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.

    Tri-City United High School’s band and choir hosted the first concert of the 2026-2027 school year on Monday evening, Oct. 19 in the school’s performing arts center.
    It was the first out-of-college concert directing a choir for Lydia Horan, the new high school and grades 5-8 choir director. Horan, as noted in a previous Messenger, graduated this spring from Concordia College in Moorhead.
    Both band and choir have a solid showing in numbers of students this year.

    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.

    Montgomery Fire Department and Kilkenny Fire Department both held events this past week to help teach youth and families about fire prevention and about the jobs they do during Fire Prevention Week.

    In a gesture by the City of Montgomery to the legacy of Michael “Mick” McGuire, the roadways leading through Memorial Park were dedicated in his honor as McGuire Lane on Saturday, Oct. 10.

    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.

    A $1 million Powerball® prize turned into $2 million for one lucky Minnesota Lottery player in Montgomery Wednesday night. Thanks to the Power Play® option, the prize was doubled for matching all five numbers in the Oct. 14 drawing, turning a million-dollar match into a $2 million payday.
    Power Play® is an optional feature available to Powerball® players that, for an additional $1 per play, multiplies non-jackpot prizes by a number drawn before each Powerball® drawing.

Tri-City United PreK-8 School’s playground was packed for the Tri-City United Montgomery Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization’s Ninja Warrior Family Night fundraiser last Friday, Oct. 9.

The active evening featured obstacle courses provided by Ninja Anywhere, as well as games, bounce houses and food by local businesses.

In the end, the event raised $24,208, which was well above the goal of $20,000.

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

    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 

    Fireworks popped across the night sky during halftime at Tri-City United’s homecoming football game Friday evening, but the excitement of the evening didn’t stop there.
    The Titans pulled off a 14-12 win over Waseca, bolstered by key defensive plays—one forcing a touchdown and one preventing a score. See sports for game details.
    The victory capped a week of activities for homecoming, beginning the evening of Monday, Sept. 28, with coronation.

    In one of their biggest wins in school history, the Tri-City United football team defeated Class AAA 3rd rated Waseca, 14-12, in their annual Homecoming game Friday, Oct. 2 in Montgomery.
    Waseca came into the game undefeated and was the defending Section 3AA Champion. They defeated the Titans twice last season (49-6, 21-0) and finished as the Class AAA State Runners-up, losing to Annandale, 17-7, in the championship.

Titan girls CC team runs at Cedar Lake Farm

    The Tri-City United (TCU) girls cross country runners competed in their home invitational Thursday, Oct. 1 at Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park.
    Three runners competed, led by sophomore Mara Livingston who placed 18th overall in 21:22. Freshman Kiernan Fierst placed 43rd in 22:56 and junior Taylor Engel placed 46th in 23:34.
    Eastview senior Kienna Loberg won the race in 19:33.
    Bloomington Jefferson edged Eagan, 56-59, for the team title. New Prague finished third with 77 points.

    With a four match winning streak in tact, the Tri-City United (TCU) volleyball team continues to sit atop the Big South Conference Black Division standings.
    The Titans defeated St. Peter (26-28, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19) Tuesday, Sept. 29 and Holy Family (25-15, 25-20, 25-19) Thursday, Oct. 1 to improve to 4-0 in the conference and 14-3 overall.

    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.