Here's what's been going on in and around New Prague lately, according to the New Prague Times:

- Read Like the Dickens held a fund-raiser 5K run at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market. There was also a children's 1K race. Proceeds from the event went to support the Elko New Market library. Read Like the Dickens is an organization that promotes and supports youth reading programs. 

Here's what's been going on in and around New Prague lately, according to the New Prague Times:

- Mayor W.A. "Wink" Bender of New Prague followed his own neighborly
advice. After advocating that city residents help out their neighbors
in need, Bender mowed the lawn of the vacant home next door to his own
home. Bender's photo on a riding lawnmower was printed on page 7B of
the June 19 issue of the Times.

- Joe Shuster of New Prague wrote the book "Beond Fossil Fools: The Roadmap to Energy Independence by 2040."

Seventy years ago, the Veterans of Foreign Wars organized in Jordan with a post membership that consisted of 15 men.

For more information, read the Looking Back column in the July 10 issue of the Jordan Independent. Read it online in the Print Edition section, or subscribe by going to www.jordannews.com/subscribe.

Jordan celebrated Memorial Day last month with ceremonies at three cemeteries. At Calvary Cemetery, the ceremony began with a flag raising by the Jordan Girl Scouts.

The ceremony also included a reading of names of soldiers buried at the cemetery:

Here's what's been going on in and around Belle Plaine lately, according to the Belle Plaine Herald: