New Prague Times

Crews will begin work on the Highway 169 Jordan-Shakopee improvement project at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Workers will reduce Highway 169 to one northbound and one southbound lane between Highway 21 in Jordan and Highway 41 in Jackson Township […]

By: Patrick Fisherpfisher@newpraguetimes.com Elko New Market’s newest police officer, Jeff Addabbo, facing camera receives his badge from his father, Mike Addabbo, during a ceremony at the Elko New Market City Council’s Thursday, April 11, meeting. Elko New Market welcomed its […]

Corner Bar at 100 Main St. W in New Prague has on its main door, “Sorry we are closed due to roof repairs.” According to New Prague city staff the bar’s liquor license expired March 31. Planning/Community Development Director Ken Ondich said the local bar had submitted an […]

By: John Muellernews@newpraguetimes.comTrying to soften the runway for anticipated future budget reductions, the New Prague Area School Board approved offering veteran teachers in the upper quadrant of the salary schedule an early-retirement package they can use for expenses including […]

By: Sarah StultzTaking public notices for schools out of newspapers would hurt public A significant discussion is taking place at the state legislature in reaction to the recent announcement that eight community newspapers will close at the end of the month. Under a proposal in the Senate […]

(Patrick Fisher photo) The New Prague Fire Department and North Memorial Ambulance responded to a two vehicle crash east of New Prague on highways 19/13 around 5 p.m. Thursday, April 18. According to a preliminary report from the State Highway Patrol one person was transported by ambulance from […]

By: Jay SchneiderLRLife@frontiernet.net Jarrod Schoenecker photo Titan Avery Lerfald gets a base hit and drives in Audrey Vosejpka. Tri-City United still fell behind in their first game of the season though in Lonsdale, where all home games will be played this season for TCU Softball. Big […]

Deb Vlasak photo The 2024 Poppy Princess Elizabeth “Izzi” Kotek (center), 11, will represent the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 this year. Izzi is pictured with her parents Corey (left) and Bobbi Kotek, of Montgomery. Elizabeth “Izzi” Kotek, 11, was crowned as the […]

By: John Muellernews@newpraguetimes.comWe received bad news last week, a gut punch to our industry, actually, from up the road. The owner of community newspapers in Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, Chanhassen, Chaska and Jordan announced the final editions of these publications would be published […]

By: Patrick Fisherpfisher@newpraguetimes.com With inclement weather outdoors last week, New Prague infielder Eric Berg and his teammates were relegated to the smooth bounces off the high school’s gym floor. New Prague High School’s baseball team’s expectations for this […]