Author: Staff Writer

With eight underclassmen on the roster, only seven players returning from last season’s varsity team, the 2017 portion of the Chaska/Chanhassen girls hockey schedule is about growth.

A six-point game at halftime, Chaska pulled away over the final 18 minutes for the second consecutive contest, defeating Eagan 58-38 in the Hawks’ home opener Dec. 8.

One word. Dominating.

The VFW Post 1791 Auxiliary is hosting its third annual Veterans Giving Tree.

It’s a year of growth in Eastern Carver County Schools.

When Al Franken first ran for U.S. Senate, his very “sexist” writings came up. He came forward embarrassed, apologetic and begging voters to forgive him and give him a second chance. Many did.

1. Chaska/Chanhassen Wrestling Tournament

My first Christmas tree was a stately, 5-foot fir that was a little too tall for the living room ceiling and tilted ever so slightly to the left. It was beautiful. It smelled like Christmas and looking at it just…

More than 5,000 employees will work at Optum’s new Eden Prairie campus at Shady Oak Road and Highway 62 when it is fully occupied in September, according to the company.

A 14-2 run in the first half gave Chaska a 34-32 lead at halftime, but Minneapolis South, behind a 30-pointe effort from senior Morgan Hill, ran away in the second half in a 68-57 decision Dec. 7.

Facing its first true test of the season, Chaska made it look easy Dec. 7, defeating Class A seventh-ranked Breck School 5-0 in boys hockey.

Sen. Al Franken announced on Thursday he will resign from the U.S. Senate, setting off a range of responses across the state and the country.

At first thought, the new pool at Pioneer Ridge Middle School in Chaska was set to be complete in time for the boys winter season. That timetable was obviously pushed back to spring 2018.

The current design of a new Carver City Hall shows a larger and more expensive building than anticipated.

Carver County Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of the former Mary K. Steiner Hospice Home in northern Chaska from Ridgeview Medical Center for $2.5 million at their meeting Nov. 21.

Chaska businesses will have the option to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5 during the 2018 NFL Super Bowl, which will take place in Minneapolis on Feb. 4.

Chaska councilors voted to send a letter to the Carver County Board of Commissioners outlining their concerns with a proposed yard and brush waste site at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

The following is the resignation speech of U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), which he gave Dec. 7 on the Senate floor, as issued by his office.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday morning that he will resign following sexual harassment allegations from at least eight women.

Priscilla is a young female Dachshund that was found wandering around on a deserted dirt road in Alabama. The local shelter brought her in, but no one was looking for her so Southwest Metro brought her to Minnesota in hopes…