When you lose a player such as Myles Hanson, or an Andrew Kallman, or players such as Alex Strazzanti and Ryan Rodriguez, four-fifths of a starting line-up from a state tournament team, the expectation is drop-off.

The Carver County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 3.9 percent levy increase for 2018 at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12.

City of Carver – City Planner

The City of Carver is seeking applications for the position of City Planner.  For a complete job description and Application for Employment, click HERE.

Applications accepted through Monday, January 29, 2018.

Contact Brent Mareck, City Manager, with any questions at [email protected], or 952-448-8737.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the 58-foot-tall artificial Christmas tree in Firemen’s Park.

CHASKA — The Eastern Carver County School Board certified the final levy on Monday, Dec. 18, which is a slight increase over the previous year’s levy.

The Eastern Carver County School Board certified the final levy on Monday, Dec. 18, which is a slight increase over the previous year’s levy.

Dec. 21, 1967: Chaska Rotarians and guests got the lowdown on the Minnesota Muskies, the state’s new professional basketball team at Monday’s noon luncheon at the Green Lantern Cafe. Bob Fowler, a member of the Muskies public relations staff, was Monday’s luncheon guest. The Minnesota Muskies are one of 11 teams in the newly formed ABA (American Basketball Association).

Chaska seniors Micah Roane and Connor Souba were selected to play in the Minnesota High School All-Star Game Dec. 9 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Chaska Middle School West eighth-grader Sean Bartels has been selected as the baritone saxophonist in the MBDA (Minnesota Band Directors Association) Mid-Level State Honor Jazz Band.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to close two eastbound lanes of Interstate 394 on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 20.

The state plans to replace the I-35W bridge over the Minnesota River next year and improve the corridor from West 106th Street to Cliff Road in Burnsville next year, which will surely make driving hell for commuters for awhile.

“Minnesota nice” is a phrase that’s bandied around a lot, but rarely with some concrete math behind it. Well, WalletHub just released a report on which city in the United States was the most caring city in 2017, all the better to see if Minnesota can put its money where its mouth is.

Chaska isn’t at the point where it can overlook teams.

Back and forth all game, Jordan and Southwest Christian showed what will be a budding rivalry for years to come in the Minnesota River Conference.

Coming off a tough loss to one of the top teams in the state of Minnesota, Chanhassen scored six unanswered goals, winning 6-1 at home over Owatonna Dec. 16 in Victoria.

If you happened to be downtown Carver on the Saturday evening following Thanksgiving, you probably had the opportunity to see the first lighting of our Holiday Tree.

A one-goal lead in the closing seconds of regulation, Chaska/Chanhassen found a way to regroup in overtime, getting a game-winning goal from Katelyn Roberts in a 2-1 victory at Fargo North-South Dec. 15 in North Dakota.