Wann

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 6:28pm

Chuck Wann, who worked for over 50 years with his grandfather, mother and family members to run Suel Printing and The New Prague Times, passed away this past week. He leaves behind a legacy of a...

United States Geological Survey modified graphic
The Middle Cannon River Watershed shown with the sub watersheds that are involved in the Farmers Protecting Bridgewater Streams Project in Bridgewater Township.

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:00am

Watershed environmental project in Rice County to share latest data March 21

A number of entities came together to implement the Farmers Protecting Rice Creek Project in the Rice Creek watershed in 2018. The project expanded to include parts of Heath and Wolf Creek watersheds...

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:19pm

Five Grizzlies earn All-Gopher Conference honors

Four WEM/JWP wrestlers combined for a 22-0 record in conference matches this last season and they were all honored by Gopher Conference coaches. Sophomores Keegan Kuball and Carson Petry were honored...

Renovation work is being done on the historic Union Hotel in Waterville. Above, there are many of the pieces which helped build this hotel back in 1888, including the old ceiling studs and brick walls. The building had also been known as the Rainbow Hotel back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. (Submitted photo)

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 11:05am

National Register of Historic Places building was named Rainbow Hotel Union Hotel getting facelift

Grant Pope, owner of We Buy Houses Southern Minnesota, is always looking for opportunities in the area where they can add value to a property and the surrounding communities. Little did he know his...

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Scott, Le Sueur counties named disaster areas

New Prague Times, LifeEnterprise

The protracted drought in the area has prompted the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to name Scott and Le Sueur counties and several neighboring counties as disaster areas. Scott, Le Sueur, Carver, Sibley, Dakota, Hennepin and Ramsey counties have been designated as primary counties eligible for...

WEM freshman Addison Condon had 22 digs in a sweep of St. Clair in the South Sub-Section quarterfinals Thursday. Oct. 27. (Jay Schneider photo)

Buccaneers sweep St. Clair in South Sub-Section opener

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Three WEM volleyball players had a dozen or more good serves in leading the Buccaneers to a three-set sweep of St. Clair Thursday, Oct. 27 in Waterville in the South Sub-Section opener. Junior Grace Baker was 12-of-12 serving with an ace. Freshman Addison Condon was 19-of-20 with an ace. Sophomore...

City, school, county, and state offices on the ballot State general election set for November 8

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Local residents will have a chance to cast their ballots for local, county, state, and school board candidates during the Tuesday, Nov. 8 state general election. Waterville residents will have a race for two city council positions and four Tri City United School Board members. They will also be...

Brayer Anthony Morales Cruz,19

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Brayer Anthony Morales Cruz, age 19 of Waterville, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Born in Mankato on August 24, 2003. Brayer was the son of Antonio and Aurelia Morales Cruz. He was a graduate...

Judy Ann Cheney, 57

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Judy Ann Cheney, age 57 of Elysian, died at her home on Monday, October 24, 2022. Born in Mount Clemens, MI on July 30, 1965, Judy was the daughter of Robert and Janice (Reed) Weinert. She was raised in the communities of Richmond and St. Clair, MI, and attended school in the East China School...

John Albert Bokelmann, 68

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John Albert Bokelmann, age 68 of Waterville, passed away after a five year long, courageous battle with Kidney Cancer. On the afternoon of Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Born in Morristown on February 2, 1954, John was the son of...

Earl Marvin Bosshardt, 86

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Earl Marvin Bosshardt, 86, of Shoreview, MN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in St. Paul, MN. Earl was born September 17, 1936 in Faribault, MN, to Marvin and Grace H. (Buscho) Bosshardt. Earl, the oldest of three, was raised on a farm south of Morristown. He was a 1956...