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Holy Trinity Church will close Sonshine Preschool
On April 25, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's Council announced that Sonshine Preschool will close at the end of the 2017-18 school year. A press release from the church said that the decision was made after careful consideration of the current trends in early childhood education, the financial...
Highway 19 reopens near Henderson
New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger
The Minnesota Department of Transportation opened Highway 19 from Highway 169 to Henderson at 10:00 a.m. today (Thursday, May 3). Highway 19 has been closed since April 26 due to flooding of the Minnesota River. Motorists are advised to drive with caution as crews continue to work off the...
Neisen appointed to Third District bench
Governor Mark Dayton has named of Christopher A. Neisen as a District Court Judge in Minnesota's Third Judicial District. Neisen will be replacing the Honorable Terrence M. Walters, and will be chambered at Wabasha in Wabasha County. Neisen, who lives in rural New Prague, is a partner in the...
WEM High School students rocked the stage during the third annual WEM STOCK performance last weekend, April 27 thru April 29. Photo courtesy of WEM Schools
WEM STOCK rocks
LifeEnterprise, Elysian Enterprise
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School's Fine Arts Department presented another crowd-wowing performance last weekend, April 27 thru 29, with the third annual WEM STOCK. The theme for this year's student-led production was "Shock Me All Night Long" and kept audience members entertained by...
The dilapidated O'Leary's Station in Waterville was demolished Monday, April 30. Photo courtsey of Brent Phillipson
Goodbye, O'Leary's
O'Leary's Service Station, which stood at the corner at First Street North and Sakatah Boulevard in Waterville for more than 90 years, was demolished Monday, April 30. The station has not been operated since late December 2018 / early January 2018 when John "Johnny" O'Leary retired, and the iconic...
MACC announces Kolacky Days Queen candidates
The Montgomery Area Community Club announces this year's candidates for the Kolacky Days Queen Pageant. The girls and their parents/guardians attended an informational meeting on Sunday, April 29, at St. John Lutheran Church where they signed their intent to be a candidate, heard rules and...
Titans present Black Tie Affair
Tri-City United High School students put on the glitz and glamor for this year's Prom. The theme was "A Black Tie Affair", and as the Titans walked the Grand March, the cameras flashed. After dining, the prom goers will ditch their gowns and tuxes for the Post Prom, which is also held at the high...
Ending those hoop dreams
A basketball hoop was just one of the many items Chad Valek, left, and Mark Wagner of Lakers New Prague Sanitary, Inc., gathered on Friday, April 27, during the first day of the annual City-Wide Cleanup. Residents living south of Main Street in Le Sueur County put out an assortment of...
Area river crossings closing due to flooding
One area crossing of the Minnesota River has been closed and two others are expected to close in the near future. The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed Highway 19 from Highway 169 to Henderson due to flooding of the Minnesota River. The announcement was made at 4:25 a.m....
Dick Swanson, center, of New Prague asks questions during the open house held by the New Prague Utilities Commission and Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) on Tuesday, April 24. Held at the Park Ballroom, more than 50 people attended the open house where people could ask questions about the proposed acquisition of MVEC by the Utilities Commission. (Patrick Fisher Photo)
More than 50 attend open house on proposed utilities acquisition
The Tuesday April 24, open house held at the Park Ballroom by Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) and the New Prague Utilities Commission (NPUC) drew more than 50 people. MVEC General Manager Ryan Hentges and New Prague's Utilities General Manager Bruce Reimers provided background in which...