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Two weeks after board members struggled to approve cutting $3.5 million from the general fund, the New Prague School District is once again looking at a plan to reduce the cost of one of its biggest expenses – veteran teachers.
Monday, April 8, during a board workshop, the school board heard a...
Carrie Simon, her husband Russ, and their children, Lucas, 16, and Liam, 9, will be the guests of honor at the annual Roman Barten Memorial Breakfast Sunday, April 14, at the KC Hall in New Prague.
Carrie Simon, of Montgomery, went to the doctor in early 2022 thinking it would be a typical doctor visit. In February of 2022, she went through surgery. She and her husband, Russ, believed it was just an ovarian cyst. The doctors thought it was about 18 centimeters, and it ended up being 35...
The Koko and Sam Tarr family of New Prague told New Prague City Council they had concerns their son was racially profiled and was being harassed by a member of the New Prague Police Department. The family said they are originally from Liberia and have been living in New Prague for four years. The...
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Asher Miller, left, and Eli Miller, right, pose with the famous Easter Bunny.
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The Lonsdale Ambassadors annual Easter Egg Hunt once again drew hundreds of area families to Lonsdale’s Jaycee Park on Saturday, March 30.
Miss Lonsdale Ambassador royalty facilitating the three age group-separated hunts were Miss Lonsdale Alli Simon, Miss...
Rose Hollermann will be competing in her 4th Paralympic Games this fall in Paris, France.
Elysian native Rose Hollermann has been selected to her fourth straight United States Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team.
Her selection was made following the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) selection camp, held March 27-31 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training...
The cast of New Prague High School’s spring play, “You Can’t Take it With You” includes (left to right, back row) Ben Fletcher, Gabriel Challberg, Carson Prochaska, Rowan Anderson, Kayla Dvorak, Reese Dickerson, Savannah Houwman, Lauren Shea, Savannah Ryburn, Danica Den Hartog, Leslie Otero; (front row) Mikkal Hvidsten, Kayla Einertson, Jericho Juenemann, Olivia Phipps, Kadyn Anderson and Carson Logelin. Performances are this Friday and Saturday at the high school auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Performances of New Prague High School’s spring play “You Can’t Take it With You,” are Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. both nights, in the high school auditorium. Tickets can be bought online at https://gofan.co/app/school/MN19627 or at the door of each performance.
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The New Prague City Council directed city staff at its Monday, April 1, meeting to move forward with work on a 54-unit apartment to be located on the lot south of Walgreens along Chalupsky Avenue SE.
City staff will be working on an application from the Workforce Housing Development Program with...
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Becky Factor and Jack VonBank made up part of the royal court that went through the parade.
Next Fools in the Alley event won't happen for 63 years
Those who missed Monday’s Fools in the Alley Parade and Celebration will have a long wait until the next event.
In what was only the fourth time being held in Its 33-year history, the irregular event occurs only when April Fools Day follows...
While it won’t be open for public use, a new recycling facility will be bringing benefits to Montgomery starting next month.
Cosmic Recycling has plans to open a facility that focuses on recycling solar panels and electronic waste, dubbed e-waste. The waste items will be shipped in from outside...
The New Prague City Council at its Monday, March 18, meeting received an update on its community recreation in the form of how many parks it has, what condition they are in and what to do next.
“We have not put any cost to this,” said John McNamara of Wold Architects, who presented the update. He...
