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Minnesota State Patrol reported that one person, William Earl Boysen of Webster, was transported to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville with non-life threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash in New Prague, around 5:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
A 2005 Chevy Venture, driven by Boysen,...
During Morristown City Council’s last regular meeting of 2020 on Monday, December 21, council members discussed plans to “clean up” the city’s Code of Ordinances book in the new year.
“I’d like us to focus on our ordinance book and clean it up before we do anything with it…"
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Long-time Le Sueur County employee Darrell Pettis will be ending his more than 20+ year career with the county.
Pettis submitted his resignation Tuesday, Dec. 22 during the Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners Meeting. The board approved the resignation, which will take affect Jan. 22, 2021....
Half of the students attending WEM will return to in-class learning starting Monday, January 11.
The WEM Board of Education approved the early return for PreK-6th grade students during their Monday, Dec. 21 regular monthly meeting.
Governor Tim Walz initially said...
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Travis Van Houdt
Travis Van Houdt, 18, of Waterville died after a crash that occurred Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 5:56 a.m. near the intersection of 230th Street W. and Iona Avenue in Morristown Township.
Van Houdt is the son of...
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Another mystery quilt was shared through an email show and tell.
(Photos courtesy of TCU Community Education)
Every year, Tri-City United Community Education instructor Karen Parsons offers a mystery quilt “class,” and dozens of quilters sign up for it.
Each week, a directional “clue” is mailed or emailed to the quilters for their...
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Lexi O’Connell (left) and Arya Menk hold some of the handmade three-dimensional snowflakes their peers in TCU National Honor Society made for senior citizens. (Wade Young Photos)
Teens create snowflakes for seniors
A flurry of snowflakes hit area nursing homes and assisted living facilities last week.
Students in the TCU Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) were busy recently working on...
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Aid is coming to the Montgomery Ambulance Service.
At its regular meeting on December 21, the City Council approved the hiring of two full-time EMTs to work daytime, week-day hours.
The council discussed the ambulance’s lack...
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The New Prague City Council unanimously approved a lease agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for video cameras that will go into the New Prague Police Department’s squad cars. Police Chief Jim Gareis presented the...
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The New Prague City Council spent at least 45 minutes discussing an inquiry regarding Governor Tim Walz’s Executive Order for the closure of dining in at bars and restaurants.
Rich Novak, owner of Czech’ers Sports Bar in New Prague sent an email to City Administrator Mike Johnson and Police Chief...
