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Montgomery’s spring celebration, Czech May Day returns this year on Sunday, May 1 from 12 to 5 p.m.
The public (Czech and non-Czech) can join free event to celebrate the arrival of spring. However, spring’s weather has moved the event to the Revival on Main.
The afternoon will feature performances...
New Prague High School seniors and juniors will spend “A Night On the Red Carpet” during Prom this Saturday, April 30. So far 560 students have signed up to attend Prom. The Grand March will be held in the high school gym, 221 12th St. NE, from 4-6 p.m., is open to the public and there is no...
Rosemary Shippy talks with Linda Friesz at the Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Swap Meet on April 24. Shippy said that considering the weather being cold, rainy, muddy, and everything else, this was a show that could neither be classified as off-the-wall fantastic nor a dud, but rather simply a good show. (Andrea Nelson photo)
Nearly an inch of rain and gusts of winds exceeding 40 miles per hour did not stop vendors and attendees from making it out to the 45th annual Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Swap Meet over the weekend.
“I love it,” said Linda Friesz of New Prague. “The weather makes it more fun.”
Friesz said that...
The Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 375, approved redistricting of the county commissioner districts during their Tuesday, April19 meeting.
The Statute establishes the procedure and requires a process for redistricting based on population...
Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) is the state’s cornerstone traffic safety program, employing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths on Minnesota roads.
The Le Sueur County group was working with the WEM School District and oth-er school districts in the...
The Office of the Le Sueur County Election Administrator announced on Tuesday that absentee ballots are now available to the public for the May 24, 2022, Congressional District 1 Special Primary Election.
The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican Representative Jim Hagedorn died on February...
Construction continued Thursday, April 7 on the Montgomery National Golf Club’s Log Cabin Clubhouse and Event Center. (Wade Young photo)
Despite supply shortages and other factors, issued building permits have seen a steady increase over the last five years in the city of Montgomery, even reaching a new record in 2021, according to a recent report released by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
In 2021, the city issued a total of...
Titan artists (left to right) Pax Meyer, Mikayla Marek, Rachael Paggen, Gaby Dahlke, and Nalia Wagner each received the Art Festival’s prestigious Spotlight on the Arts Award, the top honor given at the MSHSL Section contest. (Lisa Ingebrand photo)
Titan artists captured five of the 12 top honors awarded at the Section 2A North Art Festival, which was hosted by Tri-City United High School last week.
The Minnesota State High School League event brought together the top student artists from TCU, Belle Plaine, Le Sueur-Henderson, Nicollet, and...
New Prague High School graduate Kristin Wornson travels the world, sharing her knowledge and love of nature in her roles as naturalist, artist, and tour guide. Pictured: Wornson poses for a photo while standing on a zodiac boat in Antartica. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Wornson)
Two weeks ago, she was helping lead an expedition in Antarctica.
By the time you’re reading this, she’ll be guiding a snorkeling adventure in Palau.
Catching up with Kristin Wornson, a 1992 graduate of New Prague High School, isn’t easy. But, when you do catch up to the busy naturalist, travel...
The Czech Heritage Club is inviting all club members and the public to its April program and annual meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Giesenbrau Bier Co., 1306 – 1st St NE in New Prague.
Social hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a short annual meeting at 7 p.m. The featured program...
