However one feels about the improvement to Hwy. 169 on the south side of St. Peter, they might be feeling the same way when changes are made on the north side 2022.

It was a full house at Le Sueur City Hall Monday night. Residents on Coventry Road came out in droves to a public hearing Oct. 14 to put a stop to a city proposal to open the Coventry intersection on Elmwood Avenue/Hwy. 112.

The mayor of Le Center had his car stolen and damaged in September, according to recent charges filed in Le Sueur County District Court.

A local man racked up felony charges in separate incidents over the summer.

If there’s any proof that the Boy Scouts can build lifelong friendships, it’s Tom Stenson and Joe Hobson. The two Le Center natives recently celebrated their 60th anniversary of becoming Eagle Scouts as high school sophomores back in 1959.

It was an excellent meet for the Tri-City United cross country boys. The team took second at the Montgomery River Conference Tuesday, Oct. 15, and senior Austin Antony broke the school record by 10 seconds.

Cleveland residents will be paying into a higher levy this year.

Crews are close to completing the construction on Hwy. 99 from Hwy. 13 to Hwy. 21 and from St. Peter to Le Center. Weather permitting, the detour east of Highway 13 could be removed by Friday, October 18.

Devout Titans supporters braved the cold winds Friday, Oct. 11 to witness the Tri-City United homecoming parade, an annual tradition.

Who should Le Center’s recycling system work for — growing families or older adults with fixed incomes? That was the underlying question looming over the public hearing at City Hall Wednesday, Oct. 9.

The upcoming Hwy. 112 project has stirred ire among the residents of the Coventry Road neighborhood.

The Madelia invite last Thursday was a rainy affair, but for the Mankato Loyola/Cleveland boys team, it was business as usual.

Clipper fans who made the trip to Mayer on Friday will probably remember Mayer Lutheran 54, Cleveland 0 more for the snowstorm and less for the Clippers’ performance.

Snow is no stranger to Minnesota, even if it is early October. With temperature in the low to mid 30s at game time, fans bundled up to proudly cheer on the Titans as they played the Belle Plaine Tigers at homecoming.

Ruck’s Meat Processing, of Belle Plaine, Minn., is voluntarily recalling cured smoked beef that may be contaminated with metal fragments.

Giving back has never been so delicious.

Next November, Montgomery voters will decide the fate of a new building for the fire and ambulance departments.

Out of an abundance of extreme caution, operations at the New Prague Post Office located at 124 Main St. E will be temporarily suspended due to safety concerns with the building.

Le Sueur is taking a bite out of world hunger.

Democrat Dan Feehan plans to challenge Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn for the First Congressional District in 2020, and he got things started with kickoff events in Mankato and Rochester Sunday.

The Le Sueur Farmers Market is growing past its roots this year. Organizers Karen Wagner and Angel Ingles aim to turn the market into a place where vendors can sell homemade goods beyond fruits and vegetables.

The upcoming 2020 census will be a critical one for the state of Minnesota and locally.

Pajama Day marked the beginning of the 2019 Tri-City United homecoming week, but 10 senior candidates dressed to impress for the annual coronation.

The Tri-City United girls soccer team (0-4) ended its first ever season the same way it began: with a tough loss against Cannon Falls. In the section playoffs Saturday, Oct. 6, the Titans fell 10-0 to Cannon Falls, the same score from of their first game of the season.

Starting with a CFD fire truck and followed by the elementary students, a deluge of orange and black rumbled past the school and down Sixth Street Friday afternoon before taking a left turn on Broadway. Next came the homecoming royalty and floats from grades 7-12.

“We’ve had a lot of really fun days,” said Le Sueur-Henderson biology teacher Jeremy Goltz. As one of the new members of this year’s faculty, it’s his first time at a Le Sueur-Henderson Homecoming. “Very hectic today in the classroom. On Friday, since students are very excited to get to the …

After a short-lived, year-long retirement, Faribault couple Del and Julie Spronk couldn’t resist getting back into private assisted living. After having previously owned and operated assisted living communities for the past 30 years, the Spronks are returning the industry with a new home in …

In a ceremony this week, Le Sueur-Henderson High School named its 2019 Homecoming king and queen: Seth Hardel and Gail Warner. The remainder of the court includes Nolan Maczkowicz, Will Becker, Tommy Gupton, Tanner Hartmann, Callie Miller, Keely Olness, Morgan Goettlicher and Lauren Gregersen.

At a Sept. 23 meeting, the Le Sueur City Council approved two big ticket items. The meeting saw the completion of the 2017 street project and the purchase of a $400,000 jetter vacuum truck for Public Services.

Clayton Mosher built many a bridge over Chankaska Creek.

A 10 year-old boy died Sunday after being hit by a swing set near Le Sueur.

Residents of Le Sueur County are expected to pay into a higher levy this year. At a Sept. 24 meeting, the Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners voted to set the preliminary levy at $22.9 million, increasing the total levy $2 million, or 11%, over last year. The levy will not be finalized un…

The Le Center American Legion Post 108 took the time to celebrate 100 years of history on Sept. 28. Saturday, event-goers plated games, got their faces painted and listened to live music in honor of Post 108’s centennial anniversary.

Tri-City United Lonsdale Elementary was honored Thursday as one of 362 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance.

Tri-City United High School experienced a tragic loss Friday, Sept. 20, but what students, colleagues and friends haven’t lost is the impact Carol Lilla had on their lives.

St. Peter residents have the chance to find bargain sales at a new store: Riverside Thrift Shop.

In a little more than two weeks, the Le Sueur City Council is expected to authorize the city’s participation in the Hwy. 112 Turnback Project.

A former Le Sueur resident is looking to make his move to the Capitol.

Community groups from across the state of Minnesota were awarded $163,500 in arts grants on Friday, Sept. 13 by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. Of the 25 groups that received funding, two are from Le Sueur County, four from Nicollet and three from Waseca.

Four people who allegedly burglarized a Greenvale Township home on Saturday night — three of them Le Sueur County residents — were charged Sept. 24 in Dakota County District Court.

In the face of an increasing public demand for programs and activities, the Ney Nature Center asked the Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners Sept. 17 to provide additional funds to pay for more staff hours. The center hopes that the funding could help the center expand and welcome more people.