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The damage was apparent after the Dodge Grand Caravan was removed.
House of Insurance in Montgomery remains open as usual despite an automobile accident damaging their front office Monday morning.
Montgomery Police Department was called to 103 Oak Avenue at 10:37 a.m., where a vehicle had driven into the building, damaging one of the offices inside and out.
The...
Correction: Veterans Mass at St. Wenceslaus will be Sunday, Nov. 12, 8:30 a.m., not Friday, Nov. 10 as published in Nov. 9 print edition of The New Prague Times.
Mikkal Hvidsten, center front, as Horton with (back row, from left) Kayla Einertson, Emily Archambault, Jena Lawrence, Liberty Lake, Olivia Brimhall and Lacy McLean listening. They are part of New Prague High School’s fall musical “Seussical,” which opens Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. (Patrick Fisher photo)
What do you call a musical where you see Horton hearing a Who and The Cat in the Hat? Why “Seussical” of course. New Prague High School students will present five performances of the production beginning Friday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., at the high school auditorium.
Other performance dates are Saturday...
Ben Scharf
He was a young man off the farm just a few miles west of New Prague. His mother was a German immigrant who watched her homeland plunged into the depths of war and her son save 166 of his comrades from execution at a notorious concentration camp.
Ben Scharf eventually came home to the United States...
American Legion Post 79 Chaplin Steve Flicek says a prayer for the deceased during Memorial Day ceremonies at the American Legion this spring. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)
Veteran’s Day is Saturday, Nov. 11, but Montgomery will be honoring their veterans on Friday, Nov. 10 this year.
The first event is a public veteran’s mass at Most Holy Redeemer Church at 8:30 a.m. Following the service, guests will be treated to coffee and rolls, and VFW Post 5340 and Auxiliary...
Voters cast ballots for the New Prague Area School District's request for $450 per student in additional local funding Tuesday, Nov. 7. The measure failed overall by 36 votes. (John Mueller photo)
Voters in the New Prague School District turned down the district’s request for additional local revenue for general fund operations Tuesday, Nov. 7, by 36 votes.
By a 2,471 to 2,436 margin, voters rejected a request for an additional $450 per student for 10 years, adjusted for inflation. The...
Sarah Kallal and her friends (from left) Steph LaBelle, Kallal, Livie Kallal and Heather King will be dancing the night away at a dance party Saturday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. to midnight, at the Park Ballroom. The event is meant to celebrate the empowerment and community of girls and women. (John Mueller photo)
They hope any woman or girl in the community who wants to attend the event will be there. Sarah Kallal of New Prague and her friends are planning an event they hope will build a strong, uniting bond and help strengthen the sense of community.
The event will include a disc jockey, Saturday, Nov. 4,...
When it comes to casual conversation, Kim Doyle is occasionally asked about her plans for retirement. The question grates, slightly, on her patience. After 35 years as a Catholic school principal, Doyle is not yet ready to write the next chapter in her life.
Doyle enjoys her job. She cherishes the...
After denying a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) submitted by Jacob Lee, the Elysian City Council has decided to revisit the request after meeting with Lee during their October regular council meeting.
A public hearing was held to consider the CUP request of Lee to convert the car wash building located...
Wade Young photo
Last week’s rains may have kept farmers out of the field, but the progress of harvest season remains ahead of schedule. According to the USDA, Minnesota’s corn harvest was 75 percent complete as of Oct. 30, falling behind the 77 percent from a year ago.
“The weather has been kind of an issue.” Chip...
