Category: Chaska Herald

COVID cases in Carver County are seeing a slight uptick, according to county Public Health Director Richard Scott, and the best way to combat them are with vaccines, he said.

Eight innings down, Alex Schneider and Shakopee were in total control with a 4-0 lead in the Region 3B playoff opener Aug. 1.

Chanhassen High School released its Dean’s List for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year. Students on Dean’s List 1 have a 3.667-4.0 grade point average. Students on Dean’s List 2 have a 3.0-3.666 grade point average.

Chaska High School released its Dean’s List for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year. Students on Dean’s List 1 have a 3.667-4.0 grade point average. Students on Dean’s List 2 have a 3.0-3.666 grade point average.

The Firehouse Drive-In is Friday, Aug. 6 and Saturday, Aug. 7 in Cologne.

As co-presidents of Friends of the Chaska Library, we are writing this letter to thank the community for attending our summer book sale.

A criminal complaint filed Friday details the circumstances surrounding the alleged gruesome murder of a Shakopee woman at a busy residential intersection this week.

A Chaska crash involving a semi truck and a sedan caused minor injuries Friday morning on eastbound Highway 212, according to Julie Janke with the Chaska Police Department.

A number of Victoria residents want to update an ordinance on residency restrictions. It involves predatory offenders in the city, particularly the highest — level 3.

On July 15, the Waconia Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at the Carver County Historical Society for the unveiling of “Break’s Over,” a sculpture recently donated by Dan Klein and Old National Bank.

Venus glimmers in the sun’s afterglow, where it will stay for months to come. Look for the planet low in the west-northwest about 40 minutes after sunset. The best days may be the 11th and 12th, when a young moon…

Southwest Christian High School recently released its spring honor roll for the 2020-21 school year.

Blackbirds always seem to get a bad rap. As the late Rodney Dangerfield was fond of saying, they “get no respect” in the bird world.

If you have a Minnesota driver’s license, here is a heads up for a new requirement. The name on your license must be identical to the name on your Social Security card.

Taylor Koenen still gets the feels when entering the gymnasium at Shakopee High School. A place where many of her more than 2,000 career points were scored on the basketball court over five varsity seasons.

The area is experiencing “unhealthy” air quality, as northerly winds bring in smoke from Canadian wildfires in Ontario and Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

The stage at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, like many other venues around the world, sat empty amid the COVID-19 shut-down.

Many in the Shakopee community are expressing feelings of shock and sadness following the death of one of their own this week.

The Eastern Carver County School Board gave Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams her one-year review on July 19.