Carver Current

An air quality alert issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is in effect until 8 p.m. tonight for the Twin Cities metro area.

Sheriff Report

As students head back to school, here are a few children’s books to enjoy the beginning of a new school year.

When we last spoke with Sheri Melander-Smith of Chanhassen, she was in the midst of preparing for the Ms. Wheelchair America 2018 pageant in Erie, Pennsylvania, as Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota.

Remember those USA Baseball guys that played at Chaska’s Athletic Park on Aug. 28 in an exhibition game versus the Minnesota Blizzard?

Join yoga instructor Theresa Schuck Thorp for a morning of yoga in the park.  All levels welcome.  Kids will be led through an interactive story while doing yoga poses and stretching.   Please bring a yoga mat if you have one.

Saturday, September 16, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Lions Park, 700 Mount Hope Road, Carver
FREE

MINNEAPOLIS — A trial date has been set for an Eden Prairie man who has been charged in the May 25 stabbing deaths of his parents.

John Starkey and Dylan Schaefer each placed in the top-six at the Norwood Young America Invitational, leading Chaska to a second-place team finish Sept. 12 at Baylor Regional Park.

Grace Scott and Lily Schwen paired up for a 6-3, 6-0 second do\bles win in Southwest Christian’s 5-2 home loss to Maple River Sept. 12.

When Lauren Houseman made the varsity roster as a freshman, Chaska was young. Really young.

Two games into the Metro West Conference boys soccer season, seven of the eight teams have one win. Only Bloomington Jefferson is without a loss at 1-0-1.

Off a 6-1 loss to third-ranked Litchfield, Holy Family Catholic returned to the win column Tuesday, beating Mound-Westonka 5-2 on Tuesday.

Updated 1:50 p.m. Tuesday

San Diego Padres pitcher Brad Hand was a Major League Baseball All-Star for the National League in July.

Crowds came out to Lions Park in Victoria on Saturday for the annual Nordic Music Festival.

It was standing-room only, as the public made its case before the Chanhassen City Council Monday night to deny a large tax subsidy for downtown redevelopment.

Sept. 14, 1893: The public, the Catholic and Lutheran schools have commenced their fall terms and our streets are not as crowded as formerly with children. A good thing.