At New Prague High School’s coronation ceremony for the Snoball king and queen, Maria Schoenbauer, left, was crowned queen and Peter Dias was crowned king. The ceremony was the highlight of the Friday, Jan. 31, pepfest in the high school gym. New Prague High School will wrap up its annual week of...
An award ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 2 honoring Waterville resident Dalton Grose.
Grose will be presented with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism at 1 p.m. at the Waterville Event Center.
There will be a short program, featuring the events which led him to saving the life of a man in...
The City of Waterville and Waterville Police Civil Service Commission has received three complaints January 9 against a pair of city employees.
The complaints were directed at Waterville Chief of Police John Manning and Public Works employee Jordan Edwards. Manning received two complaints against...

Sugar Rose Bakeshop received the Small Business of the Year award at the New Prague Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner and awards. From left are chamber board members Carla Sticha, Cassie Barten, Sugar Rose Bakeshop owner Jody Breathwaite, chamber board member Austin Reville and chamber Executive Director Brooke Sticha. (Submitted photo)
The New Prague Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner and awards Monday eventing, Jan. 27.
Becca Najera, director of Early Childhood Academy, received the Employee of the Year award. “She goes above and beyond as a professional and role model, all while getting out to connect with the community...
The New Prague Planning Commission and the business, New Prague Mill, LLC, which owns the former flour mill, discussed the use of the mill at the commission’s Wednesday, Jan. 22, meeting.
Also under discussion was whether to allow a business, Cypress Rail, at the mill. Cypress Rail, which does...

Cindy Kuhl was thrilled to see Pudge, her friend Linda and Mark Rahn’s little house dog, after he spent six days on the run, wandering the countryside. The experience brought people together to help find the lost dog. (Submitted photo)
She remembers the sinking feeling watching Pudge take off knowing she couldn’t keep up with him. Cindy Kuhl and Pudge’s owners, Linda and Mark Rahn, are just as thankful the little dog is back home, safe and sound, in New Prague, after a harrowing ordeal amidst temperatures and windchill well-below...
New Prague School Board Director Mark Bartusek has resigned his position on the board.
Monday, the board accepted Bartusek's resignation. The board will discuss how to fill the seat at its workshop meeting Monday, Feb. 10. Bartusek served on the school board for six years.
See details in an...

Photo courtesy of Sam Voit.
The scene of the active fire at Fiberglas Insulation in Le Center on late Monday, Jan. 13.
Multiple fire departments responded to the scene of an industrial fire at Fiberglas Fabricators, 315 W Industrial Street, in Le Center, on Monday, Jan. 13, shortly before midnight.
A Le Sueur County Sheriff’s deputy contacted his patrol sergeant at approximately 11:47 p.m. saying that he had...

The St. John Lutheran Church quilters group. Pictured, from the left, in the front row are Myra Terwedo, Gari Teig, Colleen Wondra, and Marg Fradenburgh; and in the back row are Mary Nesmo, Irene Jindra, Kathy Derhaag, Jeanne White, and Laurie Smith. Missing from the photo were Carol Kaderlik and Doris Henderickson. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)
A group of quilters from St. John Lutheran Church in Montgomery has spent a great deal of volunteer time making 56 quilts that were sent off earlier this week, via Lutheran World Relief, to help aid those affected by the wildfires in the Los Angeles area of California.
The victims will also be...

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Adalyn Annette Barnett
Mom goes to appointment, drives herself to hospital for first baby of 2025
The winner of this year’s contest for the first baby of the year in Montgomery are parents Ashley Gregor and Jason Barnett, both natives of Montgomery. Gregor gave birth to 6 pound, 1 ounce, Adalyn Annette Barnett at 12:50 p...