It’s omnibus season at the Minnesota Legislature, with the focus of a legislative session just one month from completion shifting from committee work to the conference committees set to negotiate the final details on several significant omnibus packages driven by DFL majorities. Under an agreement of House and Senate leadership announced before the session began, Friday marked the Legislature’s third and final deadline, by which committees in both the House and Senate must act favorably on major finance and appropriation bills. ...

This year’s citywide garage sale in Le Center had more treasures in store than ever before, as a new Market in the Park was added to the semi-annual event. Over the weekend Thursday through Saturday, shoppers browsing through the 32 garage sales happening around town could stop by Plut Park near the swimming pool to continue their shopping spree. The all-new vendor market featured a small collection of local vendors selling food, jewelry and household accessories. ...

The Le Sueur City Council bought out a squad car for the city’s police fleet, reviewed a proposed zoning ordinance change to accommodate a new cannabis plant moving to the city and prepared for a future work session with the Le Sueur-Henderson School Board during its April 22 meeting. The first item on the City Council’s docket involved the purchase of a 2021 Ford Interceptor currently being leased by the Le Sueur Police Department from the state of Minnesota. The City Council authorized the use...

Thursday LS-H baseball vs. Sibley East (DH) — 4 p.m. LS-H softball vs. TCU (DH) — 4 p.m. LS-H and TCU track and field at Jordan Invite — 4 p.m. TCU baseball vs. NYA (DH)(U of M Siebert Field) —...

Tuesday night, the Le Sueur-Henderson track and field team traveled to Belle Plaine to compete in a four school meet hosted by the Tigers. With several top finishes across the competition, the Giants boys and girls each earned third-place finishes as teams. Highlights for the girls began in the 100 meter dash where Sophia Sampson earned second with a time of 12.95. In the 400m dash, Brandy Wolf finished second with a time of 1:09.21 before she claimed third in the 800m run with a...

Monday evening, the Tri-City United track and field team traveled to St. Peter to compete in an invitational featuring Belle Plaine, Marshall, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, M/T/GHEC/ML, GFW and the host Saints. As a team, the Titan girls earned fourth with 111.25 points while the boys finished sixth with a score of 38. Highlights for the girls began in the 100 meter dash where Alexis Marcussen earned sixth with a time of 14.07. In the 200m dash, Kaitlyn Hartwig finished second with a time of 28.02. ...

Monday evening, the Tri-City United softball team traveled to Jordan to take on the Jaguars, searching for its first win of the season. Despite taking an early lead in the top of the first, the Titans didn’t keep up the pace and eventually it was the Jaguars who pulled away for the 4-1 victory. With the loss, TCU is now 0-4 (0-2 MRC) on the season. Addison Schroer started in...

Tuesday night, the Le Sueur-Henderson softball team traveled to take on the Sibley East Wolverines in a Minnesota River Conference doubleheader. The Giants’ offense took the spotlight, as it rolled over the Wolverines 17-1 in game one before earning a 14-0 victory in game two. The wins are the first this season for LS-H, which is now 2-6 (2-2 MRC) this spring. Freshman Victoria Hutton got the start in the...

It’s that time of year that any true southern Minnesota flea market fanatic awaits. This weekend, over 800 vendors trading in vintage farming equipment, antique furniture, homemade metalwork and much more will be flocking to the Pioneer Power Showgrounds from all across the country for the 47th annual Pioneer Power Swap Meet. The three-day event, held between Friday April 26 through Sunday April 28 the Pioneer Power Showgrounds is a...

The Tri-City United golfers competed a busy week of action Tuesday evening with the boys and girls teams each battling in conference matchups. The boys traveled to Le Sueur Country Club and earned second place on the day with a score of 194 while the girls hosted at Montgomery National Golf Club, finishing third with a round of 241. The Titans boys squad was led by Eian O’Keefe who finished the nine-hole event with a round of 46, finishing tied for fifth overall. Carter Beulke...

Closing out a busy week of action that included a windswept battle in New Ulm last Thursday, the Le Sueur-Henderson golf team competed in conference showdowns Tuesday evening. The boys, playing at the Le Sueur Country Club, finished first with a team score of 187, while the girls, competing at Montgomery National GC, also earned first with a score of 213. The Giants boys were led by JD Reinhardt Tuesday as he posted a round of 42, featuring a pair of birdies, to finish first...

Whenever the Le Sueur-Henderson and Belle Plaine baseball teams meet on the field, they tend to bring out the best in one another and Monday night’s showdown in Le Sueur proved no different. Despite building a 4-0 lead, the Giants had to fend off a sixth-inning rally from the Tigers, ultimately holding on to win 4-3. With the victory, LS-H improved to 6-0 (4-0 MRC) on the season. ...

Sometimes, seven innings isn’t enough to determine a winner and Monday night’s conference showdown with Lester Prairie proved to be one such game for the Tri-City United baseball team. With Keegan O’Meara at second and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Dylan Fink sent a line drive into right field which brough O’Meara safely home for the walk off victory. The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Titans, improving the team’s record to 2-5 (2-4 MRC) on the season. ...

Though the top of the ticket rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is certain to steal the show from now to November, it’s concurrent races for Congress that will play an outsized role in determining how much either could actually accomplish in a second term. Along with the entire House of Representatives, one-third of the United States Senate will be on the ballot this year, including the seat that DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a popular incumbent who has typically run well...

Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner — and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is taking advantage of a strangely light winter to get an early start on road construction season. With nearly 200 construction projects scheduled for every corner of the state, motorists will want to prepare for potential delays and detours before hitting the road. Local and state officials are also emphasizing the importance of driving with great care in work zones. ...

In her 43-year teaching career Helen Thelemann touched the lives of multiple generations of children from Farmington to Le Sueur, St. Anne’s School and the Le Sueur Nursery School. After her death at the age of 90 in October 2023, Thelemann’s presence will still be felt for years to come, thanks in part to a new memorial bench placed in her honor at the Le Sueur Nursery School. The private...

It was another rock ’em, sock ’em slugfest when the Cleveland varsity girls bused down Highway 99 to rematch Nicollet on Tuesday, but this time the Clippers came out on top in a 21-17, two-and-a-half-hour marathon. The two teams matched runs in the first and second, but the Clippers scored four runs in the third while holding the Raiders scoreless and then posted five runs in the fifth to the Raiders’ one for a 17-9 advantage. ...

American Legion National Commander Daniel J. Seehafer stopped by the Le Center American Legion Post 108 Tuesday during his statewide tour of Minnesota to speak on the organization’s initiative to prevent veteran suicide. Suicide remains a stark issue in the veteran community. In Minnesota, over 100 veterans take their own lives each year and veterans make up over one in eight deaths by suicide according to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Across the country, the National Veteran Suicide Prevention annual report found between 17...

With three-straight whiffs in the top of the first and Glenville-Emmons/Alden-Conger responding with two runs on a double, a hit batter, a single and an error, the Clipper varsity boys didn’t get off to a tremendous start in Alden on Monday. The Wolverines held their early lead for most of the game, but facing a new pitcher, the Clippers heaped on seven runs in the fifth and never glanced backwards. ...