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Peter C. Ploumen, age 83, of Shakopee, MN, entered eternal peace on Friday, August 23, 2024, at St Francis Regional Medical Center.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 30, 2024, at 11 a.m., with a gathering from 9:30-10:45 a.m., at The Parish of Saints Joachim and Anne (...
A 14-year-old boy from Cannon Falls was killed in a two-vehicle crash on 30th Street West, east of Fairbanks Avenue in Webster Township Tuesday evening, Aug. 27.
The boy, Brantly Ryan McCarty, was a passenger in a westbound Ford F-150 on 30th Street driven by Caleb Mulvihill, 20, of Lakeville. The...
New Prague firefighters, Le Sueur County Sheriff's deputies and state troopers responded to a single vehicle crash near the intersection of 290th Street and 181st Avenue in Heidelberg this afternoon. A woman was injured in the crash.
A St. Peter woman, Nicole Straka, driving a pickup was injured in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of 290th Street and 181st Avenue in Heidelberg this afternoon.
Nicole Preliminary information indicates the crash just south of the intersection around 1:30 p.m. The woman was extricated...
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Excessive heat over area today.
Extreme heat and humidity will preside over the area today and an excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Chanhassen until 8 p.m. this evening. Severe storms are also possible late this afternoon into this evening.
The following locations have been designated by...
Capt. Lesley J. Fierst USN, Ret., age 53, of New Prague, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at his home. Les was born on March 15, 1971, in New Prague, to Randolph and Nancy (Lapic) Fierst. Les spent his youth like most kids. He enjoyed hanging out with neighborhood friends playing...
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Molters Fresh Market in early October 2023, shortly before opening.
There have been numerous questions on the status of Molter’s Fresh Market grocery store in town and whether or not the store is closing. Over the past month or so, shelves have slowly been getting emptier and emptier and the deli inside was closed for business last week permanently.
The store never...
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Union Pacific crews working on the rail line between Seneca and the grain elevator in Montgomery last week.
Union Pacific, which owns and operates the railroad running from Montgomery through New Prague, has been working on a tie replacement project along the line to Jordan.
“We do that periodically to ensure safe transport of the items we ship,” said Mike Jaixen, senior manager of communications for...
Richard J. “Dick” Zweber, age 85, of New Prague, died while praying a rosary with his daughter at his home on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Dick was born on November 13, 1938, in St. Paul, to Vincent and Helen (McFadden) Zweber. He grew up in St. Paul, attending St. Matthew’s, St. Joseph’s, and...
New Market catcher Jake Lundquist pounced on a bunted ball and fired to first to throw out a Lyon’s Pub batter late in the Muskies state tournament game Friday at Jordan. Lindquist and the Muskies fell to the Warriors in heartbreaking fashion, 6-5. (John Mueller photo)
After a dry spell spanning longer than veteran players want to remember, the Union Hill baseball team has enjoyed success at the state amateur baseball tournament. The Bulldogs topped St. Peter Friday, Aug 16, in Belle Plaine.
The Bulldogs, Montgomery and Waterville will be the three area teams in...
If you’re a baseball fan, they say the best four words each spring are ‘Pitchers and catchers report’ to spring training. Each spring, when professional baseball players show up for spring training, it’s a sign we’ve survived another winter, that the best of our climate is yet to come and there is...
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