Month: May 2021

Governor Tim Walz announced Thursday night the state of Minnesota mask mandate will be relinquished on Friday, May 14, with guidance from the Centers of Disease Control releasing information saying those vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask indoors.

Six or so months away from a potential Eastern Carver County Schools referendum, the school board is finding a willingness to listen from residents, but uncertainty still remains despite cuts of nearly $10 millions from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 budget.

Six or so months away from a potential Eastern Carver County Schools referendum, the school board is finding a willingness to listen from residents, but uncertainty still remains despite cuts of nearly $10 millions from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 budget.

Students have stormed the stadiums for big football wins at Chanhassen and Chaska high schools. Now they’ll be rejoining on the turf fields for another celebration.

A downtown Chaska house caught fire Tuesday afternoon, displacing the tenants and killing one family pet.

Kendall Karrmann’s walk-off double plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as Chaska defeated Eden Prairie 6-5 on May 12.

We’re sure you’ve heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me”. Maybe you sang that lyrical message yourself as a child. Many moms, dads and caregivers passed that message along to little…

Beau Jorgensen has been collecting old arcade games for at least a decade. They aren’t collecting dust in his basement, though — they’re on display at his downtown Jordan business, Zap Arcade.

Joan MacDonald may be retiring as Bluff Creek Elementary School’s principal on June 30, but she’s spending her last few months doing more than just administrative duties.

After more than a decade of planning, a 4.5-mile portion of U.S. Highway 212’s four-lane expansion has begun.

Most days, Julie Hilden heads west along Chaska’s Big Woods Boulevard, turning onto an unpaved driveway to about an acre of her personal oasis: a hayloft, a saddle shed, a wooden fence and a 20-something-year-old Rocky Mountain quarter horse named…

Girls wrestling got enough yes votes. Boys volleyball did not.

Ben Sampson won the second set at fourth singles in Chaska’s 7-0 loss to Delano in boys tennis on May 11.

Emily Sands has always been a “Jeopardy!” fan. She and her family watch the popular quiz show every night — but little did she know that the half hour she spent on an online test would result in a trip…

In the early hours of Sunday, May 9 a blue and green fireball flashed across Minnesota’s night sky.

Three Chaska scores — Kennedy Sanders, Josie Lakosky and Jenna Davis — combined for 13 goals as the Hawks improved to 6-2 with a 21-7 win over Mound-Westonka on May 11.

Edina posted a second-day team score of 335, winning the two-day, six-team Oak Ridge Girls Prep Classic on May 12. The Hornets finished with a 36-hole score of 671.

Nancy Wittman-Beltz has been an educator for 46 years; a principal in Eastern Carver County Schools for 26 years; the building leader at Jonathan Elementary the last 23 years.

A Chanhassen man has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his sister on May 8, reportedly firing hundreds of rounds, according to charges filed on Tuesday in Carver County District Court.

A Chanhassen man has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his sister on May 8, reportedly firing hundreds of rounds, according to charges filed on Tuesday in Carver County District Court.