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Evan, left, and his dad Cory Czepa of rural New Prague were busy making art during the Thursday, April 19, Art Show Open House for grades PreK-5 at the New Prague Library. Parents and children from the New Prague Area School District were at the library looking over the assortment of art. The...
Scott Pearson and LaRae Gast are the new owners of Wayside Liquor in Montgomery.
The partners in life and business purchased the liquor store on Monday, April 16, from Chuck Way and Tina Way of Montgomery and Al and Carleen Sevcik of Lonsdale, who opened the business in May 2005.
“We’re going...
The New Prague Police Department saw a near 10 percent rise in calls for service according to the 2017 report. Police Chief Jim Gareis told the New Prague City Council at its Monday, April 16, meeting that compared to 2016, the department had an increase of 9.8 percent in calls or 5,242 compared to...
The Elko New Market City Council unanimously approved at its Thursday, April 12, meeting retaining the Morris Leatherman Company to conduct a community survey.
The survey will consist of 65 questions with a sample size of 250 respondents. The city solicited price quotes with the Morris Leatherman...
Area communities have commercial properties in several stages of development. For New Prague, plans call for crews to break ground on a Kwik Trip along Fourth Avenue NW later this spring. In Elko New Market, work has been continuing through the winter on its multi-tenant retail facility on the west...
Bruce Stasney receives the Conservationist of the Year – Pioneer Award from Brad Nylin Executive Director Minnesota Waterfowl Association (left) and John Wolf Past President of MWA. (Submitted Photo)
Bruce Stasney is passionate about conservation.
He learned the importance of preserving, protecting and restoring the natural environment for the earth’s wildlife when he was a young man growing up on a farm outside of Montgomery.
The son of John and Rita Stasney loves to hunt and be outside....
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Anne McKeig, right, takes a question from a fifth grader at Raven Stream Elementary School in New Prague on Wednesday, April 18. Justice McKeig answered questions about how she went into the judicial system, how she worked hard to save money for college and the...
New Prague Aquatic Center manager Bryce Bachman was let go from his duties on Friday, April 6.
The decision was made by the Joint Powers Board, which oversees the Aquatic Center’s operations.
"The District monitors the Aquatics Center budget closely and makes adjustments as needed," said New...
Tiffnie Jackson, Director of Racial Justice at the YWCA in Mankato, spoke to the gathered crowd of roughly 50 community members at “It's Time to Talk: Forums on Race” held at the TCU High School Monday night. Jackson said that the YWCA's mission is to eliminate racism and gain racial justice providing freedom and equality for all. (Andrea Nelson Photo)
What does it mean to be a person of color in a community that is predominantly white? What is it like to be white here in Montgomery? What can the community you live in do about disparities surrounding race relations and equality?
These are just a few of the hard-hitting questions posed upon...
A lone snowblower was out along First Avenue NW in New Prague as snow fell on Saturday, April 14. Forecasts call for more than 4 inches of snow in the area. The storm hit the area with rain on Friday, April 13. That turned into snow later in the evening and continued through most of Saturday. A...
