Dancing up a storm
The St. Paul Czech & Slovak Dancers perform at the Chamber Beer Garden during Dozinky, Saturday morning, Sept. 19, in New Prague.
Cruising in the rain
Despite the rain, the Car Cruise of classic cars happened Friday evening, Sept. 18, with people lining the route down New Prague’s Main Street.
NPHS names Homecoming candidates
New Prague High School named its Homecoming king and queen candidates Friday, Sept. 18.
New Prague Trojans vs Rochester Spartans game moved to TONIGHT, 9/17
Due to weather forcasted for tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 18, the Trojan football game has moved from Friday night to TONIGHT, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Rochester.
Job completed, appreciated
Tina Zackova (left), Marwan Qasim and (right) Youssef Shahin stopped in New Prague recently to visit the community after hearing about its Czech history.
Apartment death in Lonsdale suspected suicide
A 911 call on Friday, Sept. 2, at MGM Apartments in Lonsdale, 321 Southeast 1st Avenue, is a suspected suicide.
Ferris wheel part of Yahrzeit celebration in memory of cancer victim
Many around the area noticed the out-of-place Ferris wheel on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Next Chapter Winery between New Prague and Montgomery, especially after the lights came on at night.
Perhaps you haven’t heard your community will welcome 10,000 guests – hopefully more – when New Prague hosts the 103rd edition of the Minnesota Baseball Association’s state tournament.
One of the longest running Minnesota County Fairs is celebrating its 169th year next week.
The Le Sueur County Fair begins Thursday, August 20 at the fairgrounds in Le Center, and runs through Sunday, August 23. It is the last county fair before the Minnesota State Fair.
Every year the fair board approves improvements to the grounds and this year will be no different, with many new spruced up areas.
The Elko New Market City Council at its Thursday, July 23, meeting was asked for feedback on a proposed option for the city’s old police department building at 26518 France Ave.
UPDATE: In District 3B, Saturday, Aug. 15, noon, at Webster Community Park, Union Hill and Le Sueur will play for the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds to state.
Le Sueur won a state berth with a 12-4 win over Lonsdale Thursday evening, Aug. 13. Union Hill defeated Eagle Lake, 15-5, Thursday.
Webster and Jordan will play for District 3B's No. 1 and No. 2 seeds Saturday, Aug. 15, 3 p.m., at Webster Community Park.
Jordan won a state berth with a win over and Webster beat Union Hill to make the state field.
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Audre Mae Johnson, age 82, of Lonsdale, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, August 10, 2026. Audre was born on November 19, 1943, in Dassel, MN, to Warren and Mae (Ostlund) Nelson. She was a proud graduate of Dassel High School and went on to earn her Registered Nursing degree from Northwestern Hospital Nursing Program. Audre married her high school sweetheart, Robert Johnson, on September 26, 1964, at First Lutheran Church in Dassel. The young couple started out in Burnsville, where they had their three children.
Area baseball teams in the Dakota-Rice-Scott League are off to solid starts in bids for the Minnesota Baseball Association’s state tournament beginning Aug. 21 in New Prague, Chaska, Jordan and Shakopee.
In Class A, Section 1 Sunday, Aug. 2, Elko defeated Hastings. New Market outslugged Dundas and Faribault topped Rochester.
Between 30 to 40 people attended the Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2, concert by the seven members of Ameriikan Poijat (Boys of America) at the Broz Event Venue in New Prague.
The brass band was formed in Northfield in 1990 and its purpose is to preserve and perform traditional Finnish brass septet music. The free concert was presented by the New Prague Arts Foundation.
It’s probably no surprise somebody removed a Flock surveillance camera from their community.
That isn’t the way to address the issue of removing the cameras from the community. It could cost a Faribault man a hefty fine and possibly jail time.
One of the longest running Minnesota County Fairs is celebrating its 169th year next week.
The Le Sueur County Fair begins Thursday, August 20 at the fairgrounds in Le Center, and runs through Sunday, August 23. It is the last county fair before the Minnesota State Fair.
Every year the fair board approves improvements to the grounds and this year will be no different, with many new spruced up areas.
Adeline “Shorty” D. Dietz, age 92, of Montgomery, passed away on August 4, 2026, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, MN, with her loving family by her side.
Born on December 21, 1933, at her family home in St. Patrick, MN, she was the daughter of William and Adeline (Sticha) Bisek. She graduated from New Prague High School and later attended beauty school.
Miss Czech-Slovak Minnesota 2025-2026 Gianna Olsen from Stillwater attended the Miss Czech-Slovak US Pageant in Wilber, Neb., competing against 10 other candidates from around the country. She was given the Cultural Preservation Award by the judges.
Olsen did a vocal solo for her talent at the event, which ran from Friday, July 31-Sunday, Aug. 2, and coincides with Wilber’s Czech Festival.
A fire on a local farm, totally destroyed a barn used for storage and its contents Wednesday evening, Aug. 5.
New Prague Fire Chief Steve Rynda said firefighters received a fire call at 7:40 p.m. of a barn fire on the 200 block of E 253rd St., just east of Cedar Lake and southwest of St. Patrick. Firefighters found the shed totally engulfed by flames when the first firefighters arrived within 10 minutes of receiving the fire call.
There were no injuries in the fire and the barn, about 40 feet by 60 feet and used for equipment storage, is a total loss, Rynda said.
Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1, Mayo Clinic Health System patients in New Prague who have urgent health concerns that are not life-threatening will continue to have access to care through Primary Care On Demand 24/7 virtual visits as well as in-person primary care appointments.
Crews will close northbound Highway 169 to traffic between County Road 59/Delaware Avenue in St. Lawrence Township and Creek Lane in Jordan from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10. The closure is necessary to complete storm sewer work, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
The posted detour will be County Road 59 (Delaware Avenue) to County Road 66 (Old Highway 169 Boulevard) to Highway 21 (Broadway Street). All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather dependent and subject to change.
