Duane Jirik

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 5:17pm

New Prague Mayor Duane Jirik has submitted his resignation to the city council. In a press release dated Friday, May 23, Josh Tetzlaff, New Prague's city administrator, stated Jirik submitted his...

Thu, 05/22/2025 - 9:55am

St. Patrick opens season with big win over Union Hill

St. Patrick kicked off the 2025 season Sunday, May 18, with a 14-3 win in seven innings over Union Hill. With the wind blowing out to left at Bonin Field, the Irish offense took advantage in the...

Senior Trojan Trystan Seger scores a run during the championship game for indoor softball. (Patrick Fisher photo)

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 4:03pm

Trojans take second at state

New Prague’s indoor softball team came up just short of its goal for a second-consecutive state title last weekend at the state indoor softball tournament at Chanhassen High School. The Trojans,...

Lucas Landry, left, and his son, Coen, were getting ready for a ride at Gopher State Railway Museum, north of New Prague. The local train museum held Caboose Day, Saturday, May 3, to celebrate the addition of a second caboose on its tracks. (Patrick Fisher photo)

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 3:36pm

Gopher State Railway rolls out rides for families

Gopher State Railway Museum, north of New Prague along Highway 21, recently rolled out rides for families on its new caboose during Cabose Day, Saturday, May 3. Beginning in January, the train museum...

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City’s newest sports bar gets OK for liquor licenses

New Prague Times

New Prague’s newest business, "Czech’ers Sports Bar, LLC, received approval for its on and off sale liquor licenses and dance permit from the New Prague City Council at its Monday, July 2, meeting. The business at 125 Main St. will be operated by Rich and Cheryl Novak. It was the former JT’s...

Tone down the rhetoric

New Prague Times

Last week’s shooting in Annapolis, MD, left five newspaper employees dead and several others wounded. A man with a grudge over an article from six years earlier opened fire on the office after first blocking the rear exits to the building. The incident could have been worse, had it not been for the...

Roundabout near ENM moves forward

New Prague Times

The roundabout at the intersection of Scott County roads 2 (260th Street) and 91 (Natchez Avenue) took another step forward as the Elko New Market City Council at its Thursday, June 28, meeting accepted a concept design report and approved a preliminary design phase proposal. The council approved...

Isaacson earns collegiate baseball honors

New Prague Times

Augie Isaacson recently completed his collegiate baseball season with a host of honors. Isaacson, a New Prague High School graduate, was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Player of the Year. He was a junior for playing for Friends University in Wichita, KS. Isaacson led the...

New Prague pitcher Nathan Sprouls struck out 15 batters in six innings of work in the Orioles’ win over Shakopee Tuesday, June 26. (Chuck Kajer Photo)

DRS season enters final three weekends

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

New Market became the first Dakota-Rice-Scott League team to clinch a firstround playoff bye with a pair of wins, and the rest of the league battled to keep pace as the regular season winds down. There are three weekends remaining in the season, which concludes July 22. Four league teams will get...

Veseli 4th of July Celebration

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

New Prague Fireworks

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

LuAnn Dvorak, 66

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

LuAnn Dvorak, 66, of Montgomery, died on Monday, July 2, 2018, at her home in Montgomery. Visitation will be on Monday, July 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Schoenbauer Funeral Home in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in...

Celebrating freedom fighters

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

“America, America God shed his grace on thee.” These words were sung with fervor by the large crowd gathered at the annual Freedom Celebration held Sunday in Lonsdale. Held the Sunday before Independence Day, Freedom Celebration happens to honor every veteran and volunteer who serves our nation,...

Regina J. Wagner, 97

New Prague Times

Regina J. Wagner, age 97 , of new Prague died peacefully on Saturday, June 30th, 2018 at Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center. Regina was born on June 4, 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Oscar Jernstrom and Mary Marron. She attended St. Rosalia grade school and high school in Pittsburgh, and...