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While the city of Chaska is looking to cash in during the Super Bowl, few businesses are planning for it
The Super Bowl is just over a week away and a few local businesses and the city are looking to cash in on the excitement.
New librarian Patrick Jones: ‘Now it’s my turn to mentor others’
Carver County Library System welcomes Patrick Jones, the new branch manager for the Chanhassen and Victoria libraries.
Chaska Police reports: Assaults, domestics, thefts and injuries
Police Report
Eden Prairie Schools staff, students get support after sudden death of principal
Eden Prairie School District staff and student have been getting support after the sudden death of Cedar Ridge Elementary Interim Principal Joe Epping.
Carver priest removed from St. Nicholas Catholic Church following allegation of inappropriate conduct
The Rev. Thomas Joseph has been removed from St. Nicholas Catholic Church amid an allegation by an adult of inappropriate conduct, according to a statement from the leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chaska hires new parks director
The city of Chaska has hired a new parks and recreation director.
Basketball conference sweep for Stars
An 11-point lead at halftime, Southwest Christian boys basketball improved to 4-2 in MCAA Conference play, a 79-52 road win over PACT Charter in Ramsey Jan. 23.
Do any of these buildings look familiar?
Pushing past all the obstacles
Ever since her first high school competition, Kylie Harrison has been a fixture in the Chaska/Chanhassen varsity gymnastics line-up.
Let it fly
Three varsity seasons, 427 career points into her senior year, Grace Schmidt’s greatest impact on the Southwest Christian girls basketball team can be measured in one statistic.
Beloved Eden Prairie principal Joe Epping ‘always put kids first’
Joe Epping had many connections to Eden Prairie, but one thing was clear to everyone he worked with — he loved kids and was passionate about education.
Behind the curtain: reporting during a major snow storm
The internet is really a magical thing.
Mystic Lake sued over Club Nomadic
Nomadic Entertainment Group is suing Dakota February Events LLC in federal court for breach of contract after Club Nomadic was canceled and scheduled concerts were moved inside the Mystic Lake complex.
UPDATED: Eden Prairie principal found dead in school parking lot
The Eden Prairie Police Department is investigating the death of Cedar Ridge Elementary School’s interim principal after his body was discovered in the parking lot of the Eden Prairie school.
Snow day! Eastern Carver Schools are out today
Eastern Carver County Schools are now closed today due to winter weather conditions and poor travel conditions, according to the district website.
Learn how deputies do their job at the sheriff’s citizens academy
The Carver County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for its fourth Citizens Academy.
Herald reports
Jan. 25, 1940: Tickets are on sale and funds are being solicited for this drive annually staged in connection with the President’s Birthday Ball next Tuesday at the Valley Ballroom. Money from the dances and from the fund drive are used for infantile paralysis victims. Last year $272.44 was the net profit in Carver County.
Some fresh snow a welcome sight
Monday’s snowstorm, the largest in the Metro area since 2010, more than a foot of snow in some spots, left many unhappy.
Classes delayed or canceled across SW metro; about 1 foot of snow fell
Classes were canceled or delayed across the southwest metro this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 23, as a result of a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on the Twin Cities on Monday, Jan. 22.