
Gare claimed the Heritage Award, Talent Award, Oratory Award and the Stella Vlasak Spirit Award.
Domonoske earned the Kroj Award.

Due to a few unforeseen circumstances as a result of the weather, the Spring play, “The Fearsome Pirate Frank” scheduled for this weekend is moved from a Friday and Saturday performance to two Saturday performances. 
Performances will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. at Montgomery Middle School Auditorium on Saturday, April 13.
According to Activities Director, Chad Johnson, rescheduling this event is a must and is the best option for the students that are performing.

A University of Minnesota Crookston junior from Lonsdale, along with a classmate from Winnipeg, Canada, recently launched a Montgomery Messanger Montgomery Messanger Sports podcast available on YouTube and Spotify.
Greg Johnson, the son of Wayne and Diane, played baseball for Tri-City United High School and graduated in 2016. Now double-majoring in marketing along with Montgomery Messanger Montgomery Messanger Sports and recreation management and minoring in finance, Johnson hopes to land a career related to Montgomery Messanger Montgomery Messanger Sports.

Albert Milgrom grew up in Pine City, a community about an hour north of the Twin Cities that included a large Czech population. While he wasn’t Czech himself, he said as a boy, he could speak a little Czech and when he was at friends’ homes, Czech food was often on the table.
In the 1970s, the film maker heard about a polka band playing at the Veseli Ho- Down. The band leader had the same last name as one of his childhood friends, so he decided to find out if there was any relation.