New Prague improved its position in the Dakota-Rice-Scott League standings with a pair of wins in the past week.

Mary Jean Turek, age 76, of Lonsdale, passed away on June 3, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Judith "Judy" Ann Nelson, 73, of Minnetonka, passed away after battling multiple illnesses on June 3, 2026.

Judy was born on August 2, 1952, in New Prague, MN, to Milo and Mary Schiprett. She graduated from New Prague High School in 1970. From there, she continued her studies at Minnesota School of Business where she transitioned into a career in computer science and IT. She worked for multiple companies including Damark and Medtronic.

New Prague High School's baseball team suffered two losses to Farmington Tuesday, June 2 after the newspaper's print edition went to press, in Dundas and settled for a second place finish in the Section 1AAAA baseball tournament.

With their performances at the Section 1AAA meet last week at Lakeville South, New Prague is sending several of its top track and field athletes to represent the Trojans at the Minnesota State High School League’s state meet today and Saturday, June 4 and 6, at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

New Prague improved its position in the Dakota-Rice-Scott (DRS) League standings with a pair of wins in the past week.

The Orioles thumped Shakopee Sunday, May 31, and topped Lonsdale two days earlier. Sunday, June 7, 2 p.m., the O’s travel to face the Waldorf Wood Ducks. After two games, the quackers are looking for their first win. Tuesday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., NP will face Lonsdale again, this time at Memorial Park, New Prague.

Elko New Market joined other Minnesota communities addressing data centers as the Elko New Market City Council approved a moratorium on data centers.

The council approved the moratorium at its Thursday, May 14, meeting.

In a memorandum from City Senior Planner Renee Christianson said city staff recommended the adoption of the moratorium to allow the city time to study what the impact of a data center might be to the area and for a comprehensive study to be done.

Kallal earns state berth

Although they advanced only one golfer to the state tournament, New Prague’s girls’ and boys’ golf teams were strong at the Section 2AAA meet Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26-27, at Ridges of Sand Creek in Jordan.

The NP girls took second in the team competition, posting a two-day, 36-hole total of 676. Minnetonka won the team competition at 581. Orono took third at 705.

While there has been little progress to creating a new U.S. Post Office for New Prague, behind-the-scenes work toward a new home for a facility has continued.

The Postal Service has secured a lease for a new facility at 1102 First St. NE in New Prague, said Desai Abdul-Razzaaq of the U.S. Post Office’s Corporate Communications Office. The location is the site of the former Pizza Ranch restaurant just east of the intersection of NE 10th Ave. and E Main St. “Construction activities will begin soon,” he said.

For anyone who is a big hockey fan they are preparing for the finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I know it happens every year, but I still find it odd the National Hockey League (NHL) is wrapping up in what some might call spring, and others might call the first month of summer.

Eugene J. “Gene” Simon, age 93, of New Prague, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Praha Village, New Prague, MN. Gene was born November 23, 1932, at the family farm near Veseli, to Bohumil and Ludmilla (Kalina) Simon. He attended a country school near the farm and later Catholic school at Most Holy Trinity. He graduated from New Prague High School in 1950.

The New Prague City Council unanimously approved two resolutions for the property at 1201 First St. NE. The first was to purchase the property for $1.7 million, which recently had been the location for New Day Church and the second resolution established procedures relating to compliance with reimbursement bond regulations.

City Administrator Josh Tetzlaff said the second resolution was if the council makes a decision that bonding for the purchase of the church is needed. At this time, the city has no intentions to bond for the purchase of the property, Tetzlaff said.

Carol Margaret Kratochvil Carlson, 76, passed away on January 28, 2026, in Houston, Texas.

Angeline (Angie) Singer, 97, was reunited with her husband and many dear relatives and friends in heaven on May 24, 2026, at Presbyterian Homes in Bloomington, MN. Angeline (Pexa) Singer was born on October 11, 1928, in her parents’ farmhouse in Helena Township, Scott County, Minnesota. 

Lanny Carlton Anderson of New Prague, MN, born on March 8, 1939, in Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 27, 2026.

Mary K. (Bruzek) McDonald, age 87, formerly of Roseville, passed away on May 25, 2026. Mary was born March 14, 1939. 

She was receded in death by husband, Dr. William McDonald; parents, Ben & Katharine (Heinen) Bruzek; and sister, Sally Schmid.

She is survived by daughters, Ann Murray (David Eisenlord), Susie (Ron) Burke, and Katie (Jerry) Clark; grandsons, Joshua, Andrew, McCarthy, and Riley; sister, Peggy (Tom) Baldwin; and brother-in-law, Gene (Ann) Schmid.