A prescribed burn of a waterfowl area in Montgomery last week will ensure it continues to be a productive habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) conducted a prescribed burn at the Erin Prairie Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) on Tuesday, April 20. Erin Prairie WPA is a unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District.
The Le Sueur County Board announced the finalists selected for the position of County Administrator.
On April 6, 2021, the Board selected four individuals to participate in an interview process that will take place on May 3, 2021. Liza Donabauer of DDA Human Resources, Inc., is the consultant hired to assist the County in the selection process.
Joseph Hatch
Joseph Hatch is currently serving as the Director of Human Resource Business Operations for the City of Minneapolis where he has served for approximately 13 months.
A 26-year-old woman from Kilkenny was flown to Mayo Clinic in Rochester after her vehicle rolled over in Shieldsville, Friday morning, April 23.
According to Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn, Phoenix Plaskett, 26, of Kilkenny was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester by Mayo helicopter with serious injuries. Dunn said Plaskett was driving a 2004 Mazda Tribute eastbound on Dodd Road by Le Sueur Avenue when the accident occurred at 7:29 a.m.
Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague has more than 200 available COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots available Thursday and Friday, April 22 and 23.
The vaccination site is located at the Mayo Clinic Health System clinic, 212 10th Ave. NE, New Prague.
Simulated reality introduces students to trade jobs
Students at TCU Schools immersed themselves into the world of augmented reality (AR) last week when the “Big Ideas Mobile Learning Trailer” stopped in Montgomery.
The goal of the mobile classroom is to...
To see more about this story, pick up the April 22, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
As calls increase this year over 2020, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) continues to operate in its substandard facility that was built in 1974 as temporary housing.
The Montgomery City Council has been working toward a solution.
Mayor Tom Eisert resurrected the issue at the...
To read more on this article, pick up the April 22, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
A nine-block area of downtown Montgomery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation.
The National Parks Service made the...
To see more on this article, pick up the April 22, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
If you need a building permit, looking for assistance with your business or want to build a new subdivision, you’ll want to see the City of Montgomery’s new Planner and Economic Development Specialist.
Joshua Mankowski started his position on March 16, taking over part of the role held by Leah Petricka.
Currently, the city of Montgomery has only 14 buildable lots. In addition to issuing building permits, Mankowski’s planner position will have him working with developers and builders on creating new subdivisions and industrial areas.
As of Thursday, April 15, the City of New Prague announced it is allowing the one story “rear” portion of Downtown Sound at 104 Main St. E to reopen. This is the portion that is marked internally in the building – essentially all the rear portion except the north 12-feet closest to the two story portion of the building. This will allow Downtown Sound to continue to hold music lessons in that portion of the building. This determination was made in consultation with the building owner’s structural engineer and the City’s structural engineer and Building Official.
The restoration of the Settler’s Log Cabin in Memorial Park, Montgomery, continued over the weekend. Roland Ceplecha spent a few hours Saturday powder blasting the cabin. Ceplecha owns Kaderlik Well Drilling and Service, and he volunteered his equipment and labor for the job. Prior to the powder blasting, one of the logs near the bottom was also replaced. Rick Krenik replaced it with the help from Public Works Supervisor Chris Roemhildt, who used a pay-loader to lift the log cabin. After the blasting, the log cabin will still have a few things to be completed.
The Rice County Master Gardener volunteers are hosting their annual Arbor Day tree and shrub giveaway on Friday, April 30, at the Rice County Fairgrounds in Faribault. The giveaway will take place from 3:30-5:30 p.m., while supplies last.
The giveaway will take place as a drive-through, minimal contact event. Everyone is welcome to drive through the fairgrounds and select a free tree or shrub seedling. Participants should enter the fairgrounds from Second Avenue NW and there will be signs indicating the flow of traffic.
The City of New Prague will have the building located at 102 E. Main Street (containing The Consignment Lodge at 102 E. Main Street and Downtown Sound at 104 E. Main Street) posted as an unsafe structure and to be vacated (per MN Rules1300.0180) until further notice.
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic School recognized a model student and eighth grader for emulating the virtues of the school’s saint of the month.
For April, the saint is...
To read more on this article, pick up the April 8, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
The Le Sueur County Commissioners cast their votes Tuesday, April 6 for their top candidates for the county administrator position.
The board was presented a list of nine candidates by DDA Human Resources Management Consultant Liza M. Donabauer, who has been working on the hiring process for the county.
The position was posted February 17 and four weeks later 30 individuals had applied. 14 of those applicants were selected as semifinalists. Of those, five withdrew their applications.
Montgomery’s City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission gave a thumbs up to the new seasonal employee housing plan presented by Seneca Foods, Inc.
After hearing a presentation of facts by City Administrator Brian Heck, with additional information by Zach Woytcke, planning and zoning members unanimously approved the conditional use and building permits for the project on Tuesday, March 8.
The plan, which will replace the...
To read more on this story, pick up the April 8, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.
High School students are returning to full, in-person learning - again.
The TCU School Board approved change in a special meeting Monday.
The option to full in-person learning was not the board’s first option.
Board member Michelle Borchardt made a motion to return to the hybrid model the district started at the beginning of the year. Unlike the current hybrid model where at-home students view live-streamed classes, the model Borchardt suggested was to have work days when kids are at home.