Category: Chaska Herald

“Snow Carver,” the county’s newly named snowplow, may very well make its big debut this week.

The city plans to remove trees infested with the destructive emerald ash borer on the site of Chanhassen Brewery if the owner of the land doesn’t cut them down.

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As Chanhassen continues to grow, Mayor Elise Ryan wants to ensure the city is being proactive rather than reactive in its decision-making, she said at last Thursday’s Chaska Rotary meeting.

The Club Theatre stage, one of many at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, was packed with toys, clothing, diapers and other infant and toddler supplies on a recent Wednesday evening.

Carver County’s Lake Waconia Regional Park is seeking name recommendations for its new park facility.

Once a city of factory whistles, church bells and mill grinding, Chaska today stands as a growth and development-driven suburb.

The Minnesota Association of School Administrators has named Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams, superintendent of Eastern Carver County Schools, as the recipient of the 2023 Kay E. Jacobs Memorial Award.

It is not often that I get to interact with two very similar but also very different species on back-to-back photo trips. I am talking about river otters (Lontra canadensis) and sea otters (Enhydra lutris). Although they look remarkably similar,…

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is wrapping up its final weekend of the annual Spring Flower Show.

What does freedom mean to you? The answers to that question can be as varied as the number of people answering it.

Have you noticed lately the dazzling pair of “stars” above the western horizon an hour or so after sunset? You probably decided that both are planets — and you are correct. The lower and brighter planet is Venus; the higher…

The fate of the Renaissance Festival won’t be determined until at least March 21, after the Scott County Commission tabled a decision regarding whether or not the conditional use permit should be revoked on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

There were nearly two million more visits to Minnesota food shelves in 2022 than in 2021, according to the organization Hunger Solutions. Approximately half of those visitors were utilizing food shelf services for the first time.

Construction on the Highway 41/61 project through downtown Chaska will begin “as soon as weather allows” and could run through November, according to a project update.

The Minnesota Zoo is running a weeklong camp in late March for kids wanting a fun, animal-focused experience over spring break.

Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the court, ice or mat and in the gym or pool. Here are some of the highlights from Feb. 13-18.

Three years ago, winning a conference championship and earning the top seed in the section tournament seemed like a lofty goal for the Chanhassen hockey program.

The high school dance season came to a close at the Target Center Feb. 17-18 as Chaska competed in the Class 3A state tournament for jazz and kick while Holy Family competed in both for Class 2A.

Three months of the girls basketball season has come and gone, but the postseason is soon approaching with area teams looking to contend once again. Here’s a look at how Chaska, Chanhassen, Holy Family and Southwest Christian look heading into…