Month: May 2023

A new playground facility at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park in Chanhassen will hopefully become a reality by summer 2025, according to the Carver County Parks and Recreation Department.

Chanhassen High School junior Eva Vermeij recently received significant recognition for her thought-provoking artwork, which can leave viewers questioning their consumption decisions.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation naming May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and established National Police Week during the week of May 15. This week offers an opportunity to remember peace officers who gave their…

Carver County Library will be closed on Monday, May 29.

May is Poppy Month. Wear a poppy to show support for our fallen warriors and contribute to the continuing needs of our veterans during our National Poppy Day distribution event taking place Thursday, May 25, through Saturday, May 27. Members…

The Thomas A. Costello Legacy Foundation is hosting its second annual golf tournament on Monday, June 19, at the Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington.

The May 15 Chaska City Council meeting kicked off with presentations by two organizations encouraging the city to partake in various forms of violence prevention.

Spring has finally sprung in Carver and now is as good a time as any to share a few updates about what is going on in our community.

Over 1,400 speech competitors from across the country congregated at Chanhassen High School and Pioneer Ridge Middle School for the 2023 National Individual Events Tournament of Champions on May 13 and 14.

The 38th annual Taste of Chaska attracted thousands of people May 10.

Southwest Christian High School has announced the hiring of David Flom, the former Eden Prairie High School coach who served a suspension last season during a probe into comments he made to his team, as its next head boys basketball…

Editor’s note: This story discusses domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, call the MN Day One Crisis Line at 1-866-223-1111 or the National DV Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

A Savage man who was allegedly preparing for a violent confrontation with police pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to the unlawful possession of a machine gun.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the May 11, 2023 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of…

The Southwest Christian golf teams are in full swing, with the section 2AA tournament approaching at the end of the month. Here is a look at where both the girls and boys teams are at heading into the final weeks…

Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the field, track, court or course. Here are some of the highlights from May 8-13.

Southwest Transit will have a new leader starting June first after Erik Hansen was recently named its new chief executive officer.

In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Lori Aleknavicius, a local clinical psychologist, is hosting a Mental Health Open Forum at the Chaska Community Center on May 18 from 7–8 p.m.