Author: Staff Writer

We would like to express thanks to the community for its patience this past summer and fall in regards to the County Road 61 (Chaska Boulevard) closure and detour between Hickory Street/Big Woods Boulevard and Highway 41.

Hundreds students decked out in purple got together at Prior Lake High School on Friday to show support for the Minnesota Vikings.

January is “Celebrate Life” month. It’s a time we draw attention to the blessing of children, the joys of adoption, and to shed light on the many lives devastated by abortion.

At the Snook family home, there are two seasons — Christmas and football.

Just about every swimming pool record rewritten this season at the Chaska Middle School East facility, the Chaska/Chanhassen boys swimming and diving team took the record breaking on the road.

It’s the new year and there must be something in the air. Job hunting has started. I’ve already had several friends and family ask about advice on their resumes.

In a match-up of top-five teams in boys hockey, Holy Family Catholic, No. 5 in Class AA, and Mound-Westonka, No. 3 in Class A, it was all Fire, an 11th straight victory in a 7-1 decision Jan. 18 at Thaler Arena.

Seymour is a puppy-active, outgoing happy guy. He’s friendly with strangers, has met kids over 5 and is good with them, but hasn’t met cats. Seymour is house- and crate-trained, but doesn’t need a crate. He is affectionate, smart and eager to please. You’ll be met at the door and greeted with dog kisses. He needs a special family that will continue to work on teaching him hand signals, as Seymour is deaf. This bull terrier puppy, born around February 2017, was abandoned.

With a high of 41 degrees today, it’s easy to forget that we’re still in the middle of winter. 

I was surprised to see that Mr. Weygand’s Jan. 4 letter “Pro-life and pro-choice” seemingly went unnoticed.

Anyone that’s had a coach in a sport, especially one at the high school level, will admit sometimes what they learned outside of the Xs and Os was what made them go farther.

Becky Truong is one of downtown Chaska’s newest business owners, purchasing a nail salon on Second Street in 2017.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Carver County District Court did not violate a man’s right when it demanded his fingerprint to unlock his cell phone.

For nearly a decade, the Rev. Thomas Joseph has not only served as St. Nicholas Catholic Church priest, but also as a community resource for its congregation.

Chaska High School garnered several honors in this year’s Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards.

You may never have asked yourself which is more immediately dangerous: nuclear war or flu season — but you might find the answer isn’t as straightforward as you’d think.

For many people in the United States, our personal family history stories originate in another land. There are two upcoming library programs that connect us to that past.

For many people in the United States, our personal family history stories originate in another land. There are two upcoming library programs that connect us to that past.

In contemporary social gatherings, it has recently become trendy to meet at a place serving beer or wine and put paint to canvas.

“When I didn’t make the team, I thought it was over. I never expected to have a second chance.”