Month: June 2023

Happy summer! We sure are off to a warm start. Unfortunately, it is also looking like a dry start, as well. We need rain for farmers’ crops and all the things that make Minnesota summers so beautiful.

German immigrant and former owner of the brickyard at the present-day Firemen’s Park site Andreas Riedele built in 1884 what is today known as the Riedele/Ernst House.

The Mi CASA Soccer Camps offer kids from all backgrounds ages three to 15 a chance to play the international sport on July 12 and August 12.

Five community partners are holding a free weekly summer produce market for Carver County families starting June 14.

Chanhassen had high hopes of making a run back to the state championship game after a thrilling 16-15 victory over Eden Prairie to win its second straight section 2 championship and extend its winning streak to eight.

Late last year, Carver County’s contracted provider for inmate health services, MEnD Correctional Care, filed for bankruptcy.

Chaska residents Kenny and Jeni Schultz plan to bring three Phenix Salon Suites locations to the southwest metro.

A group of Victoria business and property owners has ideas for improvements to a downtown parking lot that don’t include an apartment complex.

Ziraily Becerra-Balbuena

The Prior Lake Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old Prior Lake girl, Keira Dupey, according to a press release from the Minnesota Crime Alert Network.

The first round of the state tennis tournament did not end the way Chanhassen senior Konner Gunwall and Holy Family senior Michael Frost might have wanted, but both were able to extend their tournament runs in the consolation bracket.

The track and field season came to a close at St. Michael-Albertville High School June 10, as area athletes competed in the Class 2A and 3A state championship meets

Heading into the Section 2 championship June 7, Chanhassen was aiming to extend its dominant run over the section with a third consecutive win in the title game against Shakopee.

Chaska Police Department officers responded to a report of suspicious activity on June 7 at Woodcrest Townhomes.

Jaime Rockney, or “Chick of the Woods,” as she’s known to many, has never met a mushroom she didn’t like.

Holy Family had been used to battling back to win key games throughout the spring.

The Arts Consortium of Carver County has set up its newest exhibit, “Over the Rainbow,” to celebrate Pride Month within the southwest metro.

As a junior defender last season, Tatumn Nyen scored no goals during Chanhassen’s run to the Class A state championship game.

Last month, Carver County earned a Minnesota Safety Council Governor’s Safety Award, as well as recognition from the Minnesota Department of Health, as a breastfeeding-friendly workplace.

On June 2, a leak was discovered in the sewer line connecting Carver County’s Public Works facility to Cologne’s sewer system, according to a county press release.