Month: November 2017

Gail Fischer in her letter to the editor (“Trickle-down doesn’t work”) published in the Nov. 9 edition of this newspaper, resorts to class warfare as she criticizes the proposed U.S. House of Representatives tax plan that Congressman Erik Paulsen laid…

Football continues to dominate the fall landscape like it does every year, but it’s not just on the field like in the Minnesota state prep semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women is devastated to learn that Ruzana Yedvabnik was brutally murdered in Shakopee.

Based on every account I have read, under the tax plan proposed by this Congress, my family will lose: an adoption tax credit (not very pro-life to eliminate this); the student loan interest deduction; the medical expense deduction; and the…

Welcome back to “I’ll Try Anything Once,” alternatively titled, “Hannah Jones finds new things to make her nervous.” Speaking of which, Cathy Wurzer. I’m not yet friends with this MPR radio host/manifestation of my social and professional anxiety, but I’m…

Faith Robinson is a two-time state diving qualifier. A 10-time track state qualifier. Twice reaching state in gymnastics in two events.

After months of construction on one of downtown Chaska’s busiest streets, officials declared County Road 61 open to traffic at a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the November 16, 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…

A lawsuit alleges the Chaska police chief caused emotional harm to two occupants of a plane that landed on Lake Hazeltine during the 2016 Ryder Cup international golf tournament.

A mental health advocate is critical of the Chaska Police Department following an Oct. 6 altercation he claims left him injured.

Minnesota’s unemployment rate fell 0.4 percent in October to 3.3 percent, its lowest level in 17 years, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The U.S. jobless rate was 4.1 percent…

M att Hendrickson helps people through some of their toughest times.

I wholeheartedly support the stated goals of tax reform: simplifying the tax code, supporting small businesses and putting money back in the pockets of middle class families. I was optimistic that it might present an opportunity for bipartisan accomplishment.

SAINT PAUL— If there is one day of the year that Minnesotans should feel generous with their wallets, it’s probably today.

A 33-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by her boyfriend.

Three area divers are returning to state Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Class AA State competition at the University of Minnesota.

CHASKA — A lawsuit alleges the Chaska police chief caused emotional harm to two occupants of a plane that landed on Lake Hazeltine during the 2016 Ryder Cup international golf tournament.

Police Report

Learn more about the Mayflower voyage and the early Pilgrim experiences in America by reading some of the following books in Carver County Library on the subject.

Updated 11:22 a.m. Thursday