Question
    I have a slow moving emblem for my vehicle. Can I use that when I am driving at normal speed limits or must I take that off?

Answer
    Vehicles designed to operate at 35 miles per hour or less must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem. The use of this emblem is restricted to the slow-moving vehicles specified in state statute and its use on any other type of vehicle or stationary object on the highway is prohibited.

Vehicles That Need the Emblem

    This summer a new local food insecurity nonprofit was started by Caitlin Huiras called 507 Food Share. Over the summer months, the entity helped provide nutritious food at no cost to those who needed it weekly at Tri-City United High School through pop-up markets.
    Huiras has much further ambitions with the organization though and some of those are playing out in the inaugural Miles for Meals 5k Run/Walk and Kids 1K to be held at Next Chapter Winery, between New Prague and Montgomery in Lanesburg Township, on Sunday, Nov. 1. 

    Keith Sexton and Cris Figueroa combined to shutout Wings United, 7-0, in the opening round of the Section 2A Boys Soccer Tournament Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Montgomery.
    The duo helped the Titans improve to 14-1-2 overall this season heading into the Section semifinal match Monday, Oct. 19 against St. Peter (8-7-2 overall). This will be the 9th time these two teams have played in the last three years, including twice this year with TCU winning 4-2 and 6-2.

    As cannabis availability increases, the Le Sueur-Waseca Community Health Board reminds community members about essential steps to keep families, teenagers, and roadways safe. The focus is on locking up cannabis away from children, engaging teenagers in open conversations about cannabis use, and preventing impaired driving.

Titans volleyball finish 3rd in Big South Conference

Open Section 2AA Playoffs as the No. 5 seed

    The Tri-City United volleyball team ended their regular season schedule with a four-set loss to Belle Plaine Tuesday, Oct. 13.
    The Tigers held a 25-18, 18-25, 25-15, and 25-19 advantage in a match which determined 2nd place in the Big South Conference Black Division.

    The new playground equipment in Memorial Park is going up at a fast pace. Workers from Midwest Wisconsin Playgrounds (MWP) began installing it last week and should be finished with installing the equipment this week.
    This doesn’t mean that the equipment will be ready to be played on just yet. The rubberized chip will need to be placed in the play area and the poured-in-place surface for the concrete areas needs to be installed before it can be open to the public.

Monday, Oct. 12

•     Traffic stop (TS) for possible cancelled driver, unfounded and all clear.
•     TS and issued a warning for speed.
•     Assisted (Asst.) with a domestic dispute.
•     Arrested an individual on an outstanding warrant.
•     Asst. with found property on the roadway.

Tuesday, Oct. 13

    Montgomery’s main wastewater lift station pump failed, which carries all the sewage from town and is a critical component. According to Public Utilities Supervisor Adam Jirak, crews installed a backup pump in the meantime. 
    Jirak said that the failed pump was inspected but could not economically rebuilt. He also stated that the station’s pumps are not a standard size, so most companies do not carry a spare that would fit, which necessitates the city to have its own spare/back-up pump.

    If there is one thing you can do to help your own situation out as well as the rest of the country’s situation, it is to be an informed voter and also to fight to protect that vote.
    There are a lot of things that could mean but right now there is a lot of propaganda being floated around saying that our elections are somehow at risk of being stolen — whether that’s dead people voting, people who are not citizens voting, voting machines failing or cheating, and of the like. 

Dori Marie Krenik, age 92, of Montgomery, passed away on the morning of Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Traditions of Montgomery.

    Rounding up a series of local towns’ Fire Prevention Week, was Lonsdale Fire Department’s Fire Safety Night, which was held in coordination with Tri-City United Early Childhood Education.
    This event, which has happened for many years, gave an opportunity for the younger children to explore all of the fire equipment and apparatus the department has, meet real firefighters, get a cool vacuum-formed fire hat, fire safety-related coloring books, have some refreshments, and listen to a presentation by Fire Safety Officer Adam Vycital of the Lonsdale Fire Department.

    Tri-City United High School’s band and choir hosted the first concert of the 2026-2027 school year on Monday evening, Oct. 19 in the school’s performing arts center.
    It was the first out-of-college concert directing a choir for Lydia Horan, the new high school and grades 5-8 choir director. Horan, as noted in a previous Messenger, graduated this spring from Concordia College in Moorhead.
    Both band and choir have a solid showing in numbers of students this year.

    Montgomery City Council approved the hiring of Brennen Construction Inc. as the construction manager at risk (CMAR) Monday evening, contingent upon them accepting the contract sent to them without any major changes.

    Le Sueur County court filings show that Jeffrey Allen Wolf, 37, of Montgomery, was sentenced on Oct. 13 for the case involving a 14-year-old girl in with whom he had multiple instances of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and shared a significant relationship with, which allegedly resulted in the victim becoming pregnant.

    With upcoming elections, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reminds campaigners that state law prohibits placement of political signs or any advertising on highway right-of-way.

Titans volleyball face tough competition at tournament

    The Tri-City United (TCU) volleyball team held their own in a very good tournament Friday and Saturday at Eastview and Burnsville High Schools.
    The Titans defeated two 4A schools and were defeated in three other matches, with two of those three schools having a much larger enrollment.
    TCU defeated Owatonna (2-1) and Burnsville (2-1), lost to Chatfield (1-2), and were swept by Cretin-Derham Hall  and Woodbury