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By a 3-1 vote, the New Prague City Council decided at its May 6 meeting to take the next step with the city’s police station. Voting in favor were councilors Maggie Bass, Bruce Wolf and Rik Seiler with Councilor Shawn Ryan casting the single no vote. Mayor Duane Jirik was absent from the meeting....
The MPCA has extended the air quality alert for southern Minnesota. The alert now remains in effect until 11 p.m., Monday, May 13.
Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category in southern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for everyone
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended the air quality alert for southern Minnesota. The alert now remains in effect until 11 p.m. on Monday, May 13. The affected area...
A Shoreview man, a passenger in a 2011 Hyundai, was killed Thursday afternoon, May 9, in a crash on Le Sueur County Road 3, just north of its intersection with County Road 29 in Lanesburgh Township. (John Mueller photo)
A Shoreview man, a passenger in a 2011 Hyundai, was killed Thursday afternoon, May 9, in a crash on Le Sueur County Road 3, just north of its intersection with County Road 29 in Lanesburgh Township.
The crash was reported at 2:48 p.m. It occurred when a 2011 Hyundai sedan, driven by Kyle Wayne...
A person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Le Sueur County Road 3 just north of Le Sueur County Road 29 in Lanesburgh Township this afternoon, Thursday, May 9, around 3 p.m.
Le Sueur County Sheriff's deputies and troopers from the Minnesota State Patrol are investigating the crash. The name of...
Tina Kreger (front center) took up taekwondo after seeing it helped her son, Orion (back left) deal with unexpected variables in his day. She is now a fourth-degree black belt and teaches three classes a week in New Prague. Orion lives with autism spectrum disorder. He works in food service at Mala Strana Assisted Living and Rehabilitation Center in New Prague.
Like most any mom, Tina Kreger wanted the best for her three children. She wanted her sons and daughter to be comfortable participating in activities and to be accepted by their peers. For her son, Orion, that presented a unique challenge she willingly embraced.
When he was 2½-years-old, Orion,...
The New Prague City Council approved a bid from Central Ag LLC to install a fence for a dog park on the north side of town. Central Ag LLC had the lowest of two bids at $23,844.
The council approved the bid 4-0, with Mayor Duane Jirik absent.
The city has been considering the park for a year or...
New Prague School Board members will consider proposed settlements with several unions representing over 200 employees during a special meeting Monday, May 13.
The 6 p.m. meeting is an addition to the board’s previously established schedule. A work session will follow the completion of the special...
The rain on Saturday morning, May 4, stopped just in time for the start of the 5K race as part of Run New Prague. Starting at the intersection of First Street SW and Main Street in New Prague the race drew 135 participants. It was the 39th and final Run New Prague. It also had a kids color fun run...
The Rev. Kevin Clinton is enjoying a less-hectic lifestyle these days at his geodesic dome house south of New Prague. He’s working on supporting a hermitage where people slow down and appreciate a more relaxed and reflective pace of life. Sunday, May 5, he’ll celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest and his 75th birthday.
Emotionally, spiritually and chronologically, the Rev. Kevin Clinton seems to be comfortable where he is as he looks back over 75 years, 50 spent as an ordained Catholic priest.
And now, he wants to take the time to slow down, to reflect and help people do the same in their lives. He’s comfortable...
New Prague’s citywide cleanup day this year is a three-day opportunity for waste disposal.
Because of the inability to align the busy calendars of three groups hauling away materials, the annual waste disposal event is divided into three days depending on the items people want to trash. Saturday,...
