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Facing the likes of Class A No. 1-ranked Orono, top-10 Minnetonka, Wayzata and Holy Family Catholic in Class AA to start the 2021-22 season, a young Chaska/Chanhassen roster, with seven first-year varsity skaters, needed to keep their heads held high.

One hundred deaths from COVID-19 were newly reported Dec. 1, 2021, a stark increase as the state continues to have one of the highest percentage of confirmed positive cases in the country.

Green water and algae blooms are normally a sign of bad water quality. So, does that mean clear water is cleaner? Not always.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, the Chaska Police Department responded to the report of a burglary in the 1100 block of Falls Curve.

On Nov. 12, U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips presented an American Flag to members of the Chaska American Legion Post 57 family (Legionnaires, Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary).

A new multi-faceted business development in Victoria, just east of the fire station, will be a topic at several upcoming meetings in the community.

Minnesota health officials reported the state’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Dec. 2.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, (for those too young for this reference, it refers to vinyl records that would skip and repeat the same thing over and over again and were considered broken) I love unique…

It’s time for holiday merrymaking in Chaska.

Human beings aren’t the only creatures with an appreciation for sledding in winter.

The current energy policy of the Joe Biden administration with regard to fossil fuel and climate change has eclipsed any semblance of logic and reality.

When I learned that the Eastern Carver County School District’s Attendance Area Task Force included in their recommendation a proposal that would move my son to another school, it was like the district had punched me in the gut. Pain,…

Bo is a handsome gray tabby domestic shorthair male, about 4 months old, with a heart the size of Texas! He loves to cuddle and have his ears and belly scratched. He loves playing chase with his siblings, which includes…

The last time Chaska was on the court, the Hawks were winning a state girls basketball championship title at Target Center. Back for the start of the 2021-22 season, Shakopee, a team that always gives Chaska fits, did just that…

The Chaska-Chanhassen hockey rivalry has been lopsided of late, the Hawks winning 10 straight into the first of two meetings in the 2021-22 season. Four of the last six games ending in a shutout.

If you’ve traveled on Highway 212 west of Chaska this year, you’ve probably noticed the massive undertaking of digging, hauling, scraping and leveling of the landscape to the north and south of the highway between Carver and Cologne.

Victoria City Manager Dana Hardie, who recently received several work-related honors, will receive a $10,000 increase in her annual salary, according to a recent City Council announcement.

Come to the Victoria Library on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Friends of the Victoria Library’s first book sale! The last hour will be a $5 per bag sale.