A sign of the times is that local, small town papers are disappearing, giving way to the reality of social media and on line reporting. Its now being seen at our local level with weekly papers going away in Chanhassen,…
Public Notices from the April 11, 2024 Chaska Herald
Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the April 11, 2024 print edition of the Chaska Herald? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of pdf’s…
Polars Softball Falls in Third Game of Series to Vikings
Mankato, MN – The Polars softball team faced off with the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings on Sunday and fell by a score of 9-1.
Track and Field Sets 7 New School Records at the Bethel Invitational
St. Paul, MN – The Polars Track and Field teams competed on Saturday at the Bethel Invitational.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis Drops Matches to Eagles
St. Paul, MN – The Polars Men’s and Women’s teams played an evening match against Northwestern and both fell 9-0.
Baseball Drops Both Games to UMAC Leading Vikings
St. Bonifacius, MN – The Polars baseball team faced of with the Bethany Lutheran Vikings on Saturday in a doubleheader and lost both by scores of 17-8 and 11-10.
Romportl Totals 4 Hits, Polars Fall to Bethany Lutheran in Saturday Doubleheader
Mankato, Minn. – The Polars Softball team faced off with the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings on Saturday and lost both contests by scores of 12-0 and 3-0.
Men’s Tennis Drops Contest to Buena Vista
Waconia, MN – The Polars Men’s Tennis team faced off with Buena Vista on Friday and fell 8-1.
Vikings Best Polars in First of Three Game Series
St. Bonifacius, MN – The Polars baseball team battled with the Bethany Lutheran Vikings on Friday and fell 14-1.
Public Notices from the April 4, 2024 Chaska Herald
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‘Final gap’ in funding secured for $22.5M trail project linking Scott and Carver counties
U.S. Congress approved $500,000 in federal funding April 5 for the Merriam Junction Trail and Riverbed Stabilization project, which will connect Scott and Carver counties’ trail systems via a bridge over the Minnesota River. 
Commentary: Achieving more together through the power of teamwork
Have you ever been part of a team? In sports, one of the things you hear coaches talk about is the importance of teamwork. If you followed either the men’s or women’s basketball NCAA tournaments, you will have heard the… 
A tale of two districts: The redistricting process and Chaska
Redistricting was once a bureaucratic process far removed from politics. What was once a standard procedure that followed the U.S. census every ten years has proven increasingly divisive and moved to the forefront of political thought. 
Senator Klobuchar visits Chaska Fire Station
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minnesota, visited the Chaska Fire Station on Tuesday, April 2, to tour the future site of the Chaska Public Safety facility, which received a $1.5 million federal grant for an emergency operations center (EOD).
Polars Fall to Oles in Midweek Nonconference Contest
Northfield, MN – The Polars Baseball team battled with St. Olaf on Wednesday and fell by a score of 18-4.
Chaska boys golf looking to make impact
Can the Chaska boys golf team earn a state spot this spring? 
Southwst Christian boys golf has high expectations
Expectations are high for the Southwest Christian boys golf team. 
Can the Stars get to the state tournament?
Can Southwest Christian play in its first ever state baseball tournament? 
Commentary: The end of an era
I am one of those old timers that has lived my whole life in the Carver and Scott Counties area. I was brought up and went to school in Belle Plaine, did some dairy farming in Gotha while going to…
Local Newspapers
This website was launched in 2010 with the aim of increasing the availability of local information on the internet. Over the past 14 years, it has gathered news from local sources and has notably been the publisher of the “Villager Tower” newsletter by Ricki Schultz, as well as “Historic Carver on the Minnesota River”, a book by John von Walter.
The three of us are united in a simple desire to publish information, historical or current. My personal interest is in historical preservation – a real problem in the digital age.
With the news of Southwest News Media shutting down, it appears we are at risk of losing our local newspapers. I will be taking action to personally preserve digital content from swnewsmedia.com to reduce the risk of the digital content being lost forever.
The role that Carver Current has to play going forward is not clear to me. It has always been less engaging than platforms such as Facebook and Nextdoor, where I believe most people get their local news.
I plan to continue hosting local content on this site. If you share our goals of publishing and preserving local information on the internet and would like to contribute in some way, please reach out.
Dan Rue
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