This summer a new local food insecurity nonprofit was started by Caitlin Huiras called 507 Food Share. Over the summer months, the entity helped provide nutritious food at no cost to those who needed it weekly at Tri-City United High School through pop-up markets.
    Huiras has much further ambitions with the organization though and some of those are playing out in the inaugural Miles for Meals 5k Run/Walk and Kids 1K to be held at Next Chapter Winery, between New Prague and Montgomery in Lanesburg Township, on Sunday, Nov. 1. 

For three generations of women they had a connection besides family when they wed as they all used the same wedding dress.

The first one to wear the dress was the late Odelia (Nachbar) Riesgraf when she married Andrew Riesgraf May 9, 1939 in Jordan. Her daughter, Brenda (Riesgraf) Kern wore it June 6, 1987 when she married Scott Kern also in Jordan. Brenda’s daughter, Emily, wore it when she married Joseph Graves in New Prague Aug. 22 this year.

“I’m surprised it actually happened,” said Brenda Kern about the dress being used three times.

It took Julie Harmon a while to get over the feeling she had betrayed her own health by not following the advice she’s passed on to many other women. Today, the retired registered nurse from New Prague will still advise anyone willing to listen about the importance of early detection of cancer, especially breast cancer.

    Minnesota House District 22B and Senate District 22 candidates answered a couple values-orientated questions at the Sept. 22 Meet Your Candidates event held at the Revival on Main in Montgomery. Each candidate was given up to two minutes to answer, whether or not they chose to use the entire time.

New Prague students out-performed their counterparts from across the state in the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments given to students last spring, according to results released this past week by the Minnesota Department of Education.

    The Le Sueur County Officials Association held its monthly meeting Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, at New Prague’s combined emergency response building. The meeting was held in the meeting hall of the New Prague Fire Department with a tour of the new police station at 505 Fifth Ave. NW.
    Interim Mayor Chuck Nickolay welcomed the 20 government officials from townships and cities in Le Sueur County and county commissioners. Nickolay said it had been a real honor to be a part of the association and hoped people would enjoy the tour.

    Last Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, a regular customer of Lonsdale’s Dollar General store crashed into the entryway of the building.
    Lonsdale Police Chief Jason Schmitz said that the call came in at 1:57 p.m. for the incident, with Lonsdale Fire Department and Northfield Ambulance also responding.
    “The cause of the crash was the driver failed to stop. We suspect the driver accidentally accelerated the vehicle instead of stepping on the brake pedal,” said Chief Schmitz. “Were just thankful no one else was hurt knowing how busy Dollar General is.”

    Social media posting on Facebook has been all abuzz the last couple weeks about the roundabout in Lonsdale at Highway 19 and Rice County 2, which was completed less than two months ago. 
    The subject of the chatter is a large dip on the northeast corner of the roundabout that developed that is about four-to-six inches deep, about four-to-six inches from side-to-side and extends the width of the lane.

Thursday, Sept. 24, the six individuals and members of the state championship 2000 Girls Basketball team, were honored at a special ceremony in New Prague High School’s auditorium. The honorees were also  honored during halftime of the homecoming football game Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m., at Trojan Stadium.

    Montgomery’s Eva Tikalsky was crowned 2026-2027 Miss Czech-Slovak Minnesota Queen during the pageant Saturday evening at the Park Ballroom in New Prague.
    The daughter of Naima du Chatellier and Christopher Tikalsky, Eva Tikalsky was joined on stage by first princess Wren Zwaschka of Mankato and second princess Evelyn Winget of Nerstrand. The junior ambassadors chosen are Annika Budin of Montgomery, Lillian Skluzacek of Nerstrand, Cailyn Meadows of Montgomery, Abigail Mader of Kilkenny and Clara Winget of Nerstrand.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Erlin “Sandy” Rank of New Prague received the Ultimate Honor from members of New Prague American Legion Auxiliary Unit 45 and the New Prague Honor Guard at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.

The event recognizes military veterans for their service who are usually at the end of life, said Joni Tikalkaky, president of the auxiliary. “We give them a military blanket that represents the branch they served in,” Tikalsky said. Rank served in the Navy. He was a seaman apprentice-E2. Rank also received a certificate and a pin.

New Prague High School named its Homecoming king and queen candidates Friday, Sept. 18. King candidates are (back row, left to right) Evan Otremba, Nolan Laine, Carter Den Hartog, Grady Neisen, Spencer Bahn, Owen Johnson, Riley Krocak, Drew Britten; queen candidates are (front row, left to right) Claire Erickson, Kendall Hauck, Orelia Slavik, Summer Engel, Courtney Nelson, Sophia Lee, Mckenna Noble and Irelin Brockoff.

Tina Zackova (left), Marwan Qasim and (right) Youssef Shahin stopped in New Prague recently to visit the community after hearing about its Czech history. Zackova is full-blooded Czech and Qasim is serving a research fellowship for Mayo Health Systems in Rochester. The trio noted the mural along East Main Street – Bohemian Brass Band – artist Greg Preslicka, a New Prague native now living in Savage, completed updating the mural Sunday, Sept. 13. (John Mueller photo)

    A 911 call on Friday, Sept. 2, at MGM Apartments in Lonsdale, 321 Southeast 1st Avenue,  is a suspected suicide. 
    Lonsdale Police Chief Jason Schmitz said that a call came in at 12:09 p.m. for a welfare check by the person’s employer after they had not showed up to work the last three days.

After months preparing, Le Sueur County 4-H members showcased their accomplishments at the county Fair. 4-H youth prepare for the fair, taking care of their animals before and during the fair, working on projects, and learning new things.

    At first, it appeared as if Le Sueur County would need to set a considerable increase in levy rates going into next year. However, after months of work sessions, the county board of commissioners is now in good position to approve one of its lowest annual increases.
    The county had anticipated a large increase in property taxes because of changes to how the human services department is funded. The Federal government shifted the financial burden of funding the department to the state, as the state shifted much of the burden to the county level.