Marann Esther Dehn, age 82 passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
Born on January 30, 1938 in Waterville Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Carl and Evelyn (Leffler) Dehn. Marann enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved crafts, playing bingo, shopping, and listening to Elvis Presley. Her favorite holiday was Christmas and celebrating the birth of our Lord. Her beautiful soul will never be forgotten.
Mary Claire Rooney, age 74, of Toledo, succumbed to Covid-19 on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital. She was born on August 12, 1945 in Waseca, MN to Charles and Marie (Stangler) Grubish. Mary was a graduate of Waterville High School in Waterville, MN and Mankato State University. She was employed as a Social Worker for the Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services for 28 years, retiring in 2003.
Trista Hering, a 2020 WEM graduate, finished off her outstanding high school softball career by pitching in the Senior Salute Sunday in Waterville. Hering, an All State selection, among 17 seniors of the Gopher and Valley Conference teams who played in the seven inning game, commemorating players who did not have a chance to play in the spring of 2020.
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Charlet Hasner Allen Oser, age 95 of Waseca died on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at LakeShore Inn in Waseca.
Charlet was born in a log cabin in Montana on February 5, 1925 to Frank and Elma (Cadwell) Hasner. Her parents moved to Waseca in 1927 where Frank was employed by the State of Minnesota at the University farm in Waseca.
George Dee McIntosh Sr., age 62, of Waterville, died on Monday, August 10, 2020.
Steven Henry Sexton, age 70, of Janesville, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
Janette Helen Byrne, age 93 of Waterville passed away surrounded by family on August 7, 2020 at the Lakeshore Inn in Waseca.
Alice Annie Seibel, age 86 of Morristown, died at her home on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
The Waterville Indians and Morristown Morries amateur baseball teams will begin their quests to make a repeat appearance in the Class C State Tournament this weekend. After finishing up an abbreviated 13-60 League schedule, the two teams will open Region 6C Playoff action Sunday, August 2. Waterville, the No. 3 seed from the 13-60 League, will host Arlington, the No. 7 seed from the River Valley League. Game time in Waterville will be 2 p.m. Morristown, the No. 7 seed, will play at No. 2 seed Minnesota Lake at 6 p.m. Sunday. Minn. Lake edged the Morries, 1-0, last weekend.
No one was injured in an early morning fire in Montgomery that damaged two buildings on Wednesday, July 29.
The Montgomery Fire Department was called to a fire at 104 First Street at 3:45 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they observed flames engulfing the second floor of a vacant building.
City Administrator Brian Heck said the fire was under control in about 5½ hours. Montgomery firefighters continue to remain on the scene.
Due to the heavy rains on July 25th and 26th, the following lakes have now reached water levels that have ascended past the threshold concerning a "No Wake". The three lakes listed below have a "No Wake" restriction effective immediately:
Lake Tetonka, Lake Sakatah, Lake Washington
See PDF of complete press release regarding the "No Wake" restrictions.
Elizabeth "Betty" Claire (Frodl) Molva, age 78, of Glencoe,
Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at GlenFields
Living with Care in Glencoe, Minnesota, after a courageous battle
with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial was held on
Monday, July 27, 2020, 11 a.m. at Church of St. Pius X in Glencoe,
Minnesota, with interment following at the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery
in Glencoe.
Elizabeth "Betty" Claire Molva was born on August 13, 1941,
in Faribault, Minnesota. She was the daughter of John and Cyrilla
Darlene Alice Elizabeth Wendelschafer, age 88 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Waterville, passed away on Thursday morning, May 28, 2020 at Norris Square Care Center in Cottage Grove, where she has been residing since February.
Darlene was born on July 25, 1931 in Washington Township in Le Sueur County, the daughter of Arthur W. and Alice E. (Hager) Wendelschafer. She graduated from Waterville High School in 1949 and went on to Le Center Teachers Training in 1950. She graduated from Mankato State University with degrees in Elementary Education, Social Studies, and Science.
The Le Sueur County Board recently approved a pair of independent contractors to a number of projects.
But the decision to approve these individuals came with questions about their rate of pay, which will come from the CARES Act dollars which was recently approved by the federal government.
Barbara Droher Kline was approved to work with townships, cities, and Le Sueur County on COVID related planning. Her rate of pay is $75/hour.
The Baker family of Cleveland has been named Le Sueur County's "2020 Farm Family of the Year" by the University of Minnesota.
With the announcement of how the 2020-21 school year will be handled in less than two weeks, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released survey results of how families feel about sending their kids back to school.
The MDE conducted an informal survey of Minnesota families between June 15 and July 6.
The survey included questions about how they felt about distance learning and their thoughts on the 2020-21 school year.
More than $130,000 surveys were completed and they were offered in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali.
