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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WEM High School’s 2022 Homecoming Queen and King are Jordan Green and Jaxon Hulsing. (Jay Schneider photo)

Queen Jordan, King Jaxon

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Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School crowned its Homecoming King and Queen during a ceremony on Monday morning, Oct. 10. The new king and queen are Jaxon Hulsing and Jordan Green. Queen Jordan is the daughter of Kyle and Kristina Green. King Jaxon is the son of Cory and Mary Hulsing. To see...

Bucs ground game stopped in loss to Medford

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The Medford football team limited the WEM gridders to 33 yards rushing in a 42-8 Tiger win Friday, Sept. 30 in Medford. The Tigers allowed only 17 positive carries by the Bucs. Junior Dylan Holicky was the leading rusher with 20 yards on eight carries. Blake Quick added 14 yards on three carries....

Faith Olson (center #262) placed 24th for the WEM/JWP Grizzly girls cross country team in the Grizzly Pie Run Thursday, Sept. 29 in Janesville. WEM/JWP tied for the championship with Maple River. (Jay Schneider photo)

Grizzly girls tie for first in Pie Run

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The WEM/JWP girls cross country team put together their top performance of the season, tying for the top spot in the Grizzly Pie Run held Thursday, Sept. 29 at Prairie Ridge Golf Course in Janesville. The Grizzlies and Maple River tied for championship scoring 53 points each. The Eagles won the tie...

Lee Morsching, 62

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Lee Morsching, age 62 of Waterville, passed away unexpectedly while doing what he loved on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Born in Faribault on March 13, 1960, Lee was the son of Nelmer and Lorraine (Schwichtenberg) Morsching. He was baptized at St. Peter’s “Bell” Lutheran Church as a child, and was...

WEM Homecoming activities scheduled for next week

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The 2022 WEM Homecoming Week activities will begin Monday, Oct. 10 and run through Saturday, Oct. 15. The theme this year is T-Bird Barbecue and Cardinal Cookout! The opening day of the week will feature the King and Queen Coronation at 10 a.m., Oct. 10, A reception and pictures will follow. The...

Tyler Saemrow, owner of Ty’s Ginseng in Morristown, holds up a freshly dug ginseng root. Saemrow sells wild and wild-simulated ginseng and works to educate people about the medicinal qualities of the native plant. (Lisa Ingebrand photo)

Growing Ginseng

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Ginseng--one of the most soughtafter and valuable plants in traditional Chinese medicine—grows wild in the local area and has one farmer turning to fertile woodlands instead of wide-open fields this fall to harvest his crop. “There used to be a lot of wild ginseng in this area, but it was...

COVID numbers as of this week

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger, LifeEnterprise

Delna Velzke, 88

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Delna Velzke, age 88, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2022, at the Owatonna Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morristown. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery, Morristown. Visitation will be...

COVID numbers as of this week

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger, LifeEnterprise

Lois Marilyn Smith, 92

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Lois Marilyn Smith, age 92, of Owatonna, formerly of Morristown, died on Sunday, September 25, 2022, in Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 30, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, Owatonna. Interment will be at a later date at Fort Snelling National...