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Emily Russo (left) is known as a strong defender and rebounder for the MSU Mavericks. The Mavericks won the central region championship Monday and will advance to an as-yet undetermined opponent in the Division II Elite 8 Monday, March 25, in Missouri.
She’s a two-year starter on an NCAA Division II womens’ basketball team headed to the Elite Eight Monday night in St. Joseph, Mo. New Prague’s Emily Russo is enjoying quite a ride with the Mavericks.
Russo is a two-year starter for Minnesota State University, Mankato. She’s known more for her...
The Simon family – (from left) Donald, Dean, their father, Dennis, and Nickey – have sold their six Ace Hardware stores in New Prague, Lakeville, Bloomington, Apple Valley and Inver Grove Heights. The new owners – Niemanns Foods Inc. of Quincy, Ill. – will open the stores under new ownership Tuesday, March 19. (John Mueller photo)
The decision to sell the family-owned hardware store was easier in some ways than it was to tell the employees, Donald Simon said. Monday, March 18, he and his siblings will turn control of the stores they have built over to new owners.
Niemanns Foods Inc. of Quincy, Ill., purchased the business....
NP School District Superintendent Andy Vollmuth answered questions from Kim Strop (left) after Monday evening’s, March 18, information meeting on the proposed $3.5 million budget adjustment. Strop and Vonnie Ericson (right) were among about 70 people attending the meeting. Many people expressed concern with the proposal to reduce the amount of physical education class time at the district’s elementary schools. The school board is scheduled to vote on the proposed adjustment Monday, March 25, 6 p.m.
Members of the New Prague School Board face a decision on a $3.5 million budget adjustment Monday, March 25, a vote they know will likely leave many people unhappy but a decision the district needs to have completed to balance the district’s books for the 2024-25 school year.
The reduction is a $3...
A 22-year-old Gaylord man was arrested on March 20 for his role in supplying fentanyl pills to a Montgomery 18-year-old girl who died as a result of a suspected overdose on Jan. 8, according to a press release by the Cannon River Drug Violent Offender Task Force (CRDVOTF).
On Jan. 8, Montgomery...
Sandra M. (Skluzacek) Tuma, born January 18, 1955, and formerly of Lonsdale, passed away March 16 after a hard fought battle against cancer. Preceded in death by her father Rudolph, she is survived by her mother Arlene of Lonsdale, her son Chad (Julie), daughter Amber (Chris) Gehrke and son Dustin...
Benjamin “Ben” James King, age 51, of New Prague, Minnesota, died tragically on March 13, 2024, in a drowning accident while on vacation with his family in Puerto Rico. While his family and friends are shocked by his passing, they are thankful for his life.
Ben was born on March 24, 1972, in...
A Waterville woman was arrested Saturday, March 16, after holding sheriff’s deputies and police at bay in a several-hour standoff on the 100 block of Sakatah Boulevard.
Saturday morning at 12:04 a.m., Ande Bremmer, 30, advised police in several phone calls she was upset how officers...
Thursday, March 21, the New Prague Educational Foundation will host its second annual Arts & Activities Showcase at the Park Ballroom in New Prague, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
There will be art exhibits by preschoolers to high school students in music and speech on the stage from 5:45 to 7:45 p...
Jarrod Schoenecker photo
The wildfire on Sunday, March 3 burns on the northeast side of Rice Lake, within a mile of the city limits of Waseca.
In an eerie foreshadowing statement, the Montgomery Fire Department put out the message Sunday on Facebook saying, “Despite the super nice weather this weekend, please consider NOT burning anything this afternoon. With the elevated fire conditions this afternoon, it would be highly unsafe to...
Walter J. Eischens, age 76, of Jordan passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
Funeral Service will be May 4, 2024, at 10 a.m with a visitation an hour prior to service at St. Patrick Church of Cedar Lake 24425 Old Highway 13 Blvd Jordan, MN 55352
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