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The elephant in the room has appeared.
Starting on November 18, students of the Tri-City United School District will begin distance learning.
“The numbers in the county have gone up extremely fast,” said Lonnie Seifert, of the need to move to a different learning model as a result of the increased...
A deer broke into a kindergarten classroom at St. Wenceslaus School in New Prague the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 5. It was a teachers conference day so no students or teachers were in the room when the deer broke through the window. High School students were raking leaves outside the building when...
Local businesses are trying to get back to some sort of normal after suffering through the COVID-19 virus shutdowns. This weekend, Waterville and Elysian businesses are planning on opening more hours in order to start off the holiday shopping season. Holiday Shopping Opener will be held Nov. 7 and...
Waterville City Council member Tim Smith has been a firefighter and first responder for many years in St. Louis Park.
During his time on duty, he has seen many instances when pertinent information about individuals they were responding to was not immediately available.
Smith’s department decided...
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce reported having between 70 and 72 memberships, including two businesses, Rise and Shine Nutrition and Roots on Oak, who were recognized as new members at the Chamber’s Oct. 27 meeting. Franke’s Bakery was also recognized as having “rejoined.”
It was also...
Volunteers load boxes after boxes of free food during the free food distribution event on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Le Sueur County Fairgrounds in Le Center. (Wade Young Photo)
Free food giveaway serves 700 families
There IS such a thing as a free lunch - and breakfast - and dinner, thanks to a free food distribution event that was held for Le Sueur County residents on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The distribution was held at the county fairgrounds for those in need or newly...
The Montgomery Kolacky Royalty appeared as colorful M & M candies in this year’s Anoka Halloween Parade. Pictured (from left) are Miss Congeniality Rachel Way, Second Princess Nikaija Young, Queen Rachel Rynda, and First Princess Marissa Gare. (Submitted Photo)
The Kolacky Days royalty was one of the many floats in the annual Anoka Halloween Parade on October 31.
The parade typically draws more than 60,000 people each year, but this year large group gathering restrictions prevented that from happening. Instead, organizers made the parade drive-by only...
Helping run the Elko New Market Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Troop 325 Fall Activity Event are, from left, Pack 325 Committee Chair Rose Little, son Daniel, husband, Joe, an Assistant Scout Master, family friend Sam Dahn and her son Joey Little. (Patrick Fisher Photo)
The Elko New Market Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Troop 325 Fall Activity Event on Tuesday, Oct. 27, provided several things to keep children and their parents occupied on a chilly evening at Wagner Park.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 5, 2020 print edition of The New Prague Times.
Challenger Joy N. Svoboda unseated incumbent, city council member, Dennis Lambrecht in the November 3 general election.
Svoboda received 928 votes to Lambrecht’s 562 votes. Incumbent Bob Forcelle retained his seat on the council with 634 votes.
Other challengers included Benjamin Koeppen, 372...
The Minnesota Secretary of State has released results from the Tuesday, Nov. 3 General Election.
The results will not be final until the government entity canvasses the results, which most offices are doing Friday, Nov.13.
In Waterville, Alan Schmidtke received 825 votes and will return as mayor....
