A petition from New Prague residents to have a say in the city’s proposed new police station has been submitted. On Thursday morning, June 12, resident Brian Paulson dropped off the petition to have a vote on the proposed $10,415,000 general obligation Capital Improvement Plan bonds to pay for the...
Former mayor willing to serve remainder of term
He remembers the day back in 2020 when some friends were commenting on items they didn’t like how the city of New Prague was handling. Chuck Nickolay decided then it was time to do something rather than just complain.
Last Monday, Nickolay was...

Joey Gamache, left, and Brian Paulson talk about the petition drive Sunday, June 8, in Memorial Park. Paulson is leading the drive to bring to a vote the proposed $10,415,000 general obligation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) bonds to pay for the building of New Prague’s proposed new police station. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague residents have been busy over the last two weeks to gather signatures for a petition to have a vote on the proposed $10,415,000 general obligation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) bonds to pay for the building of New Prague’s proposed new police station.
Leading the petition drive is Brian...
The City of Morristown is looking at reducing the hours that the Rice County Sheriff’s Office patrols the city.
At the May 5 council meeting, Morristown Mayor Tim Flaten noted that the contract with the sheriff’s department expires in a year. Discussion on renewing the contract is starting now to...
Outstanding weather, great events, huge crowds highlight weekend festival
Thousands of bullheads (13,000+) were served, the rain and clouds stayed away, the temperatures were perfect, queens were crowned, the carnival returned, and fun was had by all.
The 2025 Waterville Bullhead Days Celebration...

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Titan Senior Klhoe Flicek (second from left) hops the hurdles Wednesday, June 11, at the Minnesota State High School League State AA Track and Field Tournament. Flicek was eliminated, placing 16th in the 100 meter high hurdles. She was just 0.02 seconds from beating her personal record.
These are the basic results for the Minnesota State High School League AA Girls Track and Field Tournament preliminary event results at St. Michael-Albertville High School for Tri-City United High School's competitors from Wednesday, June 11. Additional results will be updated during finals...

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A map of the phases for the 2025 Street and Utilities Improvement Project, expected to start the first week of June.
Members from Bolten & Menk, Inc., and city staff were on hand at city hall the afternoon of Tuesday, May 27, to answers residents’ questions about the 2025 Street and Utilities Improvement Project (SUIP).
The 2025 SUIP, like previous ones, will be a total overhaul of most of the infrastructure...
A New Prague man, Jeffrey William Boysen, was sentenced to 72 years in prison after being found guilty of 15 counts of criminal sexual assault of a girl and boy Wednesday, June 4, in Scott County District Court.
Following the guilty verdict, Judge Paula Vraa sentenced the 45-year-old Boysen to 72...
2024 was once again a rough year for the City of Waterville due to the record-breaking flooding with ravaged the community.
But thanks to the efforts of many people, the community was kept safe and the city continued to operate.
Among those who had their hands in the stabilization of the city were...

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Grade 5 & 6 Class winners, from the left, are Jaylynn Smisek (first), Melah Benedict (third), and Victoria Fonseca (second).
The Montgomery American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 sponsors an Americanism Essay
contest every year for all students in grades 3-12, including home-schooled and special needs students. The contest is divided into six different grade level classes.
Essay lengths correspond to the student’s grade level...