Month: May 2018

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District announced Thursday, May 31, that it received a state grant for $567,000 to control common carp in the headwaters of Lake Minnetonka.

 Interstate 35W will close in both directions between Interstate 94 and Highway 62 in Minneapolis, beginning at 10 p.m., Friday, June 1, as crews demolish the 26th Street bridge. Southbound I-35W will be open to traffic south of 46th Street.

Chaska continues to grow at a fast rate.

Chanhassen looked like the runaway favorite in Section 2AAA Girls Golf in a meet leading up to the tournament.

Birdie counts through 18 holes.

On May 23, the Rotary Club of Chanhassen Foundation awarded STRIVE scholarships to area students. STRIVE, a national Rotary Club program, stands for Students Taking Renewed Interest in the Value of Education.

When Bloomington Jefferson upset Chaska in the first round of the 2017 Section 2-4A baseball playoffs, the Jaguars, beaten twice by the Hawks in the regular season, played loose. Played with nothing to lose.

Ryan Paul said he was first introduced to the concept of personalized learning as middle school student in Eastern Carver County Schools.

Some things in life are just hard. Like navigating high school. Deciding on a career. Figuring out how to get from one to the other. Parenthood. And when you’re hit with all of those things at once, it can be overwhelming.

Experience “Springtime on the Farm” at the Historic Andrew Peterson Farmstead in Waconia.

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A s if on cue, a helicopter flew over the Remuda Ranch corral in Chaska, its pinwheel-like blades beating the air.

A three-goal deficit at halftime, Southwest Christian, playing in its first varsity season and playoff match, was unable to slow down the attack of higher seeded Holy Family Catholic over the final 24 minutes in a 12-3 Fire decision May 30 in Victoria.

A two-run deficit into the Section 5AA second round restart, Holy Family Catholic, facing a new Litchfield pitcher, found itself leading 6-2.

Town hall meetings hosted by U.S. Rep Erik Paulsen drew hundreds of people on May 30.

Sexual assault charges against a 27-year-old Chaska man were dismissed Tuesday, May 29, after the Scott County Attorney’s Office declared it could not locate a key witness in the case.

Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark. The next week we identify the landmark. Do you know where the heck this is? Send us your guess.

Benji Hidalgo moved to Chaska before starting high school. All of a sudden he was starting in the outfield as a freshman, playing in a section championship game to go to state.