Month: February 2023

Once a city of factory whistles, church bells and mill grinding, Chaska today stands as a growth and development-driven suburb.

Carver County’s Lake Waconia Regional Park is seeking name recommendations for its new park facility.

The Club Theatre stage, one of many at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, was packed with toys, clothing, diapers and other infant and toddler supplies on a recent Wednesday evening.

As Chanhassen continues to grow, Mayor Elise Ryan wants to ensure the city is being proactive rather than reactive in its decision-making, she said at last Thursday’s Chaska Rotary meeting.

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The fate of the Renaissance Festival won’t be determined until at least March 21, after the Scott County Commission tabled a decision regarding whether or not the conditional use permit should be revoked on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

There were nearly two million more visits to Minnesota food shelves in 2022 than in 2021, according to the organization Hunger Solutions. Approximately half of those visitors were utilizing food shelf services for the first time.

Construction on the Highway 41/61 project through downtown Chaska will begin “as soon as weather allows” and could run through November, according to a project update.

The Minnesota Zoo is running a weeklong camp in late March for kids wanting a fun, animal-focused experience over spring break.

Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the court, ice or mat and in the gym or pool. Here are some of the highlights from Feb. 13-18.

Three years ago, winning a conference championship and earning the top seed in the section tournament seemed like a lofty goal for the Chanhassen hockey program.

The high school dance season came to a close at the Target Center Feb. 17-18 as Chaska competed in the Class 3A state tournament for jazz and kick while Holy Family competed in both for Class 2A.

Three months of the girls basketball season has come and gone, but the postseason is soon approaching with area teams looking to contend once again. Here’s a look at how Chaska, Chanhassen, Holy Family and Southwest Christian look heading into…

Prior to Chaska’s first basketball game of the season, Max Rain thought of which basketball player he admires and tries to model his style of play after.

Vested Interest in K9s, a nonprofit that provides protective vests for law enforcement dogs, has donated a vest to Gus, the Carver County Sheriff’s Office K9, according to a press release from the county.

Each patrol car in Carver County will soon be equipped with a new Automated External Defibrillator, replacing outdated models whose parts and equipment will soon be out of production.

The Chanhassen Evening Rotary will host its first puzzle tournament fundraiser at the Chanhassen American Legion on Sunday. March 5.Teams of two will compete to assemble the same 500-piece puzzles over the course of 2.5 hours. The first and second…

Ski trails will be lined with candles at the family-friendly Candlelit Ski and Hayride event at Baylor Regional Park on Feb. 25 from 4:30-8:30 p.m.

The city of Victoria is seeking nominations for its 2023 Community Builder Award.

Carver County Environmental Services is hiring for summer 2023 over the next couple of months.