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Ten-year-old Remy Sampson, second from the right, holds his massive trophy for placing second in the National Pedal Pull Sept. 28 in South Dakota. (Submitted photo)
The outstanding pedal pull season for 10-year old Remy Sampson of Waterville has come to a very successful end.
Sampson competed in the National Pedal Pull Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota. He placed second in his age group. Last year he placed 15th overall.
In order...
Below, Mitch Tegmeier waves to the fans following a celebration Monday, Oct. 21 honoring him for his time as the WEM volleyball manager. Above, Tegmeier stands next to a banner naming him the Best Manager Ever. (Jay Schneider photo)
Give me a B! Give me a U! Give me a C! Give me an S! “What’s that spell?”
If you have ever been to a WEM volleyball game during the past decade-plus, there has been a familiar person who gets the crowd fired up with this chant.
Mitch Tegmeier has been a fan favorite and a very important person...
A full ‘Hunter’s Moon’ shined brightly over the steeple at St. John the Evangelist Church in Union Hill Thursday night, Oct. 17. The moon’s nickname is easy to understand if you know game animals, particularly deer, turkey and pheasants, are traditionally hunted in mid- to late-autumn. This particular super moon was extra special since its orbit was closest to Earth, which made it appear brighter than any other super moons this year, according to staff at space.com in one of their online postings. (John Mueller photo)
Scott County commissioners recently decided the 96-acre industrial park in northeastern New Market Township will not need additional environmental review before it is developed.
Tuesday, Oct. 15, the county board decided with no public discussion the land could be developed into a rural light...
Joey Friendshuh and other members of the NPHS football team helped load pumpkins from a field at Barten’s Pumpkins into a larger wooden container to be transported from the pumpkin field to a display area for sale at Barten Pumpkins just west of New Prague along Highway 19. Saturday, Oct. 5,...
Mitch Novak, left foreground, and Brad Novak, left background, talk with New Prague High School 10th graders at the high school’s first ever Career & Tech Day, Friday, Oct. 11. The event had 35 local businesses and organizations that 10th and eighth graders could interact with and ask questions. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague High School held its first Career & Tech Day Friday, Oct. 11, bringing together 35 area businesses and 625 students, 300 eighth-graders and 325 10th-graders, to interact and allow students to find out more about community employers.
“We want to expose the students to as many...
New Prague’s Nick Siefert, 6½, enjoyed a visit to the Gopher State Railway Museum’s annual Pumpkin Express ride Saturday with his mom and dad, Rebbecca and Tom. The family enjoyed a short train ride on a new line of track to pick up a pumpkin and then return back to the museum for exploring old train cars, fire trucks and hot chocolate and cookies. The Seifert family was among approximately 670 visitors to the museum on the east side of Highway 21 just north of New Prague.
It took some of the young children a little while to warn up to the notion of boarding a loud train from yesteryear and riding on a set of rails to pick out a pumpkin in time for Halloween.
But shortly after reaching the pumpkin patch at Gopher State Railway Museum Saturday, any apprehension...
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The 2024 Torchlight Parade and Fireworks winning button design. Pictured are Jessica, mom; Aria, designer; and Ryan Stepka, father.
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Aria Stepka, 9, of Tri-City United Lonsdale Elementary School, was chosen as the 2024 Torchlight Parade...
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Minnesota Paid Leave Director Greg Norfleet addresses area business leaders and employees about the new Paid Leave Law.
Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law was passed by the Minnesota legislature in 2023, and it will go fully into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. A multi-chamber of commerce event, including New Prague, Montgomery and Lonsdale, was held on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Next Chapter Winery in Lanesburg Township to discuss the...
WEM Assistant Volleyball Coach Ken Trnka and Head Coach Crystal Lamont.
Many times assistant coaches in high school go unnoticed.
They may coach the junior varsity and might have minimal contact with the varsity programs.
In the case of WEM Assistant Volleyball Coach Ken Trnka, he is a very important part of a program which has been among the best in Class A for the...
