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Crews put the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway caboose number 1201 on its wheels after being delivered to the Gopher State Railway Museum in rural New Prague. The caboose was recently donated to the museum by the family of the late Bill Hennes of Jordan. (Submitted photo)

If you were driving along Minnesota Highway 21 between New Prague and Jordan around 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, you may have noted an unusual sight - an old caboose moving on a flatbed trailer. For nearly 50 years, the old Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway caboose number 1201 was a fixture in the...
One of the benefits of a small town is seeing people come together as a community to help others or work on a project. Over the years I have covered I don’t know how many fundraisers to help a family with medical needs or to help the community in general with such things as the food shelf. This...
Tom and Sandy Vlasak of New Prague celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 27, 2021 in Lakeville with their children, Scott, Bryan, Michael, Troy, and Tracy, and grandchildren, Conner, Mia, Thomas, Lila, and Eliott. Spouses were in attendance as well as Troy’s in-laws. A great...

Brothers Don, left, and John Lustig prepare to begin the next leg of the Henderson Tractor Ride after a stop at Union Hill. (Patrick Fisher photo)

The Henderson Tractor Ride on Saturday, June 26, paused in Union Hill as part of its 20th annual journey through the Minnesota River Valley. There were 60 tractors ranging from a 1937-38 John Deere to a model from 1982, and lots of tractors from the 1950s and 1960s, that took part in the trip. Many...
Amateur baseball doesn’t see a ton of home runs. Very few hitters hit more than one, or possibly two in a game. Union Hill shortstop Nathan Berg put on a power hitting show which probably has not been seen in many, many years. Berg struck out in his first at bat Wednesday, June 30 against New...
Shirley M. Kohout, age 80, of New Prague, died peacefully with her family at her side at her home on Thursday, July 8, 2021.  Shirley was born on February 10, 1941 in New Prague to Fred and Marcella (Svobodny) Witt.  She graduated from New Prague High School and went to work at Queen of Peace...
Motorists should plan for the Intersection of Highways 19 and 21  (Main Street & 4th Avenue NW) on the west side of New Prague being closed to thru traffic Thursday, July 15 – Friday, July 16 during scheduled milling and resurfacing work.  Although this schedule could be adjusted based on...
Together in heaven.  Betty (Elizabeth) was born November 19, 1937 in St. Paul.  Died May 11, 2020 in New Prague at home on hospice. Dave was born February 23, 1934 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Died July 3, 2021 in New Prague at home on hospice.  Married July 17, 1956.  They raised 5 children ...

A screenshot of a video taken by Trisha Kae Efta shows a Le Center street blockaded by law enforcement.

A man was found dead in a Le Center home Tuesday morning, July 6, following a 10-hour long standoff with law enforcement. The man, who has been identified as 38-year-old Michael Lee Elie of Le Center, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. According to a press release issued by the Le Sueur...
Robert F. Bastyr, age 78 of Jordan, died November 29, 2020, due to complications of Covid-19 at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. A graveside service was held December 4, 2020 at St. Wenceslaus cemetery. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at St. Wenceslaus Church on Saturday July 17th, at 11...
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