A haze of smoke from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota drifted into the southern part of the state Thursday morning, July 16, and could be seen in the distance looking west along New Prague’s Main Street.
To celebrate the Fourth of July, Gopher State Railway Museum (GSRM), north of New Prague, held train rides on its historic train engine or cars.
Crews working on the new POPS (Praha Outdoor Performance Stage) facility north of West Main Street were busy Wednesday, July 1, installing a nearly two-ton glulam (glued laminated) timber beam in the front of the faci
Orioles use big numbers in a pair of DRS victories
Mike Meyer is honorary survivor at annual ACS Relay for Life
Mike Meyer knows all about luck – bad luck, good luck.
He’s seen his share of both.
After a tough extra-innings setback, a win was just what the doctor ordered for the Union Hill Bulldogs Sunday.
Elko New Market celebrated Fire Rescue Days Thursday, June 25, through Sunday, June 28, plus its annual Saturday, June 27, parade marked its 25th anniversary.
He entered the Special Olympics 2026 USA Games looking to enjoy the experience and do the best he could.
For New Prague’s Seth Dorner, mission accomplished.
Roger Hartman, 89, of St. Benedict, MN, passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2026 - the 66th wedding anniversary with his wife, Janice.
He entered the Special Olympics 2026 USA Games looking to enjoy the experience and do the best he could.
For New Prague’s Seth Dorner, mission accomplished.
A defender on the soccer team, Dorner and his teammates from the Prior Lake-Savage Soccer Club represented their state and themselves well, winning a silver medal. The team fell in the championship, a 2-1 overtime loss.
Hours before the first shell wwill be fired into a dark sky over New Prague, a crew will started working on the launch site. But the actual work of presenting a fireworks show tomorrow evening began weeks ago.
The few times New Prague’s American Legion team has lost, the team has rebounded with a win, a resilience impressing team leaders and coach Jackson Sirek.
Case in point: Saturday, July 27, the NP team fell to Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 19-10, in the first game of a round-robin mini-tournament at Jordan. New Prague rebounded with a nice win over Jordan, 5-1. Monday, June 22, NP dropped a 10-2 decision to Prior Lake. The team bounded back three days later with a 5-2 win over Rosemount.
New Prague and area communities will be offering fireworks and other festivities to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.
After a tough extra-innings setback, a win was just what the doctor ordered for the Union Hill Bulldogs Sunday.
Union Hill topped Lonsdale Sunday, June 28. It took some of the sting out of Friday’s June 26 12-inning home loss to the Braves.
Union Hill 8, Lonsdale 3
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the second inning when Will Busch smacked a double and later scored without the benefit of a hit. UH upped its lead to 2-0 when Jack Kreutzian singled, scored on Joe Becker’s two-base hit down the right field line.
By all accounts, the 10th annual Home Run Derby to benefit Jacob Kirchner and his family was, well, a grand slam as generous donors overwhelmed the Belle Plaine family with financial support, a wheelchair-accessible minivan, financial support and a sense that people they don’t even know genuinely care when a child and his family are in need.
There have been a few posts on the local social media pages the past few months regarding the site of the anticipated new post office and if the post office isn’t going to use it, maybe – insert the name of your favorite restaurant – might be interested.
Elko New Market celebrated Fire Rescue Days Thursday, June 25, through Sunday, June 28, plus its annual Saturday, June 27, parade marked its 25th anniversary.
Eric John Emanuelson, age 50, passed away June 27, 2026, at Abbott Northwest hospital, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family.
Eric was born in Ishpeming, MI, on February 13, 1976, to John and Cathy Emanuelson. He was raised in Ishpeming, MI, and Negaunee, MI, and graduated in 1994 from Negaunee High. He was always active in sports, especially football. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan.
Those looking to try a new 4th of July event this year are in luck. The City of Lonsdale announced earlier this year that it would be hosting a Founders Festival on July 3 from 3 p.m. to midnight.
A multitude of items will be happening over the course of the day, celebrating both the United States’ 250th anniversary and Lonsdale’s history.
Lois O. Dandurand (Schefers), age 83, of New Prague, passed away June 24, 2026, surrounded by family in her daughter’s home in Portland, Oregon.
Lois was born June 25, 1942, in Belgrade, Minnesota to Edmund and Johanna (Winter) Schefers. They lived on a farm outside of Lake Henry. As a young child she walked to District 24 country grade school (almost 2 miles away) with her siblings. She graduated from Paynesville high school.
Brenda Jo (Burlison) Tollefsrud, age 78, of Lonsdale, Minnesota, formerly of Burlison, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly, on Tuesday, 23rd of June.
When they started the season neither one would have likely stated they would make the Minnesota State High School League’s clay target state meet.
Yet when the top shooters in the state line up and take aim at clay targets flying across a field at the Minneapolis Gun Club in Credit River, New Prague’s Ava Chlan and Amber Indykiewicz will be among the trapshooters competing as individuals at the state meet. The team competition begins in the morning with the competition for individuals slated for a 1 p.m. start.
During a recent Friday eventing at a St. Patrick Irish baseball game, Cathy Schmitz, dressed all in green, came riding in to Bonin Field on a Toro standup lawn mower. The mower, plus a Toro leaf blower and grass trimmer, were being donated by Angels Among Us, a Prior Lake based non-profit, as part of its mission to aid youth athletic programs.
“This will definitely help us,” said Mike Sticha of the St. Patrick Athletic Association, which sponsors eight youth baseball teams and three adult baseball teams.
