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New Prague area residents are reminded about Wednesday’s meeting of the POPS (Praha Outdoor Performance Stage) leadership team/committee at 6:30 p.m. at Giesenbräu Bier Co.
The meeting is also open to the public to be updated about thePOPS project and the site selection process. The project was...
FOX9 anchors Amy Hockert, left, and Tim Blotz, listen as Terry Kalina, Mike Kalina and Scott Malecha talk about being on the 2002 Lonsdale Aces baseball team which placed second at the state tournament. They were among those from the Lonsdale Aces that FOX9 interviewed during its last stop in its...
Tri-City United Montgomery PreK-8 School’s new Assistant Principal Shannon Sheehan. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)
Tri-City United Schools introduced a new assistant principal for Montgomery PreK-8 School, Shannon Sheehan.
Sheehan has been a teacher for the last 27 years, specializing in music education, primarily for elementary ages. She has taught middle and high school aged students as well over the years....
Elysian Legion members attending the 104th American Legion State Convention, left to right: new 3rd District Commander Rod Reifsteck, Al Loney, new 3rd District Historian Mike Kauss, and Elysian Commander Tom McBroom. (Submitted photo)
Local Legionnaires attended their respective Minnesota State Conventions last weekend.
The Elysian Legion Auxiliary Unit 311 attended the 103rd American Legion Auxiliary Department Convention at Jackpot Junction in Morton. The Elysian Legion attended the 104th American Legion Post/SAL/Riders...
Ryan O’Neill (bottom left) with Troy and Kyle Schultz and their mom, Jodi Halverson, pause for a photo the day Kyle Schultz got a new motorized wheelchair through The O’Neill Foundation of Hope. O’Neill, who grew up in New Prague, and his family created the foundation in 2022 to help people. Kyle Schultz had his van and motorized wheelchair stolen Monday, July 10, and the foundation purchased a new wheelchair for Schultz by the end of the week. (Submitted photo)
Hope. That one word in the form of a tattoo led The O’Neill Foundation of Hope to help Kyle Schultz, who has ALS, receive a new motorized wheelchair.
“I was watching the news and I saw he had his van and wheelchair stolen,” said Ryan O’Neill who grew up in New Prague and founded the foundation, a...
Police, firefighters and medics responded to an injury crash along Highway 19 near its intersection with Lincoln Avenue Monday afternoon just after 3 p.m.
Details were not immediately available.
Police, firefighters and medics responded to a motorcycle-vehicle crash along Highway 19 near its intersection with Lincoln Avenue Monday, July 17, just after 3 p.m. Details of the crash are not available.
A request for information has been placed with the New Prague Police Department.
Hadley Dorick, left, Emmett Ryks and Malachi Watson enjoy treats from Dairy Queen in New Prague Friday, July 14. The three were the winners in the New Prague Police Department’s coloring contest of posters that celebrated the Fourth of July. For more see an upcoming print edition of The New Prague...
Chris and Sallie Smith are this year’s honorary survivors at the Le Sueur County Relay for Life. The fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will be held Friday, July 14, 5 to 10 p.m., at the county fairgrounds in Le Center. (Submitted photo)
He remembers the fear sweeping through his being in 2003 when he heard his wife had cancer. Two years later, Chris Smith heard a doctor direct those same words at him.
Nearly 20 years later, Sallie and Chris Smith of Madison Lake are still among those fighting cancer and encouraging people to be...
Registration has passed for the parade and Bohemian Market but there are still many items to register for that are coming up in preparation for Kolacky Days. Items not listed below either have deadlines that have passed or registration happens on site the day of the event.
July 11 - Tour De Bun...
Tri-City United graduate Anya Menk’s debut jazz album, “Inner Voice.” (Submitted photo)
Anya Menk, a 2018 graduate of Tri-City United High School and 2022 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, recently completed her first jazz studio album.
It’s really nothing less than you would expect from a family of musicians. Her mother, Robyn, was one of The Sapp Sisters and is a...
