The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has reported a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases in South Central Minnesota among young adults in their 20s who reported visiting bars and restaurants June 12 and 13, the first weekend they reopened.

If you mailed in your registration renewal and have not received your tabs due to processing delays, please contact use using this form: https://dps.mn.gov/…/Pages/dvsforms-registration-tabs-plate…
You will receive a verification letter via email to use as proof of registration renewal until your tabs arrive.
We also notified law enforcement that some Minnesotans will not receive their registration tabs before they are required to display the tabs on their license plates.

During these trying times, families may be experiencing trouble making ends meet.
Whether it be paying a bill or putting adequate food on the table, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many. Hundreds of families from throughout Le Sueur County were the recipients of some goodwill from Second Harvest Heartland and a group of more than three dozen volunteers Friday, June 19.
The Le Sueur County Fairgrounds in Le Center was the site of free food distribution.
Second Harvest contacted the food shelf’s in the county and said they had extra food to distribute.

Area residents will still have a chance to celebrate the Fourth of July in 2020. While the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in parades and other activities being cancelled, people will still be able to enjoy a few festivities and see the night sky lit up with a multitude of colors.

Brian Gary Pittmann, age 52 of Waterville, died on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in South Dakota.

Youth sports games and scrimmages can resume June 24 or later for outdoor sports, and July 1 or later for indoor sports.
The guidance seeks to balance the goals of minimizing disease transmission and allowing young people to engage in sports activities that have important physical, emotional, and social benefits. It also provides additional clarifications and recommendations for adult sports competitions this summer.
View the new sports guidance and answers to frequently asked questions at Community Settings: COVID-19.

Arlis Evelyn Wallace, age 91, of Waseca, formerly of Waterville, died peacefully on June 10, 2020 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.
Born on April 24, 1929, in Winnebago to Ben and Vera (Coale) Kantack. Arlis attended Mapleton High School. Arlis was united in marriage to Curtiss Wallace on March 22, 1947 in Mapleton. Together they shared 57 year of marriage before Curtiss passed away in 2004.

Arlis Evelyn Wallace, age 91, of Waseca, formerly of Waterville, died peacefully on June 10, 2020 at Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.
Born on April 24, 1929, in Winnebago to Ben and Vera (Coale) Kantack. Arlis attended Mapleton High School. Arlis was united in marriage to Curtiss Wallace on March 22, 1947 in Mapleton. Together they shared 57 year of marriage before Curtiss passed away in 2004.

On June 15, 2020, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Scott County Dispatch received a report of a possible missing boater on Prior Lake.
The missing individual was reported to have not returned home last night from fishing and boating.  Law enforcement responded to the Knotty Oar Marina and located the missing individual’s unoccupied pontoon and cell phone on their boat slip, along with some personal belongings floating nearby in the water. 

After more than six years, long-time, local newspaper man Jack Webster, 86, lost his battle with cancer on Monday, June 1.
Webster has worked for or owned newspapers in Waterville, Elysian, and Morristown for more than 60 years.
He moved from Kansas to Waterville in 1957 to work at the Waterville Advance, which was later re-named the Lake Region Life in 1970.
He and his wife, Edna, purchased the Lake Region Life, Elysian Enterprise, and Morristown Life in 1984. Morristown ceased publication in 1987.

Emily (Korbel) Teberg entered the U.S. Army in August, 2002. She earned her wings as a Parachute Rigger, and her father, Gary Korbel of Montgomery, pinned them on her. Teberg was attached to the 82nd Airborne Unit and was stationed in Georgia and Virginia.
A traumatic experience made Teberg leave service in May 2003. When she returned to civilian life, troubles didn’t stop, and she turned to drugs.
Her life was spiraling downward until Jim Golgart, Le Sueur County Veterans Service Officer, stepped in to help.

A 22-year-old Waterville man was found dead in his residence on Sunday, June 7.
The Waterville Police Department responded to a call of an unresponsive male at a residence in the 100 block of West Main Street, Waterville, at approximately 6:14 p.m. on Sunday, June 7.
According to a press release issued by the police department, the responding officer arrived at the residence and found the male party deceased in his bedroom. The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Noah Goodwin of Waterville.

Governor Tim Walz today announced Phase III of the Stay Safe MN plan, including a gradual turn of the dial to allow cautious and safe re-opening of indoor dining, gyms, and entertainment venues beginning Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Customers and employees will be either strongly recommended or required to wear masks and will be required to adhere to appropriate social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
 

Darlene Margaret Elizabeth Geisler, passed away peacefully at age 95 of natural causes on April 27, 2020 at Ramsey County Care Center in Maplewood, MN.
She was united in marriage to Robert Geisler June 4, 1944 in Morristown, MN.
Darlene was preceded in death by her husband Robert; grandsons, James and Joseph Eliason and Daniel Hedin; brothers Bill, Otto, Elmer, Ernie, Leonard and Vernon Krueger; sisters Orvilla Brunmeier and Adeline Kloss; son in law Robert Eliason.

Marian L. Wagner went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 1, 2020, at the age of 92 years, 7 months, and 27 days. She had been a resident at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home for the past few months.
Funeral services will be held at North Morristown Fourth of July Grounds on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Juan Palm, officiating. Interment will be at Concordia Cemetery, North Morristown.
A gathering will be held at the Grounds for one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are being completed by the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault.

Life lessons are playing out in front of our eyes. Are we paying attention?
The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in the custody of a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, has sparked outrage, protests, riots, violence, looting, and arson in Minneapolis and across the United States.