Category: Chaska Herald

On Oct. 4, I attended the Distinguished Carlson Lecture an Evening with former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney at Northrop Hall on U of M campus. Prior to the Jan. 6 hearings, I was not a big fan of Cheney. She…

Ridgeview Medical Center recently welcomed Elizabeth Brindise to its Waconia Campus and Two Twelve Medical Center in Chaska, according to a Ridgeview press release. Brindise is a doctor of osteopathic medicine, and is now taking patients for treatment of general…

Eastern Carver County Schools Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams has been named a finalist in the Minneapolis Public Schools’ search for its next superintendent.

With the first snow of the season having already come and gone, snowmobilers across the state are planning their routes for the winter. This includes the snowmobilers that make up the Southwest Trail Association.

Senior Catherine Dueck put on a show in her final high school meet of her career.

Offenses exploded the evening of Nov. 18 at U.S. Bank Stadium, and it was Chanhassen who once again came away victorious in a one-score game.

MINNEAPOLIS — Senior Sam Macy pulled in his first career catch and the Chanhassen defense held strong in overtime to send the Storm to its first state football title game with a 54-46 win over Andover in the Class 5A…

The sounds of the season rang through the rafters of the Oswald Visitor Center on Nov. 16 as intricate light displays flickered to life.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the November 16, 2023 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of…

Lions and tigers and dingoes, oh my!

John von Walter sat in a chair in his impressive, history archive-like downstairs, having to recline a bit to support the large and heavy hard-covered history book he was holding — his.

Nov. 13-17 is National Education Week. Let’s all give a big shout out to the educators of our community! The teachers, counselors, paras, aids, specialists and all who work with students are all superheroes, in my opinion.

Although the recently completed Highway 41 construction in downtown Chaska was a literal and figurative roadblock for some of the city center businesses, the work will surely pay dividends, Southwest Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Curtis said.

Upon his death in 2021, Carver County resident and library patron Charles Dahlke left half of his estate to the county’s public libraries.

Carver County libraries are closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

What’s a gift that keeps on giving? How would you answer that question? There are many great possible answers and today we’ll talk about one of them. So, what is it? It’s kindness. The reason we picked kindness is because…

In celebration of this year’s Thanksgiving, a number of Carver County churches and non-profits have come together to distribute over 800 turkeys and meals to area families.

I was recently asked by a local TV news station to answer a question about how squirrels find their buried nuts. This is a great example of super cool things that go on in nature that most people don’t understand…

A bystander can tell when Chanhassen senior Maxwell Woods has the ball in his hands — not just by the way it looks, but by how it sounds.

Terrified of the crowds, long lines and potential physicality that can be Black Friday?