Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:35am

New Prague High School seniors chose their king and queen candidates Tuesday, Jan. 24. Queen candidates are (left to right, back row) Madison Tupy, Lizzie Wieskus, Peyton Plaisance, Kenzie O’Brien,...

Members of New Prague’s varsity jazz group, from left, Charli Hruby, Abby Hankinson, Ella Gjerde, Lauren Spiess, Carly Wiener and Katie Kotek perform at New Prague High School’s invitational Saturday, Jan. 21. Varsity jazz won their portion of the invite. (Patrick Fisher photo)

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:27am

Trojans’ dance team wins own invite

New Prague High School’s dance team won its own invitational Saturday, Jan. 21, as both the varsity jazz and varsity high kick groups placed first in their events. New Prague will next be at the...

Ray Parker flipped the puck by the Owatonna goalie early in the Trojans’ season-opening win Jan. 23 in New Prague. Parker was one of seven New Prague players to score goals against the Huskies. (John Mueller photo)

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 10:50am

NP floor hockey team off to impressive start

If being a defending state champion isn’t enough, the New Prague floor hockey team is showing early it has the skills to handle competition aiming to knock off the champ. In their first two games,...

New Prague High School’s cast and crew of its one act play, “Eurydice,” won first place at the Metro West Conference One-Act Play Festival, Saturday, Jan. 21, at NPHS. (Patrick Fisher photo)

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 10:32am

NPHS wins Metro West Conf. One-Act Play Festival

For the second straight year, New Prague High School won first place at the Metro West Conference One-Act Play Festival. There were five schools participating in the festival Saturday, Jan. 21, in...

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ENM Council continues public hearing

New Prague Times

The Elko New Market City Council held a Tuesday, Dec. 20, meeting that was a continuation of its Thursday, Dec. 15, pubic hearing about Niagara Bottling’s proposed water bottling plant. While the council heard comments any decisions on the plant will not be made until mid-January as the Minnesota...

NP School early release Wednesday and closed Thursday

New Prague Times

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - Early Release Due to inclement weather, New Prague Area Schools will be releasing High School Students at 12:50pm, Middle School Students at 12:55pm, and Elementary and all day Preschool Students at 2:30pm today, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. There will be no...

Winter Storm Warning

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WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow...

Phyllis Maria Swidorski, 83

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

Phyllis Maria Swidorski, age 83, of Montgomery, died on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Mayo Systems Hospital in New Prague. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with funeral service at 11:00 a.m., all held at St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery with Pastor...

John Michael Jirak, 68

New Prague Times

John Michael Jirak, age 68, of New Prague, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, surrounded by his family. John was born December 18, 1953 in New Prague, to Eugene and Marcella (Kocina) Jirak. He grew up in rural New Prague and attended New Prague Schools. He...

Public hearing on proposed water facility continued

New Prague Times

The Elko New Market City Council agreed unanimously to continue a public hearing from the evening of Thursday, Dec. 15, to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. The hearing was about a water bottling facility proposed by Niagara Bottling. The nearly five hour Dec. 15 meeting had presentations from Elko New...

John Mueller photo

Accident on Hwy 13/19 East

New Prague Times

Crash on Hwy 13/19 east of New Prague. Highway appears to be closed from east and west. See more in a upcoming print issue of The New Prague Times.

The Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance locating Shawn Michael Mooring.

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Dr. John Bentley Lunseth, 95

New Prague Times

Dr. John Lunseth of Rush City passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Hometown Senior Living in Woodbury at the age of 95. John Bentley Lunseth was born October 22, 1927 to Oscar and Sophia (Bentley) Lunseth in Grand Forks, North Dakota. John graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks in...

New Prague Winter Sports preview postponed

New Prague Times

Because of a technical glitch. The sports preview insert for this week's addition of The New Prague Times was not inserted. It will be in next week's (12/22) paper.