Yesterday, Thursday, March 13, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed Highway 93 from Henderson to Highway 169 due to flooding.
Traffic is detoured to Highway 19 until the water recedes.
The roadway will reopen when water has receded, and crews are able to make any necessary repairs.
When a road is closed it is illegal to travel in that area. Motorists can be fined up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail. In addition, if travelers need to be rescued from a closed road, other expenses and penalties will apply.

The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office reports a team of searchers looking for signs of Shawn Michael Mooring found a body presumed to be Mooring this morning, Friday, April, 14, in the cattails and trees along the southeastern shoreline of the Silver Lake in Cleveland Township.
 

Two days following the regular April city council meeting, Waterville Mayor Daryl Bauer submitted his resignation. The newly elected mayor’s resignation was effective Thursday, April 6.

The Morristown Commercial Club will be hosting their annual Easter Egg Scramble Saturday, April 8.
The event will start at 11 a.m. at the Morristown Community Center. Students in pre-school through 4th grade are invited to attend. The Easter Bunny is scheduled to make a visit.

The City of Elysian will soon have something in their community they have not had before.
Sometime this summer a basketball court and pickleball court will be completed near the Elysian School in the vacant tennis court.
“The city was deeded the old tennis courts and the ballfield near the Elysian School from WEM School District last year after requests were made to the school from the city to take them over,” Nicole Lamont, a member of the Elysian Park Board said.

Chuck Wann, who worked for over 50 years with his grandfather, mother and family members to run Suel Printing and The New Prague Times, passed away this past week. He leaves behind a legacy of a family-owned publishing company committed to serving readers and advertisers and helping make the communities they serve better.
Chuck’s obituary appears on newpraguetimes.com and in this week's papers.

A number of entities came together to implement the Farmers Protecting Rice Creek Project in the Rice Creek watershed in 2018. The project expanded to include parts of Heath and Wolf Creek watersheds in 2021 and was renamed the Farmers Protecting Bridgewater Streams Project (FPBSP).

The City of Elysian is looking for funding for a new water treatment plant.
Mayor Tom McBroom made a plea on behalf of the city at both meetings of the House of Representatives and Senate Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9.
Proposals for clean water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Elysian, Blue Earth, and Lewisville were heard. These bills were authored and presented to the committees by Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake), who represents all three communities.

Grant Pope, owner of We Buy Houses Southern Minnesota, is always looking for opportunities in the area where they can add value to a property and the surrounding communities.
Little did he know his latest project is one of the oldest buildings in Waterville that has significant history to the growth of the city.
The company purchased the old Union Hotel at 201 Paquin Street E. This property has been accepted into the National Register for Historic Places in Minnesota. Pope did not know that upon purchase but found out in quite a hurry.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) launched a $1.9 million test pilot that aims to improve public transportation needs across western and southern rural Minnesota. If the test pilot goes well, it could be expanded state-wide and improved upon.

Long-time educator Juanita Krueger of Morristown has been selected the 2022 Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the Year by a committee from the Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.

Townships in Scott, Le Sueur and Rice counties, as well as in counties throughout the state, will hold their annual meeting Tuesday, March 14.
Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March and set townships apart from other forms of local government. The meetings allow township residents to voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and also vote directly on their annual tax levy -- direct democracy in action. Citizens attending annual meetings also often discuss and vote on other local issues.

The Amber Alert for Leon is canceled. The child has been found safe. Below is the message from the City of Lakeville. 

They’re “beeping buddies.”
They are also amateur history junkies and treasure hunters.
Armed with metal detectors Dan Smith of Kilkenny and his son, Josh, who resides in Warsaw, spend hours scouring the local area in search of long-lost, forgotten historical items. When they come across a metal item on or under the ground, their detectors beep.

Impending inclement weather has changed the National FFA Week/WEM Snow Week activities. But not the coronation of royalty.
Emma Woratschka, daughter of Mike and Jennifer Woratschka was crowned Snow Queen and Ethan Greenwald, son of Ron and Kris Greenwald, was crowned Snow King during the coronation held Tuesday morning in Waterville.
All other events scheduled for the week will be postponed until the week of February 27 due to the projected snow storm.
Snow Prince and Snow Princesses were also crowned from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes.

There will be no local mail delivery today, Thursday, February 23.
Due to the weather, the transfer trucks for the U.S. Postal Service mail were pulled off the roads on Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday,February 23. 
The delivery of this weeks newspapers will be delayed.