The New Prague Fire Department dealt with a fire along Main Street that was more smoke. In a preliminary report around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, firefighters responded to a report of a fire at an apartment at 112 Main Street E.

The Tri-City United High School one-act play team is shown here adorning their second-place awards at the Section 2A finals at Waseca High School and does not advance to the state competition. Belle Plaine High School placed first and will continue to the state competition.
Congratulations to the cast and crew!
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Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) selects elementary (grades K-5), middle (grades 6-8), and high school (grades 9–12) teachers to participate in the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher program.
Founded in 1899, the VFW supports the education of America’s youth. The VFW identifies and recognizes teachers who instill a sense of national pride in students, promote civic responsibility, flag etiquette, and patriotism in their classrooms.    

The search for a museum space to display and store items for the Montgomery Historical Society (MHS) continues. This was one of the messages at their annual meeting at the Rustic Farmer on Main on Jan. 31.

Tri-City United High School’s one-act team, performing “How High Is Up?”, is advancing to the section 2A finals in Waseca on Saturday, Feb. 3.
“How High Is Up?” is written by Brendan Murray. It is the story of Little Star’s quest to save her friend’s life by trying to make time stand still instead of allowing seasons to change. Interesting characters come along Little Star’s journey, including meeting The Bird Who Has No Wings and The Magician of the Silent Snows.

The Legion bar was open for drinks and Taco Terco was open for food in the American Legion ballroom Friday night during Tri-City United Montgomery K-6 Parent-Teacher Organization’s second annual Glow-A-Thon.
This event was sponsored by the PTO, and it was a huge success with approximately 150 people attending. PTO President Megan Duffney said, “It’s not so much a fundraiser as an event for the whole family to attend.”

A two-vehicle crash called into Le Sueur County Sheriff’s dispatch at 5:59 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at the intersection of Le Sueur County Roads 3 and 28 ends in minor injuries.
According to the incident report from the Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office, a white 2014 Chevy Silverado traveling westbound on County 28, driven by 20-year-old Addison Hartshorn of New Prague, was struck on the passenger side by a red 2017 Ford Escape, driven by 20-year-old Maxim Lee of New Prague.

Shelby (Giesen) Hartman was disappointed when she heard Mayo Health System New Prague had decided to stop providing labor and delivery services for the community. To her, it’s sad the community hospital will no longer be a place where local moms and dads can go to deliver their newborns.

Tri-City United High School announced its 2024 Snow Week Queen and King senior candidates Monday morning to start off Snow Week, Jan. 29 through Feb. 2.  
Snow Queen candidates are Anastasia Stasney, parents Cathy and Dean Stasney of Montgomery; Liliana Murphy, parents Jen and Andy Murphy of Montgomery; Brynn Fitterer, parents Cheryl and Alan Fitterer of Lonsdale; Xiani Medina, mother Josie Medina of Le Center; Adison Schroer, parents Jaime and Andrew Harmon of Le Center; and Savanah Chapel, parents Alicia Chapel of Inver Grove Heights and Jonathan Chapel of Lonsdale;

Sunday, Jan. 14, was the first time Montgomery’s snow plows had hit the street for snowy weather this 2023-2024 winter season. Last year, at this time, the city had used up its entire budget for snow removal, and salt and sanding.
Public Works Supervisor Nick Filipek said, “So far we have only used 30 hours sanding, 103 tons of salt/sand and 20 hours plowing.” That was as of Jan. 16. In contrast, the city had used up 1,108 hours for snow removal, and salting and sanding, and had used 312 tons of salt/sand by Feb. 1, 2023.

Committee members of the Montgomery Business and Entrepreneur Engagement Committee (MBEEC), a sub-committee of the Economic Development Authority, received a recognition plaque for completion of the Rural Entrepreneur Venture (REV) program by the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation at the Jan. 16 city council meeting.

Dan Michel, better known as Mitch Paradise on the pro wrestling circle, has had a life-long passion for pro wrestling, and he’s spent the better part of more than 25 years doing it himself.
“Back when we only had just four or five channels, on Sunday mornings after church, we would watch wrestling. We were glued to the TV when Jerry Blackwell and The High Flyers would come on, and then Hulk Hogan came around,” Michel said.

The New Prague Fire Department says it received a call for a pole shed on fire at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Upon arrival on scene at 29394 201st Ave., approximately one mile south of Union Hill, the department said the shed was fully engulfed.

Wood and Metal on display
City Council Member, Mayor, Kolacky Days Grand Marshal and business owner are just a few of the hats Mick McGuire has or is wearing. In 2021, he added wooden canoe builder to that list.
“I’d seen a number of these canoes and thought that it would be kind of a fun project to take on,” said McGuire.

Tyler and Kelsey Neumaier welcomed in their baby girl, Peyton Sue Neumaier, at 11:11 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2024, after almost 16 hours of labor, starting at 7:30 p.m. the day before.
Baby Peyton was born at 7 pounds 10 ounces at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee.
The Neumaiers said that they knew the gender of the baby before it was born and that it is their first child.
Tyler comes from a family of 11 children and Kelsey was an only child. “I’m very close with my family so I feel like I grew up with a lot of siblings,” said Kelsey.

Elvin Leigh Wehking, age 57, of rural Janesville, died in a single vehicle crash on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
    The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s dispatch center received a 911 call at 5:33 p.m. of a vehicle crash near a residence on Tetonka Lake Road in Elysian Township. Le Sueur County Sheriff’s deputies and Elysian Fire and Rescue were initially dispatched to the scene. 
    Sheriff’s deputies noted that a 2003 Ford Taurus, driven by Wehking, had left the roadway, travelled through a ditch and collided with a large tree — which caused extensive front end damage to the vehicle.