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The plunger in tow, kilt on, and all the shamrocks wasn’t enough for this group of adults to win their toilet bowl race Saturday. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)

The annual Halfway to St. Patty’s Day celebration this past weekend was a family-fun event. Kids enjoyed barrel-train rides, playing in a bounce house, and games complete with prizes. The kids-at-heart and of any age could partake in the daily offerings of music through most of the festivities,...

Rep. Kristi Pursell

The DFL Rural Caucus is hosting a legislative meeting Thursday, Sept. 21, 5 -7 p.m., at the New Prague Public Library, 400 Main St E, New Prague. Featured speakers are Rep. Kristi Pursell (D - Northfield) and Rep. Luke Frederick (D-Mankato). Rep. Pursell, vice chairperson of the House Agriculture...

Cameras on New Prague School District school buses can capture images of motorists running school bus stop arms in clear, living color. The images are forwarded to law enforcement where a citation may be issued. (John Mueller photo)

If you run a school bus stop sign, local police, the state patrol or sheriff’s deputies will likely see it in living color. A year ago, the New Prague School District’s new bus camera equipment recorded 84 vehicles running stop arms from school buses during the 2022-23 school year. All 84 were...

Dan, left, and Lori Rasmussen browse items available at the silent auction during Hops for Hope Saturday, Sept. 9, at Giesenbrau Bier Co in New Prague. The sixth annual event raised $81,000 which goes into research for ALS and FTD. (Patrick Fisher photo)

The Sixth Annual Hops for Hope at Giesenbrau Bier Co. in New Prague Saturday, Sept. 9, brought in $81,000, which will go into research for the neurodegenerative diseases ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and FTD (frontotemporal degeneration). “This was the highest net profit we’ve had,” said...
Members of the New Prague Fire Department displayed an oversized American flag from a ladder truck overlooking Highway 21 Monday, Sept. 11, to honor the people killed in a terrorist attack 22 years ago. The flag is to honor the approximately 3,000 firefighters, police officers, first responders and...
Two New Prague men are facing felony weapons charges after police exercised a search warrant Tuesday, Sept. 5, at a house on the 200 block of Second Street SW in New Prague. Sir Kristopher Rayvo’nne Adams and Justin Nielsen face alleged felony counts involving allegations of alleged removal or...
Construction of the roundabout on Highway 13/Le Sueur County Road 28 is nearly complete and expected to partially open to traffic Friday evening, September 1, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The south segment of the roundabout will remain closed to traffic as Highway 13...
It will be a fun-filled weekend in Kilkenny Sept. 9 and 10. The annual Half-Way to St. Paddy’s Day Celebration has been extended to a two-day event this year. The events start Saturday, Sept. 9 with a Shamwalk 5K Fun Run/Walk at 10 a.m. There will be prizes for the first place finisher 13 and...

Collection Tech Amber Schwartz (right), with the American Red Cross, assists Diane Eriksen as she gives blood for the third time. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)

Tri-City United High School’s blood drive brought in 36 units of blood during what is seasonally a lull for the American Red Cross. As a push for people to donate, the Red Cross was giving donors a $10 e-gift card to a movie merchant of their choice during the month of August. This blood drive was...

Jarrod Schoenecker photo

The Montgomery Police Department put up a sign designating a “Safe Exchange Zone” area in the front of their new building entrance at 300 Lexington Avenue NW. The department says the area is intended for people that need a place to exchange items purchased on social media market places or child...

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