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Easter is on its way to Montgomery. To celebrate the religious and festive spring occasion, CornerStone State Bank, along with community businesses and sponsors, are hosting the annual community Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 24 at the American Legion Club.
The activities are from 1 to 3 p.m....
Members of the New Prague Veterans Memorial Committee put up a sign this week to show the progress in fundraising for the new memorial, which will be built next year just east of the New Prague Library along Main Street at Memorial Park. To date, more than $200,000 of the needed $350,000 has been...
Hana Matousek, center, helps mother and daughter Janet Harty, left, and Mary Jane Gunderson, both of New Prague, on the finer points of making dumplings at the New Prague Library the evening of Tuesday, March 12. Nearly 30 people attended the “Dumplings Make and Take” at the library, hosted by the Czech Heritage Club. (Patrick Fisher Photo)
Nearly 30 people, from children to adults, participated in the “Dumpling Make and Take” activity at the New Prague Library the evening of Tuesday, March 12. Hosted by the Czech Heritage Club, the group was taught the finer points of making dumplings by Hana Matousek, who immigrated from the Czech...
The New Prague Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club is celebrating its 50th birthday, and all members and former members are invited.
The celebration will be held Sunday, March 24, from 1-5 p.m. at the St. Patrick Social Hall. Food and drinks will be available.
The Snowdrifters met for the first time on...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol will be closing State Highway 19 from Henderson east to Highway 169 by 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, due to flooding from the Minnesota River.
Motorists will need to find an alternate route, as State Highway 93 south of...
Shopko announced Monday, March 18, that it will liquidate its assets and close all of its remaining locations by mid-June.
The Wisconsin-based retailer filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and announced closure of about 70 percent of its stores, including its New Prague Shopko Hometown store,...
Lydia Schmitz and Elana Vivant perform a magical duet for the New Prague Area Figure Skating Club’s Spring Skate Show “Under the Big Top - The Greatest Show on Ice” on Saturday, March 16, at the New Prague Ice Arena. The show featuring duets, solos and group numbers has one more performance at 1 p....
Le Center was the end of the rainbow with green shamrocks — and sunshine — on Saturday as its Irish community celebrated the 37th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. It was chock full of royalty, firetrucks, color guards from around the community, and clans galore, including the McCabe Clan who were...
Le Sueur County Judge Mark Vandelist wants answers from the Le Sueur County Historical Society (LCHS) and has ordered its three-person board to appear in court to explain themselves.
The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 at 1 p.m. It orders Jenifer Morsching, Donna Morsching and Evelyn...
The potholes on Highway 13/21 in Montgomery received some much-needed filling Friday afternoon. Public Works Supervisor Chris Roemhildt (left) and a worker from the Minnesota Department of Transportation spent early afternoon filling the massive craters with steaming patch material. (Wade Young...