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Amber Schramm placed 2nd in the Female Junior Varsity Division at the State Trapshoot in mid-June at Alexandria.
WEM 2018 graduate Amber Schramm placed second in the Junior Varsity Division of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League State Trapshooting Championships in mid-June. Schramm hit 87-of-100 targets in the competition. For more on the State Trapshoot Competition check out the Aug. 2 edition...
Above is a concept plan of possible facility improvements discussed by the WEM Board of Education.
Approximately two weeks ago, the WEM Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss facility planning based on the school district's survey results. At that time, there were five options presented by Gary Benson of Kraus Anderson. The board, staying within the wishes of the district residents...
More than 50 people attended a meeting about the new senior apartments, Praha Village, the evening of Monday, July 30, at First Bank and Trust in New Prague. The meeting introduced developer, builder, architect, designers and senior care team. Plus, there was a question and answer session about the complex. (Patrick Fisher Photo)
More than 50 people attended an informational meeting about Praha Village, the new four-story, 91-unit senior apartments the evening of Monday, July 30. The meeting also allowed people to meet representatives of The Makado Group, the developer of Praha Village, which is currently going up near the...
Micaela Brevig, left, of the Raptor Center, informs children and adults about the red tail hawk she has during Holy Cross School’s Family Fun Night on Tuesday, July 31. There were food trucks, an Elko New Market fire truck and lots of activities. This was the second year the school had the event...
An explosion and fire that destroyed a vacant home in Montgomery early Tuesday morning on July 17, has been ruled as arson by the state fire marshal’s office.
The explosion occurred in the residence located at 104 3rd St. SW, across the street from Most Holy Redeemer Church at 2:15 a.m., and...
Montgomery has new ambassadors after the Kolacky Days Pageant on Friday. Crowned Queen is Rianna Doyle, daughter of Ted and Anne Doyle. First Princess went to Elizabeth Trnka, daughter of Jon and Ronna Trnka. Second Princess is Maggie Trnka, daughter of Mike Trnka and the late Tanya Trnka. The...
At the Kolacky Days Pageant, the St. Paul Winter Carnival knighted outgoing royalty Miss Congeniality and Second Princess Amanda Way, First Princess Becca Simon, Queen Anna Franek, and this year's Grand Marshals Jake and Kay Keohen. See more in the print edition.
A 61-year-old Richfield man died Thursday, July 26, when his car crashed through a roundabout at the intersection of Scott County Roads 2 and 46 (Deuce Road and Pillsbury Ave). east of Elko New Market.
According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 2:30 p.m., deputies responded...
Alex and Caitlin Jakes are the lucky winners of the Kolacky Days Medallion Hunt. For more, see the print edition.
Dale was frustrated as he kept running out of time to go look for the medallion. However, he was bound and determined to go look, so he decided to take a day off and wait for the last clue to be released. The last clue was released, and it was just a bunch of random questions:
- The 3rd year that...
