Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa entered the Class A State Boys Soccer semifinals having surrendered just two goals in a nine-match streak dating back to Sept. 30, which included eight shutouts.
Swim/Dive: Catherine Dueck wins Wright County Conference title
Conference competition came to a close on Saturday, Oct. 30 for the Mound Westonka-Holy Family girls swim and dive team with a third-place finish. Host Hutchinson and Delano went 1-2 in the Wright County Championships. 
Library: Club Book returns with Jane Smalley
Club Book returns online with award-winning author Jane Smalley on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Her 30 books to date include two short story collections, two biographies, and eight books geared towards young readers. 
Business fire leads to a new Victoria venture – The Butcher’s Deli
A business fire about a year ago at School of the Wise caused owners Brandon and Ashley Wallis to re-examine what they were doing — what they wanted the rest of their lives to look like. 
Chaska Police reports: Theft, property damage
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Voters approve operating levy increase in Eastern Carver County Schools
A failed operating levy referendum in 2019, by 193 votes, led to back-to-back budgets cuts that totaled $9 million in Eastern Carver County Schools. 
Savage City Council approves baseball facility for vacant land bordering wetland
A youth baseball club will construct a multi-field training complex in Savage under plans approved by city officials Monday. 
Trail O’ Fun brings sold-out hayride, Halloween festivities
The weekend before Halloween brought community fun to Chaska Athletic Park, complete with a sold-out hayride and family activities galore. 
Public comment period open for Carver County no-wake ordinance
The Carver County Board of Commissioners approved a draft no-wake ordinance and opened it for a 45-day public comment period. 
Veterans Day commemoration is back, in limited form
The Veterans Day commemoration in Chaska is back, in a limited form. 
Pronghorn can run 55 miles per hour
I am always drawn to unique animals. You know, the kind of critters that are different from all others such as the Virginia opossum, which is the only marsupial in America. Or the osprey, a fish-eating raptor that is the… 
Operating levy increase goes to Eastern Carver County Schools voters today
Election day is here for Eastern Carver County Schools voters, and a lone question on most ballots — some Chanhassen residents will have Minnetonka School Board elections — asks for a 10-year operating levy that would increase general education revenue… 
Abandoned Town Course dogs brought to shelter after impounding
Four dogs were abandoned at the Chaska Town Course the morning of Oct. 27. 
Nolan Sutter qualifies for first state meet appearance
Nolan Sutter became Chaska’s first state cross country qualifier since 2018 (Dylan Schaefer and John Starkey) with a seventh-place finish at the Section 2AAA Meet on Oct. 26 at Gale Woods Farm. 
Over two dozen local schools monitoring COVID outbreaks
More than a dozen schools in both Scott and Carver counties are monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks, according to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Health. 
State tournament trip on the line tonight
Ella Christ was a freshman, Mallory Heyer a sophomore, when Chaska, the No. 8 seed, knocked off No. 1 Shakopee, and then defeated No. 4 Eden Prairie, to reach the Section 2AAA championship 
Chaska’s Autumn Woods Development moves forward
Preliminary plans for the proposed Reserve at Autumn Woods neighborhood were approved 5-0 by the Chaska City Council on Oct. 18. 
Football: Chaska shuts out Waconia, advances to Section 2AAAAA final
To shutout a team over four quarters is one thing, do it twice, that’s another. 
Section championship match-up all set
To shutout a team over four quarters is one thing, do it twice, that’s another. 
Section 2AA Volleyball: Holy Family falls in four; Southwest Christian advances
Holy Family Catholic took a game in a Section 2AA playoff match at third-seeded Glencoe-Silver Lake, falling 25-21, 25-9, 21-25, 25-15 on Oct. 28. 
