At the end of the Bullhead Days celebration Sunday, June 9 the ring binder which has everything you need to know about the event will be handed to another chairman.
Long-time Bullhead Days chairman Del Point will be retiring from this position.
He and his wife Gail have been involved with the annual festival for more than 20 years and the Waterville Chamber of Commerce recognized them for their effort by naming them the Bullhead Days Grand Marshals.

For more than half a century, the second full weekend in June is dedicated to the annual Waterville Bullhead Days celebration.
There are a number of new musical events this year, the return of a carnival, and some of the regular events have been super-sized for the June 7 thru 9 festival.
Midwest Rides will be providing some games, rides, and new food this year.

A total of 55 seniors will don caps, gowns, and tassels in anticipation of graduating from Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24 in the Waterville gymnasium.
Of these 55 seniors, 29 have been named honor students.
The Class of 2024 will honor their top two students, Josephine Volkmann (Valedictorian) and Kylie LaFrance (Salutatorian).
Volkmann will graduate with a cumulative grade point average of 3.931. She is the daughter of Todd and Amy Volkmann.

Elysian, Kilkenny, Morristown, and Waterville have scheduled Memorial Day Ceremonies for Monday, May 27.
Elysian Ceremony The Elysian Ceremony will start with stops at Greenland Cemetery (7 a.m.), German Lake Cemetery (7:20 a.m.), St. Peter (Bell) Cemetery (7:55 a.m.), Cannonville Cemetery (8:20 a.m.), and the Waterville Veterans Memorial (8:45 a.m.). Due to road construction, the Memorial Day Program in Elysian will be held at Elysian Cedar Hill Cemetery starting at 9:30 a.m.

Friday night into Saturday morning was a spectacle of the skies, even those within the city limits and outside of direct light, as the aurora borealis or northern lights put on a show for all to see.
People as far south as the Bahamas and southern California were able to see them outside of light polluted areas. Even within the Twin Cities metropolitan area the aurora was visible to the naked eye.

Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category in southern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for everyone
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended the air quality alert for southern Minnesota. The alert now remains in effect until 11 p.m. on Monday, May 13. The affected area includes the Twin Cities metro, Albert Lea, Marshall, Worthington, Rochester, Winona, Mankato, and the tribal nation of Prairie Island.

Submitted by: Sarah Stultz, Managing Editor, Albert Lea Tribune
A significant discussion is taking place at the state Legislature in reaction to the recent announcement that eight community newspapers will close at the end of the month.
Under a proposal in the Senate Education Policy Omnibus bill (SF 3567), school districts would no longer be required to publish their proceedings in newspapers and could instead move them to their own websites.

First boy Junior Ambassador entered into program
Saturday evening was a gathering from around the state at the Montgomery American Legion for the 35th Annual Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant.
Festivities started with an authentic Czech meal, prepared by board member and Head Chef Josh Gare and his volunteer crew. Gare was recognized for his work in the organization, with special attention for the meals, by the Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassadors with the Honorary Commodore’s Award.

Elysian native Rose Hollermann has been selected to her fourth straight United States Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team.
Her selection was made following the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) selection camp, held March 27-31 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

While it won’t be open for public use, a new recycling facility will be bringing benefits to Montgomery starting next month.
Cosmic Recycling has plans to open a facility that focuses on recycling solar panels and electronic waste, dubbed e-waste. The waste items will be shipped in from outside sources rather than collected from the community.
The facility will be located at 513 1st St. South in Montgomery in a facility owned by Hruby Rentals.

A 22-year-old Gaylord man was arrested on March 20 for his role in supplying fentanyl pills to a Montgomery 18-year-old girl who died as a result of a suspected overdose on Jan. 8, according to a press release by the Cannon River Drug Violent Offender Task Force (CRDVOTF).

A Waterville woman was arrested Saturday, March 16, after holding sheriff’s deputies and police at bay in a several-hour standoff on the 100 block of Sakatah Boulevard.
Saturday morning at 12:04 a.m., Ande Bremmer, 30, advised police in several phone calls she was upset how officers handled a domestic disturbance at the residence earlier in the night and she began making comments about shooting law enforcement and advised she had firearms and ammunition, according to a press release from the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office.

In an eerie foreshadowing statement, the Montgomery Fire Department put out the message Sunday on Facebook saying, “Despite the super nice weather this weekend, please consider NOT burning anything this afternoon. With the elevated fire conditions this afternoon, it would be highly unsafe to burn anything.”
    Temperatures soared into all-time record territory for March 3, with temperatures being broken across the state for the day. In the Twin Cities, it reached 74 degrees, which broke the old record of 65 that was set in 1905.

The weather looks good so if you are interested in raising some money or just doing something you probably have never thought of, you can join dozens of others at the Camp Omega Plunge Sunday, Feb. 25.
For the first time, the Camp Omega Plunge will be moving its location from the Morristown Fire Department to the Camp Omega campus. This will be the sixth plunge.
The plunge will be held Sunday, Feb. 25 with 1-2 p.m. registration, 2-2:30 p.m. introduction of teams/jumper parade, and the first plungers will head into the water starting at 2:30 p.m.

Nora Ell, daughter of Steven and Laura Ell was crowned Snow Queen and Kymin Morsching, son of Rhonda Morsching and Russell Morsching, was crowned Snow King during the Snow/FFA Week Coronation held Tuesday morning in Waterville.
Snow Princes and Snow Princesses were also crowned from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes.
Alix Velzke, daughter of Bruce and Kristin Velzke, and Kavan Sheehy, son of Tiffany Lange, were the freshmen honorees.

The Le Sueur County Historical Society will suffer two big body blows in 2024 when two long-time officers step down from their positions. Dr. Ruth Collins is ending a fouryear run as LCHS secretary, and Bonnie Reak is wrapping up a similar four-year stint as the organization's treasurer.
LCHS bylaws dictate no one can serve more than four consecutive years in the same office. Both Collins and Reak have reached that plateau.