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Donna Hall, age 70, of Northfield, passed away at home, with her family by her side, on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024. Donna Mae (Sticha) Hall was born July 14, 1953, in New Prague, Minnesota, to Frank J. and Rose M. (Tupy) Sticha.  She was raised on the family farm at St. Patrick, attended St...
The following New Prague High School student-athletes were named to the all-Metro West Conference teams for their performances during the winter season. Boys’ Basketball All-conference: Evan Weichert; honorable mention: George Songe, Jonny Connelly. Girls’ Basketball All-conference: Katie Boulanger...
Mary Elizabeth (Chlan) Sirek, 90, of Lakeville, Minnesota, passed away on March 22, 2024.  She was born August 26, 1933, in Webster, Minnesota, to parents Joseph and Agnus Chlan. Mary, alongside her late husband Stephen, dedicatedly raised a family of ten children and remained a devoted and...
Peggy MaryAnn Wulke, age 74, of New Prague, MN, passed away on March 17, 2024. A Celebration of Peggy’s Life will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. with closing words at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (104 First Street West) in Jordan.  Peggy was born on...
Maylon F. Palma, age 82, of New Prague, died peacefully, with his family at his side, after a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital Rochester.  Maylon was born on October 26, 1941, on the family farm in Webster, Scott County, to Myles M. and Celia (Skluzacek) Palma.  He attended New...
Rudolph “Rudy” Fahrenkamp, 92, of Jordan, passed away on March 19, 2024. His Christian Funeral will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jordan (100 Sixth St West) on Saturday, March 23 at 11 a.m. There will be a time of visitation prior from 9:30-10:45 a.m.. Following the Christian Funeral, Rudy...

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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...
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