Month: June 2021

Minnetonka won 16 games this season with strong pitching and defense, and timely hitting. It’s what led them through the Section 2AAAA Tournament.

Baseball’s unofficial anthem, “Take me out to the ball game,” has a little more meaning this summer in St. Paul.

Every day in nature is a new and exciting adventure. Even after 40-plus years of working with wildlife in some of the most beautiful places, I still learn new things and am surprised by what I see or what I…

June 17, 1915: The cement steps in front of the Guardian Angel’s Catholic Church, the work of contractor Frank Geiser and crew, was used for the first time last Sunday. It is a great improvement over the old wooden steps…

After competing against 100 local contestants in the regional Toastmasters International Speech Contest, Chaska resident Peter Tartaro is advancing to the region quarterfinal round at the Toastmasters International Convention in August, according to a Toastmasters press release.

Armed with multicolored Superman ice cream and sprinkles, Chaska is publicly celebrating its LGBTQ+ neighbors later this month.

More than 440 graduating seniors from all over Minnesota recently received their high school diplomas as members of Minnesota Connections Academy’s Class of 2021. The tuition-free, public online school recently celebrated the students and this academic milestone during a virtual…

Minnesota’s graduation rate reached an all-time high last year despite online learning and other challenges brought with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this month by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Minnesota’s graduation rate reached an all-time high last year despite online learning and other challenges brought with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this month by the Minnesota Department of Education.

The Literary Committee of the Arts Consortium of Carver County will host a “Welcome Back” Open Reading at 7 p.m. Tuesday June 29 in the Chaska Community Center theater.

After serving two consecutive terms on the Southern Valley Alliance (SVA) Board of Directors, members Kathi Mocol and Darcy White will be retiring from the board this month. Both members have served as directors for six years, and Kathi has…

Carver County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the following calls. This is not a complete list of incidents.

Students and teachers from Holy Family Catholic High School partnered with the We Share Solar Solutionary Program to build two solar suitcases.

As of Wednesday morning, the Minnesota River level in Jordan was 6.77 feet.

Minnetonka and Stillwater met in the 2018 baseball championship game. Rain pushing back the title match-up two days, allowing Ponies ace Drew Gilbert to get the ball a second time in the tournament.

The city of Carver has ended its emergency outdoor watering ban.

Join us June 14-Aug. 31 on our Carver County Library Facebook video page, www.facebook.com/CarverCountyLibrary/videos/, to view all of our Summer Reading Program performers.

Chanhassen had runners on base in all but one inning Tuesday morning. Of the 15 runners to reach base, three were 60 feet from home plate at third. Nine touched second base.

Ridgeview health care system has committed $10,000 toward volunteer transportation service WeCAB. The money is spread out over the next two years.

Nearly three-fourths of Carver County residents 16 years and older have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.