Carver Current

The snow has melted, birds are singing, the sun is shining — now is the time to think about planting summer gardens!

Chaska won its third Metro West Conference girls golf event this season, claiming a two-stroke victory over Chanhassen in the fifth of six events at Brookview Golf Course in Golden Valley on May 20.

Dave Pokorney, former longtime city administrator in Chaska, remembers a conversation he had with Arthur Hills before the ground broke for the Chaska Town Course.

Dave Pokorney, former longtime city administrator in Chaska, remembers a conversation he had with Arthur Hills before the ground broke for the Chaska Town Course.

Southwest Christian-Richfield boys hockey formally announced Nick Heiberg as the team’s head varsity coach for the 2021-2022 season. Heiberg was co-associate head coach with the Stars in 2021.

Ardis Franklin and Rico Hernandez stood along a torn-up section of Jonathan Carver Parkway (Highway 11), shaking their heads and yet smiling.

The Carver City Council approved a preliminary plat for Timber Creek, a 161-acre parcel historically known as the Song property. It is generally south and west of the of Meridian Fields and Copper Hills developments, respectively.

In this department, along with nearly every other in the surrounding area, officers have been responding to an increasing number of reported mail thefts. In nearly all cases, personal checks and billing statements are two items thieves look for most…

The state has dismissed a Shakopee resident’s charge for riding her horse, stabled in Chaska, on Chaska city streets.

Lincoln Johnson of the University of Minnesota, a former Chaska High School golfer, shot a medalist score of 66 at a U.S. Open local qualifying event at Legends Golf Club in Prior Lake on May 4.

Lincoln Johnson of the University of Minnesota, a former Chaska High School golfer, shot a medalist score of 66 at a U.S. Open local qualifying event at Legends Golf Club in Prior Lake on May 4.

Each spring in nature there is a lot of tragedy and triumph. Heartbreak and happiness. Success and failure.

Eastern Carver County Schools staff came to Grace Church with measuring tapes.

Warm(ish) weather looks like it’s here to stay: More and more cars are driving with their car windows down. Baseball is in season. Apartment boilers are turned off.

Half a decade ago, Kim and John Motschenbacher stopped at the drugstore on a Saturday morning. They ran into a couple, maybe in their mid-20s, up to something.

Scoreless into the fourth inning, Nathan Rosenberg’s one-out double to the fence scored Karver Miller and Nolan Kemp as Chaska earned a 3-0 win over Elk River in five innings May 19.

As John Groen made his way to the race track he stopped several times to adjust signage and greet incoming guests of Canterbury Park.

A 46-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday, May 19.

The wins keep coming for Chaska girls lacrosse, which improved to 8-2 with a 13-3 victory over Bloomington Kennedy in the home regular season finale on May 18.

Southwest Christian track and field won six events, five from the girls team, in a Minnesota River Conference triangular at Le Sueur-Henderson on May 18.