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Crews have been busy Monday, Aug. 14, removing the two gas tanks at the former Crawford’s Standard Services, at the southwest corner of the intersection of New Prague’s E Main Street and SE First Avenue.
Kevin Crawford, who ran the business for 40 years before closing it March 25, 2022, said the...
A Kilkenny woman’s house was damaged but nobody injured when fire broke out inside the front porch Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 9.
Just after 3:30 p.m., Constance Weber noted the air-conditioner window unit inside her front porch at her house on Laurel Avenue in Kilkenny had overheated and...
Crews from New Prague Public Works were busy Tuesday afternoon Aug. 8, removing a soft maple with a 4 to 5 foot diameter that fell in the alley between 310 and 312 Central Avenue N.
Advanced age of the tree is expected why it fell between 1:30-1:45 p.m. Robert Sammons, the homeowner at 310 Central...
The children of Horseshoe Lane SE were among at least four New Prague neighborhoods observing National Night Out Tuesday evening, Aug. 1.
There were treats, games, visits from members of the New Prague police and fire departments. The two departments and North Memorial Ambulance also had vehicles...
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The Le Sueur County Sheriff's Mounted Posse brought some of the old-time feel to the parade with their horse-drawn wagon and mounted patrol during Sunday's parade.
The Kolacky Days Grand Day Parade entertained thousands with more than 110 units in the parade.
The St. Paul Winter Carnival and many local royalty members from neighboring communities represented themselves through out the parade, including Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota, Belle Plain B-B-Q Days, Miss...
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Thousands pack the First Street for the 24th Annual Classic Car Show during Kolacky Days in Montgomery, MN.
Many 1,000's of visitors packed First Street in Montgomery during the 24th Annual Classic Car Show and the Vintage Snowmobile Show during the 89th Annual Kolacky Days Festival on Saturday.
Whether you are a rat-rod person, an untouched original appreciator, or you liked a good ol' fashioned full...
Jarrod Schoenecker photo The 89th Annual Kolacky Day royalty crowned, from left, Kolacky Days Queen Alice Schroeder, 1st Princess and Miss Congeniality Xiani Medina, and 2nd Princess Ana Stasney.
Alice Schroeder is named the 89th Annual Kolacky Days Queen. Xiani Medina is named 1st Princess and Miss Congeniality, and Anastasia Stasney, the 89th Annual Kolacky Days button designer, is named 2nd Princess.
Schroeder is the daughter of Eric and Lisa Schroeder, and she sang “For the First Time...
There were no injuries when a semi tractor trailer carrying sand tipped over at the roundabout of the intersection of Scott County roads 2 and 91 in Elko New Market Thursday, July 27.
Members of the Elko New Market Police Department, Scott County Sheriff’s Office and State Patrol responded and...
Dan Call
Without clarity and reform by the Minnesota State High School League on issues of gender equality and transgender girls playing sports and on teams traditionally conducted by biological girls, Dan Call wants the New Prague Area School District to eventually stop supporting and being a member of the...
The three teams representing WEM took the top three spots in the Minnesota BASS Angling Tournament Friday, July 21 on Lake Washington. left to right: Connor Bohlen, Preston Goettlicher, Myles Pratt, Ivan Pratt, Blake Bohlen, and Porter Goettlicher. (Submitted photo)
The Minnesota BASS National Angling Tournaments have proved that local anglers are among the best in this area.
The Friday, July 21 Lake Washington Tournament featured the top three teams, all from the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown area.
The weigh-ins for this tournament were held at Westwood...
