Rocky Stangler, 67, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery from 4:30 to 7 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery with Father Tom Niehaus officiating and visitation one hour prior.

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has set up a wide variety of free online mental health classes for May and June. They include such classes as Hope for Recovery, Transitions, Ending the Silence, Understanding Early Episode Psychosis for Families, In Our Own Voice, Family to Family, Positive Psychology, Creating Caring Communities, a suicide prevention class called QPR – Question, Persuade and Refer, a special QPR class for Agricultural Communities and many more.

Bernadine (O’Leary) Hildebrant’s a little lady. Her knees don’t always cooperate so she uses a walker to get around her home, but even at almost 100 years old, she’s quick witted and enjoys visiting with family and friends.
She’ll turn 100 years young on Monday, May 17.
The long-time newspaper reporter has interviewed multiple centenarians during her career, but this time, the tables are turned. The story is about her.

Carl A. Villwock, age 75 of Kilkenny, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at home.
Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, Waterville on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend David C. Mumme officiating. Interment will be at Concordia Cemetery, North Morristown.
Visitation will be at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Sunday, May 16th from 4 to 7 p.m. and also at church for one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Eleanor Jacobs passed away on April 12, 2021.
Born on January 29, 1928 in St Patrick, Minnesota to a family of 10 children, she was the daughter of Frank and Bessie (Pavlicek) Vohnoutka. She married Clifford Jacobs on June 11, 1950. They settled on a farm in Waterville, Minnesota and had three children, Linda, Steven and Mark. She liked flowers, fishing, playing cards, dogs, going to Mystic Lake and arguing with anyone.

Robert Alvin Richter, age 84, of Faribault and formerly of Morristown died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, Faribault.
Memorial services will be held at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. with the Reverend Juan Palm pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, North Morristown. Interment at Sabre Lake Cemetery, rural Kilkenny.
A memorial visitation will be held in the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault for one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Mass of Christian Burial for Rita Seifert Holmes, 88, of Mankato, formerly of Clements will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 14th at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Wabasso.  Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 13th at the church and one hour prior to the service.  A social and meal will be held at the Wabasso Community Center following the Mass with all welcome. Burial will take place after the social at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Clements. Masks are required at all indoor events and social distancing guidelines will be followed.

An extensive search for a new Le Sueur County Administrator is coming to a close.
After final interviews with four candidates Monday, May 3, the Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners extended the job offer to Joseph Martin during the Tuesday, May 4 board meeting.
Martin, lives in rural Waterville with his wife, Staci (Bohlen), and their two children. He is the son-in-law of Curtis and Joyce Bohlen of rural Kilkenny.

Jean Salzle, age 92, of Madison Lake, formerly of Waterville, died peacefully on Saturday evening, May 1, 2021 at her home with her children by her side.

The WEM baseball team is 2-3 in the Gopher Conference after winning one of three games last week.
The Bucs had only one hit Monday, April 26 against NRHEG but managed to...
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For the past two years, WEM High School sports have been competing in Class A, the smallest of the three or four classes in the state, depending on sport.
The next two years will look a lot different for Buccaneer teams for a couple of different reasons.
The first change is...
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Motorists on Highway 21 in Rice County at Shieldsville are encountering lane closures that began April 19 as crews start resurfacing, making intersection improvements and repairing culverts, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Work includes resurfacing approximately eight miles of Hwy. 21 from about one mile west of Interstate 35 to Highway 99. New turn lanes/bypass lanes will be installed at Shields Court, Mazaska Lake Trail, Lake Mazaska Boat Launch and French Lake Trail.

After missing out on last year, buyers and sellers were ready to wheel and deal at what has become the seasonal kick-off location to the swap meet season in the Midwest.
From Friday to Sunday, approximately 700 vendors gathered to sell their wares at the 44th Annual Le Sueur Pioneer Power Swap Meet.
“Everybody was happy to be out and among...
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Dozens of white pelicans have made their way into the bay in Waterville, adjacent to the campground. They have been seen for the past couple of weeks in this same area.

Tonn farm is a Century Farm
The David and Tina Tonn Family Farm that lies across the gentle, fertile hills between Waterville and Elysian along Ridge Road, has been recognized as a 2021 Century Farm.
114 years ago, David’s great-grandparents, Max and Emma Lorenz, who immigrated the United States from Germany, purchased a small farmstead and...
 
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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.