Le Sueur County court filings show that Jeffrey Allen Wolf, 37, of Montgomery, was sentenced on Oct. 13 for the case involving a 14-year-old girl in with whom he had multiple instances of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and shared a significant relationship with, which allegedly resulted in the victim becoming pregnant.

    Montgomery City Council approved the hiring of Brennen Construction Inc. as the construction manager at risk (CMAR) Monday evening, contingent upon them accepting the contract sent to them without any major changes.

Titans volleyball face tough competition at tournament

    The Tri-City United (TCU) volleyball team held their own in a very good tournament Friday and Saturday at Eastview and Burnsville High Schools.
    The Titans defeated two 4A schools and were defeated in three other matches, with two of those three schools having a much larger enrollment.
    TCU defeated Owatonna (2-1) and Burnsville (2-1), lost to Chatfield (1-2), and were swept by Cretin-Derham Hall  and Woodbury

    This is the report for the Montgomery Fire Department (MFD) from the month of Sept. 2026. A total of 11 calls were responded to in the month and a total of 72 calls through the end of September. Training in September was on incident management, tool locations, and small gas engines.
    Below are the list of the calls MFD responded to in Sept. 2026.

    The City of Montgomery has chosen Brennen Companies of Mankato, Minn., as their construction manager at risk (CMAR) to help execute the construction process for the building of a new fire hall, although a contract with them has not yet been fully secured. 
    A total of eight companies responded to the request for proposals for the CMAR, and council selected Brennen Companies at a special city council meeting on Monday, Oct. 5, as was recommended by the selection committee.

Monday, Oct. 5

•     Parking complaint and issued a citation for expired registration.
•     Traffic stop (TS) and issued a warning for speed.
•     Issued a ticket for parking during prohibited hours.
•     Assisted (Asst.) with a medical on Welco Drive.
•     Complied with a request for a welfare check.
•     Asst. with a security check/open door.
•     Investigated (Inv.) suspicious activity at Memorial Park, all clear and issued a warning.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

    The button design of nine-year-old Alena Dietz of Tri-City United Lonsdale PreK-6 School was chosen to be on this year’s Torchlight Parade & Fireworks buttons.
    Any student in fourth grade throughout the Tri-City United School District area, including private schools, home schoolers, and alternative learning programs, had the opportunity to submit a design through Sept. 16, 2026.
    Dietz’s design may be the most colorful design chosen as a winner. She said she found out about being chosen as the winner the morning of Friday, Oct. 9 

    Minnesota House District 22B and Senate District 22 candidates answered a couple values-orientated questions at the Sept. 22 Meet Your Candidates event held at the Revival on Main in Montgomery. Each candidate was given up to two minutes to answer, whether or not they chose to use the entire time.

Monday, Sept. 28

•     Assisted (Asst.) with a juvenile problem.
•     Traffic stop (TS) and issued a warning for a stop sign and equipment violation.
•     TS and issued a warning for failure to dim lights and maintain lane.
•     TS and issued a warning for failure to signal turn.
•     Security check/open door on Ash Avenue.
•     TS and issued a citation for illegal window tint.
•     Asst. with a juvenile problem on Northridge.

Tuesday, Sept. 29

To the editor,
    I am writing because I believe Mary Nesgoda is the kind of person we need representing us in the Minnesota House for District 22B.
    What I appreciate most about Mary is simple: She listens, and she cares about people. She takes the time to hear what people are saying and to understand the challenges they face.

    The Le Sueur County Officials Association held its monthly meeting Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, at New Prague’s combined emergency response building. The meeting was held in the meeting hall of the New Prague Fire Department with a tour of the new police station at 505 Fifth Ave. NW.
    Interim Mayor Chuck Nickolay welcomed the 20 government officials from townships and cities in Le Sueur County and county commissioners. Nickolay said it had been a real honor to be a part of the association and hoped people would enjoy the tour.

    Le Center Volunteer Ambulance has been busy fundraising for their new ambulance. Recently they held Family Fun Night at the hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, kicking off the start of their fundraising season. The ambulance crew had food, games, and a silent auction. That event alone brought in $12,696 towards the overall $450,000 goal to pay for the new ambulance and equipment necessary.

    Residents of the Montgomery area gathered at the Revival on Main in Montgomery on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to hear from their local representatives at a Meet Your Candidates event put together by community member Jean Keogh.

To the editor:
    I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for Marisa Ulmen as the DFL candidate for Minnesota State Senate District 22.
    Knowing Marisa personally, I know firsthand that she possesses the qualities District 22 needs in a leader today. She is a hardworking individual of deep honesty, strong character, and unwavering integrity.

    Before he could even remember and being only about nine months old, Silas Vlasak of Le Center started having drop seizures. Drop seizures, unlike atonic seizures, are when a person looses muscle tone and becomes limp, causing them to fall in place.
    The seizures Vlasak was having were a result of having epilepsy.

    Le Center’s Parker O’Malley and Kaitlyn Hartwig were crowned Tri-City United High School’s 2026 Homecoming king and queen Monday afternoon, Sept. 28 in the school’s performing arts center.