Fri, 12/06/2024 - 8:54pm

A Frosty greeting at the Holiday Parade of Lights

Frosty the snowman waves to the crowd at New Prague’s 28th Annual Holiday Parade of Lights on Main Street Friday night, Dec. 6. Frosty was one of several characters who greeted people as the parade...

Jarrod Schoenecker photo

The scene of the single-vehicle crash south of Union Hill on Sept. 28.

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 5:35pm

Union Hill Bar & Grill owner pleads guilty in DWI crash

Union Hill Bar & Grill owner Ryan Klein of New Prague pled guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, and admitted to crashing his vehicle shortly after leaving his bar on the evening of...

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 1:37pm

Montgomery Torchlight parade, tonight Thurs. Dec. 5

Traffic will be detoured off of Highway 169 south of Jordan Dec. 5 and 6, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. because of bridge construction. (Map courtesy Scott County)

Wed, 12/04/2024 - 5:48pm

Highway 169 will be shut down south of Jordan overnight

Overnight Closure Alert: Highway 169 South of Jordan Dec. 5, 6 Highway 169 in one direction closes overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) from Park Blvd to Highway 282 / Scott County Road 9 on Dec. 5 and 6....

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New Prague Times

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)

Finding a possible fit at NPHS Career & Tech Day

New Prague Times

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...

Rita Jane Razidlo, 84

New Prague Times

Rita Jane Razidlo, loving wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on October 16, 2024, at Good Samaritan in Waconia, at 84 years old. She was known for her warm heart, her quick smile, and her genuine capacity to make everyone feel valued and heard. Memorial Mass of...

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.

Railway museum brings the fun to Halloween on rails

New Prague Times

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...

Marian R. Collins, 89

New Prague Times

Marian R. Collins, age 89, of Elko New Market, died peacefully with her family at her side on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Marian was born on January 28, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, to Michael and Ruth (Hulbert) Fadden. Her family moved to Minnesota when Marian was nine. Her brother, Tom, became...

Election-related letters to the editor in the Oct. 24 print edition of The New Prague Times will only be rebuttals to previous letters.

Election-related letters to the editor

New Prague Times

There is a fee for election-related letters starting Aug. 29 The New Prague Times is charging for the publication of letters to the editor that relate to candidates for office, are a political endorsement, or relate to an upcoming election. These letters will be considered political paid ads and...

NP senior Connor Williams (20) went for the block of a short field goal St. Cloud Tech tried in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's (Oct. 16) game in St. Cloud. Williams and the Trojans topped the Tigers, 21-12. NP will face Rochester Century Tuesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m., in the section play-in game at Trojan Stadium.

Trojans head into section playoffs Tuesday after a win in St. Cloud

New Prague Times

Scoring all its points in the opening half and then turning the game over to the defense in the second half, the New Prague High School football team heads into the section playoffs with a win last Wednesday, Oct. 16, over St. Cloud Tech. The win in the Granite City sends No. 4 seeded New Prague...

Public Notices - New Prague Times 10-17-24

New Prague Times

Jarrod Schoenecker photo

Minnesota Paid Leave Director Greg Norfleet addresses area business leaders and employees about the new Paid Leave Law.

Area chambers host joint session on Minnesota’s new Paid Leave Law

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger, LifeEnterprise

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...

Francis G. “Fritz” Pumper, 91

New Prague Times

Francis G. “Fritz” Pumper, age 91, of New Prague, died peacefully with his family at his side at Mala Strana Health and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Fritz was born on February 20, 1933, in Lonsdale, to Frank and Rose (Malecha) Pumper. He graduated from New Prague High...

Mayo Clinic Health Systems graphic

The exterior rendering of the Cancer Center expansion.

Mayo Clinic breaks ground on $9 million Cancer Center expansion

New Prague Times, Montgomery Messenger

Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague broke ground on their $9 million Cancer Center and Infusion Therapy expansion on Oct. 2. "This expansion of the Cancer Center is a reflection of our commitment to providing cutting-edge care, individualized support and a healing environment for every patient...