A pair of wins in the past week take some of the sting out of a tough loss as the New Prague High School girls’ basketball team prepares for a big game tonight, Thursday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m., at Chanhassen.
Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m., New Prague will be at Becker High School for a tournament game...

New Prague’s Brady Engelking celebrates teammate’s Easton Bosch’s second- period goal in a 3-1 win over Farmington, Thursday, Jan. 23, in New Prague. The win was a critical victory in stopping a losing streak and possibly earning a home section game. The Trojans are back on the ice tonight, Thursday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m., in Chaska. (John Mueller photo)
An audible sigh of relief from the New Prague boys’ ice hockey team was just what the doctor ordered as the Trojans won a big game against a section opponent last week.
But New Prague, 7-9-2 overall, endured a hard return to reality two days later with a tough loss to Benilde-St. Margaret’s, the...
We received an unexpected surprise Sunday evening – a letter to the editor from a person expressing on an opinion she feels is important.
These days, letters to the editor, especially the ones you don’t expect, are worth their weight in gold. It’s on the right side of the page, below the political...

Sugar Rose Bakeshop received the Small Business of the Year award at the New Prague Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner and awards. From left are chamber board members Carla Sticha, Cassie Barten, Sugar Rose Bakeshop owner Jody Breathwaite, chamber board member Austin Reville and chamber Executive Director Brooke Sticha. (Submitted photo)
The New Prague Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner and awards Monday eventing, Jan. 27.
Becca Najera, director of Early Childhood Academy, received the Employee of the Year award. “She goes above and beyond as a professional and role model, all while getting out to connect with the community...
The New Prague Planning Commission and the business, New Prague Mill, LLC, which owns the former flour mill, discussed the use of the mill at the commission’s Wednesday, Jan. 22, meeting.
Also under discussion was whether to allow a business, Cypress Rail, at the mill. Cypress Rail, which does...

Cindy Kuhl was thrilled to see Pudge, her friend Linda and Mark Rahn’s little house dog, after he spent six days on the run, wandering the countryside. The experience brought people together to help find the lost dog. (Submitted photo)
She remembers the sinking feeling watching Pudge take off knowing she couldn’t keep up with him. Cindy Kuhl and Pudge’s owners, Linda and Mark Rahn, are just as thankful the little dog is back home, safe and sound, in New Prague, after a harrowing ordeal amidst temperatures and windchill well-below...
Ron Grossman, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, passed on January 23, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family in the comfort of Beehive Homes South Lakeville, where he resided for the past 6 months.
Ron was born to Pete and Alma Grossman in New Prague, Minnesota, on April 30, 1939. He was the second...
New Prague School Board Director Mark Bartusek has resigned his position on the board.
Monday, the board accepted Bartusek's resignation. The board will discuss how to fill the seat at its workshop meeting Monday, Feb. 10. Bartusek served on the school board for six years.
See details in an...
Margaret Ann Trnka passed peacefully in her home on January 23, 2025. Margaret was born to Cecil and Helen (Chelmosky) Pagel in Saint Paul, MN, on October 11, 1945. The third of six children, she grew up in Mendota Heights, MN, and graduated from Saint Joseph’s Academy in 1963.
After graduation,...