Month: July 2017

When you think about irrigated crops, what likely comes to mind is corn, soy, and other agricultural crops. But the largest irrigated crop in the United States is not one that ends up on our dinner plate. It’s our lawns.…

Memorial Blood Centers is currently facing an urgent need for blood — particularly types O negative (O-), B negative (B-), and A negative (A-). Volunteer donors are needed to step up and give blood during the summer months when blood…

Pets of the Week

At the request of Mayor Betsy Hodges, Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has resigned, according to a statement from the mayor Friday night.

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As a resident of downtown Chaska who lives west of 41, I invite whoever determined Fourth Street was a viable and logical detour to 61 being closed without some kind of monitoring at least in the beginning, to sit on…

The day after the 2016 election, I told my wife that this “Russia helped Trump” story was a colossal con job developed by the Democrats — perhaps bigger than their biggest con job that mankind is raising global temperatures to…

This letter is in response to Douglas Braunworth’s comments in “What does it take to get along?”

MINNEAPOLIS — Lane configurations for Interstate 94 in Minneapolis at the Lowry Hill Tunnel will change Monday, July 24, weather permitting.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the July 20, 2017 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of…

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While statements on what led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, a 40-year-old Australian native, on Saturday, July 15, in the Fulton neighborhood of Minneapolis are lacking, the Minneapolis Police Department has released the transcripts of the 911…

The question everyone asks John Emery of Chaska, an avid bicyclist and manager of Michael’s Cycles in downtown Chaska, is “What’s up with the bike trail?”

For readers who travel to northern Minnesota for weekends or vacations during the summer, and wish to read Minnesota authors who set their novels in the north country, a few reading suggestions are:

For readers who travel to northern Minnesota for weekends or vacations during the summer, and wish to read Minnesota authors who set their novels in the north country, a few reading suggestions are:

On Feb. 26, 2012, former Shakopee Public Schools Superintendent Rod Thompson ordered a cartridge of Brother brand ink and a 10-foot-long, high-speed Belkin cord for $50 on Amazon to be shipped to his home tax-free.

Cheese curds stocked. Beer cooler full. Field dragged and lined. Flip on the scoreboard and microphone and wait for the umpire to yell “play ball!”

The Chaska City Council and Park Board met in a joint work session to discuss plans on designating a dog park.