Beckett Thomas Kes, son of Rebecca and Blake Kes of New Prague, is the first baby of 2026 and the winner of The New Prague Times’ New Year’s Baby Contest. Beckett was born Sunday, Jan. 4, at 1:05 p.m.

New Prague led in scoring two-pointers and three-pointers. The Trojans shot 53% for two-pointers to Mankato West’s 43% and New Prague had 53% for three-pointers and the Scarlets had 27%. For free ...

In the spring of 1979, a someday-newspaper reporter received the title, “Most Pessimistic” member of his graduating class by a margin bigger than Richard Nixon topped South Dakota George McGovern ...

New Prague’s gymnasts view the season as a process, a journey where they aim to be at their best at the end of the season when the meets are the most important. Saturday (Jan. 3), NP took second at ...

The start of the new year also brought a change in ownership at Cedar Press Coffee on New Prague’s Main Street. Rachel Cannon and her husband, Stephan, sold the business to Patty and David Peterson of ...

New Prague High School’s theatre department is busy with rehearsals for its one-act play, “The Perfect Ending,” by B. Dwayne Craft. The actors began with its first readthrough Dec. 2.

In what is believed to be the first time in school history three players scored in excess of 20 points in one game, the Bucs ...

The Bucs scored a season-high 77 points Tuesday, Dec. 30 in a 91-77 loss to Tri-City United (TCU). Four days later they set a ...

Brody Muellerleile, the 13-year-old son of Jason and Sara Muellerleile, had a chance to take part in one of these adventures last fall. He took part in the Minnesota Outdoor Adventure Foundation mule ...

New Prague High School’s wrestling team did well at the Rumble on the Red wrestling tournament at Fargo, N.D. Friday and ...

Senior Ella Schmiesing (holding ball at center) celebrated reaching a 1,000 points last month. Now she has earned her second 1,000 — 1,000 rebounds in her high school basketball career. The milestone ...

Bruce Johnson passed away at the age of 68 on December 31, 2025. He was born on April 27, 1957. He was born to Eldon and Edna ...