Two individuals stopped by to present further information to Montgomery’s Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting, Nate Dorr and Breanne Kennedy. Dorr is the senior program manager of rural and tribal building capacity for the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF), and Kennedy is the owner and founder of Thrive Consulting.
    Kennedy presented on removing barriers to housing development with a land use audit, which was carried out by the GMHF for free, valued at about $5,000. 

    Most Holy Redeemer Catholic School’s (MHRCS) spring concert on Friday, May 15, filled the cafeteria with relatives and friends. Unlike most other concerts in some years past, the entire student body sang as one for the concert with the exception of the Singing Angels group singing one song by themselves.
    Also unique to this performance was that there were a few student accompanists on keyboard for different numbers and Rev. Timothy Sandquist also accompanied on his guitar for a few numbers.

    The Southern Minnesota Initiative Fund (SMIF) has been donating and distributing paint in its region since 1997, even though the Paint the Town Grant didn’t officially start until 2015. Since 1997, SMIF has donated over 11,822 gallons of paint to 354 projects.
    Last year, Kilkenny was a recipient, receiving eight gallons of paint. Their project was to paint their “Twinning” mural showcasing their sister city in Kilkenny, Ireland, and it debuted in time for Halfway to St. Paddy’s Day celebration.

    Needed rain entered the Montgomery area late Thursday afternoon and ended up stopping the Tri-City-United (TCU) golf meet approximately halfway through the event.
    Both the boys and girls teams were in 6th place in the meet which was suspended for most golfers after nine, 10, or 11 holes completed.
    Senior Lily Kaplan and junior Varon Klokonos were tied for 12th at the time of suspension. Junior Cora Crow was 18th, junior Emma Mason 35th, Cailyn Christensen 36th, and Elise Fashant 39th.

    The Tri-City United (TCU) boys golf team finished in the upper half of the Big South Conference standings following a solid performance during the conference meet Tuesday, May 12 at Dacotah Ridge Golf Course.
    The Titans carded an 18-hole team score of 381 in placing 6th among the 14 teams.

    It was a bad day for clay pigeons and a great day for the Tri-City United High School trap shooting squads. 
    A total of 22 five-person squads from 12 area schools participated in the 4th Annual Montgomery Sportsmen’s Club High School Trap Shoot Invitational on Saturday, May 16, at the Montgomery range on the south end of town. The weather was very pleasant with sunshine and the breeze behind shooters’ backs.

This spring, area town baseball teams in the Dakota-Rice-Scott League have returned to the diamond for another season ending with New Prague being one of the communities hosting state tournament games.

Area teams were asked about their prospects for the season which started last month. Those which responded are listed below. The New Prague Times will begin covering area teams in greater depth as the high school seasons end.

New Prague

Be sure to pick up a copy of the May 14, 2026, Montgomery Messenger at a newsstand to find within the 2025-2026 Tri-City United High School Arts and Activities Section within and to check out all the local advertisers that help support these types of sections. Without them, local journalism and featuring these students wouldn't be possible! 

New Prague Trojans cooperative indoor softball team takes second place at the CI Indoor Adapted Softball Tournament in Wayzata, falling 0-10 to Dakota United. 

Three members were listed to the All Star Team from New Prague. 

Look for the full story in the May 21, 2026, New Prague Times and Montgomery Messenger. 

    Tri-City United High School Principal Alan Fitterer announced his retirement at January’s with a letter to the board and superintendent. The principal has spent the last 20 years with the district, starting in 2006 when it was Montgomery-Lonsdale High School.
    Fitterer graduated from Mankato East High School in 1985, where he participated in football (wide receiver/tight end), basketball (captain), baseball (centerfielder), student council (president), and National Honor Society, and was a class officer and took part in the Minnesota Male Teen Competition.

    Although the regular season didn’t progress as seamlessly as planned, New Prague’s cooperative indoor softball team won a berth in the state tournament Wednesday, May 6, with a big win over Anoka in the league playoffs.

Memorial Park playground
    The Montgomery Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was presented secondary options for the Memorial Park playground at their May 6 meeting. So far, the city has been working with Landscape Structures on a design that would cost about $230,400.
    Minnesota Wisconsin Playground (MWP) asked if they could submit their own quote to the city. MWP was recently bought by GameTime play equipment, making their equipment now direct-from-manufacturer and allowing for discounts.

    The Tri-City United softball team won three of their four games last week, all against Big South Conference opponents.
    They opened the week on Monday, May 4 with an 8-7 loss to Fairmont. The following afternoon the Titans defeated Waseca, 11-1, in five innings. The week ended with TCU sweeping a doubleheader from Marshall, winning 9-8 in eight innings in the first game and 10-8 in the second game.
    TCU improved to 8-5 overall with the three straight wins and are now 6-5 in the conference (4th place overall).

Richard “Moose” “Dick” David, age 85, passed away at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN, on April 20, 2026. Richard is survived by his daughter Darlene (Dan) Lorentz of Chaska; son Kevin (Jenny) David of Bloomington; brothers Jacob, and James; sisters Rosemarie, and Patricia; grandchildren Taylor, Ava, Ella, and Blake; and many nieces and nephews.

    The Tri-City United Schools $39.99 million proposed capital bond that was put up for a special election on Tuesday, May 12, was again rejected by the voters in the district. 
    Slightly more voters showed up for this election, voting 1,055 (48.5%) in support of the bond and 1,120 (51.5%) not in support of the bond.