Month: January 2017

Candidates are currently being sought to compete in the 2017 Carver County Dairy Princess contest.

Candidates are currently being sought to compete in the 2017 Carver County Dairy Princess contest.

An early-morning barn fire Friday in New Market Township killed about 65 dairy cows.

A victory needed to win a third consecutive Metro West Conference title, trailing 27-15 through 160 pounds, Chaska/Chanhassen won the final five matches in a 33-27 victory over Richfield Jan. 12.

Coming off big wins over Eden Prairie and Orono, unbeaten New Prague up next, the Metro West Conference opener at Bloomington Kennedy Jan. 12 could have been a trap game.

A top-10 boys hockey match-up proved to be completely one-sided as No. 9 Holy Family Catholic went to Class A No. 2 Delano/Rockford, scoring a touchdown with a field goal in a 10-1 win Jan. 12.

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The winter season trout opener is this Saturday, when hundreds of anglers make their annual pilgrimage to Courthouse Lake in Chaska.

One person died this morning in an apartment fire in Mound, the first fire fatality of 2017 in Minnesota. The death comes on the heels of a near record-setting year for fire deaths in the state.

Paisley Park continues to keep Chanhassen in the news. Recently, the New York Times included Prince’s Chanhassen home and music studio on its list of “52 places to go” in 2017.

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Just west of Carver, crews are chopping down trees to save an ecosystem.

Auburn Homes & Services hosted its Festival of Trees Gala event Nov. 18 at the Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center in Chaska. Proceeds from the event support the life enhancement and music therapy programs within the Auburn organization, according…

Just west of Carver, crews are chopping down trees to save an ecosystem.

Councilors reviewed a County Road 61 reconstruction plan that would redirect Creek Road traffic through the Chaska Curling Center parking lot for about four months.

A special enforcement effort that included more than 300 state law agencies netted 2,407 arrests for driving while intoxicated (DWI) on weekends and holidays from Nov. 23 to Dec. 30, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of…

The Chaska City Council, acting as the Economic Development Authority (EDA), voted unanimously Monday night to execute a purchase agreement for the Carver County Public Works garage.

Ben Almquist, Holy Family Catholic team leader with 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists), a recent commit to the University of Wisconsin, netted the game-winner in a 3-2 road win at No. 14 Blaine Tuesday.

Nearly half of the 15 members of the East Lake Townhouse Association (ELTA) attended the Chaska City Council meeting Monday night when councilors unanimously voted to help them make approximately $768,604 in repairs to their homes.