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One incumbent and one potential newcomer are among the early contestants for the elections for New Prague City Council and the New Prague Area School District.
Incumbent Mayor Duane Jirik is the only person to file for election to the New Prague City Council. It is for a two-year term. The seats...
The Rev. Larry Johnson
A St.Paul man is charged with killing a retired Catholic priest who was giving him a ride to a mental health evaluation.
The Rev. Larry Johnson was killed Thursday afternoon, Aug. 1, around 12:40 p.m., as he gave Nathan Thomas Wondra, 32, a ride to an evaluation. Wonder has been charged with...
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Pictured are, from the left, the newly crowned 2024 Kolacky Queen Neysa Anderson, 1st Princess Olivia Skluzacek, and 2nd Princess and Miss Congeniality Tayla Kline.
Neysa Anderson was crowned the 2024 Kolocky Queen for the Kolacky Days 90th festival this Friday evening, July 26. The remainder of Kolacky Days royalty were also crowned as 1st Princess Olivia Skluzacek, and 2nd Princess and Miss Congeniality Tayla Kline. They have taken their place and will be...
Myles Knutson has been hired as the new WEM Middle School Principal. (Jay Schneider photo)
Eagan resident Myles Knutson was introduced Monday, July 22 as the newest WEM Middle School Principal during the Board’s regular July meeting.
Knutson has more than a decade of experience in the field of education, most recently as the Differentiation Specialist at Prior Lake-Savage School District...
New Morristown City Clerk Cassie Eldeen (right) sits with her grandmother, Virginia Schmidtke. Schmidtke once served as Morristown's City Clerk for 34 years. (Mike Mallow photo)
Cassie Eldeen had a busy first day in her new position as City Clerk and Treasurer for the City of Morristown. July 1 was also the same day of the City Council’s monthly meeting. This gave Eldeen a chance to be introduced to the greater community by Mayor Tony Lindahl.
“This is her first day, so...
With the help of his wife, Emily, New Prague’s Corey Fehler is planning to be crashing his 1999 Ford F250 pickup truck into anything that moves in the Scott County Fair’s demolition derby Saturday, July 27, 6 p.m., at the fairground’s grandstand. The fairgrounds is at 7151 190th St. W in St. Lawrence Township, just outside of Jordan. (John Mueller photo)
A week ago, he said the likelihood his truck would be ready for the Scott County Fair’s demolition derby was 50-50. Sunday, July 21, the odds had improved to 70-30.
Corey Fehler is looking forward to crashing into someone. Just for fun. The New Prague resident is preparing a 1999 Ford F250 for the...
The first-responders who saved John Ruehling’s life Wednesday, April 10, includes (back row, from left) New Prague Police Department officer Josh Walton, New Prague Fire Department firefighter Ryan Schmitz, New Prague Fire Department Lt. Brandon Anderson, Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Ted Kes, Sheriff Luke Hennen, North Memorial Health Ambulance Paramedic Jade Adams, (seated, from left) Scott County Sheriff 911 Dispatcher Victoria Jones, Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Fordice, John Ruehling, Scott County Sheriff 911 Dispatcher Ashlee Sames, North Memorial Health Ambulance EMT Polly Greer, (not pictured) Deputy Ken Dvorak, LifeLink pilot Michael Lewis, LifeLink paramedic Alec Wilcox, LifeLink flight nurse Kevin Riemann and former NPPD officer Emily Eastman. (Submitted photo)
NP police, firefighters, deputies, dispatchers team up to save man’s life
His relatives tease John Ruehling there’s an easier way to enjoy a helicopter ride. Joking aside, the Helena Township farmer knows the airborne trip was a small part of a lifesaving effort by New Prague police, firefighters...
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This year’s Lonsdale Community Days Grand Marshal Scott Pelava holds up the list of events for the festivities. Beside him, you can see his continued support as a sponsor of the event for several years.
Scott Pelava, owner of Lonsdale Auto Works, was chosen as the 2024 grand marshal for Lonsdale Community Days, happening on Saturday, August 10.
Pelava opened Lonsdale Auto Works in 2005, providing service to the Lonsdale area for 19 years so far. He has been an active member of the Lonsdale Area...
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The 2023 Kolacky Days royalty, from the left, 1st Princess and Miss Congeniality Xiani Medina, Kolacky Queen Alice Schroeder, and 2nd Princess Anastasia Stasney, display their smiling faces after finding the medallion in the morning of Wednesday, July 24, near Montgomery City Hall.
The Kolacky Days medallion has been found by the reigning royalty themselves. It was located at the Montgomery City Hall. The Kolacky Queen and her princesses spent time each day since the first clue given on Monday to locate it. Full information will be published in the print issue of The...
The armed man who prompted sheriff’s deputies and police to shut down Interstate Highway 35 near Faribault Sunday, July 21, for nearly five hours allegedly had drugs in his vehicle, paraphernalia and equipment for packaging drugs.
The incident began at 2:52 p.m. and ended shortly after 7 p.m....
