Month: March 2018

On this day in 1965, The Supremes’ hit “Stop! In the Name of Love” became the country’s top pop single, a distinction it held until April 3.

MINNEAPOLIS — With the 14.5-mile Southwest commuter rail route all set to connect Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, stops decided, compromises reached and $1.9 billion construction bids coming in May, it seems trains will be running by 2023. What’s the holdup?

Updated 4:18 p.m. Tuesday. 

Your weekly roundup of the biggest news in the southwest metro.

Four Chaska High School students have received national recognition for the entries in the Scholastic Art Awards.

Law enforcement officials are looking for a 56-year-old Blooming Prairie woman who is a person of interest in the murder of her husband.

March 29, 1956: Chaska’s City Park, scheduled to swarm with youngsters on Saturday during the annual Easter Egg Hunt, was blanketed with snow early Wednesday morning, which caused cancellation of this year’s heralded event.

The answer to last week’s quiz was the distinctive BankVista building, at 1420 White Oak Drive.

Easter is on its way — and so are the local Easter egg hunts Saturday, March 31.

Eleven SouthWest Metro Medical Careers students traveled to Saint Cloud on March 20 for the two-day Minnesota State Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) conference and competition.

Chaska is brimming with excitement after the PGA of America announced Hazeltine National Golf Club will host the 47th Ryder Cup in 2028.

The Ryder Cup will return to Hazeltine National Golf Club in 2028. 

The PGA of America announced today that Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska will host the 47th Ryder Cup in 2028.

What gives, Mother Nature? Last week the National Weather Service was predicting a 5 to 8 inches of snow from Friday night to Saturday morning. 

They were already cutting and serving Althea Nodlund’s chocolate birthday cake before her son Doug Nodlund had a chance to start the program.

Melchert Hubert Sjodin PLLP, with offices in Waconia, Chaska and Hutchinson, recently accepted Matthew D. McDougall into the partnership and has added a new associate, Quinn P. O’Reilly, to its Waconia office.

Just missing a Minnesota Senior Short Course State title in the 100-yard backstroke, Josh Wuflestad, senior at Chaska High School, earned that win on the final of four days of competition March 18 for the WEST Express Club team.

The Washington Capitals signed Chaska native Shane Gersich to a two-year entry-level contract beginning this season. Gersich’s contract will carry an average annual value of $925,000 and he reported to the Capitals last Saturday.

It came down to the final play of the game, as the No. 6 Northern State University men’s basketball finished the 2017-18 season as the NCAA National Finalist, falling to Ferris State 71-69 in the Division II national championship.