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The Victoria Library will be expanding curbside service hours starting on Monday, Jan. 11. New hours are 1-7 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.

2020 has developed a reputation of being unlucky. Cursed, you may say. The year has passed, with unfortunate events occurring every step of the way.

In January and February, the Chanhassen Library will host an exhibit from nature photographer Roslynn Long.

As the new year dawns, three of the five brightest planets are busy dropping out of view — Venus from its position as a morning planet, Jupiter and Saturn as ornaments of the evening sky.

Here is number nine of the top 10 news stories of 2020, selected by the staff of the Chaska Herald.

Here is number 10 of the top 10 news stories of 2020, selected by the staff of the Chaska Herald.

2020, if summed up in one word — printable, of course — could be challenging. It could be miserable. It could be rough, devastating or even the blah, non-normal.

It’s been a tough year. So instead of leading with the Herald’s top 10 news stories (found inside the newspaper), we thought we’d highlight the top 10 feel-good stories of 2020.

After a work session talk over whether to move forward with the city’s proposed draft chicken ordinance, the Chaska City Council decided last Monday to make a final vote in January.

Winter is a time of plenty for owls. The nights are very long, and the days are painfully short. I was reminded of this the other day while out photographing and filming a wild Barred Owl sleeping in a tree.…

Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on Dec. 28:

Tuna is an English spot rabbit born January 2019 and weighs seven pounds. She is bonded with her sister Bryn and they are a pair. Tuna and sister are best with kids over age 11. Tuna likes banana slices and…

The Chaska City Council approved the final 2021 tax levy and final budgets on Monday, raising taxes 6.94% from last year.

Youth sports, including high school athletics, can resume games and scrimmages on Jan. 14, per Minnesota Department of Health guidelines. Practices for the sports can resume on Jan. 4.

Carver County EMS staff will begin receiving their first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Thank you Southwest News Media and the Chanhassen Villager/Chaska Herald for the beautiful picture and the Biblical Christmas message of the K.J.V. of Luke chapter 2 on the front page of your Christmas Eve edition.

Chris Ohm remembers the day he, along with representatives from Chaska and Waconia, presented a bid to host a future Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament.

Chris Ohm remembers the day he, along with representatives from Chaska and Waconia, presented a bid to host a future Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament.

Seasonal produce is the backbone of a farmers market, and while there isn’t much that grows during a Minnesota winter, that doesn’t mean there aren’t quality local goods to be purchased during the winter months.

We are approaching the end of the election from hell. It seems like it has been going on forever, but it really has only been a couple of years since candidates began coming forward.