Districts in the southwest metro are generally performing above the state average in reading, math and science, according to state-mandated test scores.
Southwest metro schools performing above state average
Districts in the southwest metro are generally performing above the state average in reading, math and science, according to state-mandated test scores.
Library: Learning more about the Great War
This year is one of the centennial years of the Great War, World War I, that occurred from 1914-1918. The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917.
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Southwest metro schools performing above state average
Districts in the southwest metro are generally performing above the state average in reading, math and science, according to state-mandated test scores.
Princess Kay finalist hopes people will drink more milk and eat more cheese
Walking through the dairy barn at the Carver County Fair, it doesn’t take long for Dairy Princess Anna Broll to meet someone she knows.
Tornadic storm passes through
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities issued a flash flood warning for southwestern Hennepin County, northeastern Scott County and east central Carver County until 11:15 p.m. Thursday.
Homegrown and local: Volksfest is Aug. 18-19;
This year’s Volksfest offers up some local celebrity watching when the WCCO Blues Band plays Friday, Aug. 18, under the big tent in downtown Victoria.
Man arrested for ramming police garage door
Early Wednesday morning, a 35-year-old man was arrested after allegedly ramming his car into the Chaska Police Department garage door.
Touch-A-Truck on Thursday
The annual free Touch-A-Truck event will be at the Chaska Community Center, Thursday, Aug. 17.
Come Cheer on the Carver Black Sox in the State Amateur Baseball Tournament!
Carver Black Sox to play in the State Amateur Baseball Tournament!
Game 1: The Carv
er Black Sox will face New York Mills on Friday, August 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hamburg.
Game 2 (pending a Carver win): The Carver Black Sox will face the Region 5 Champions on Sunday, August 26, at 5:00 p.m. in Norwood.
For more information and tournament schedules, visit carverblacksox.com.
Former Mrs. America guilty of theft by swindle
WAYZATA — A Hennepin County District Court jury took less than three hours to find former Mrs. America Jennifer Kline guilty of theft by swindle for switching price tags on clothes she purchased from Macy’s.
Former Mrs. America guilty of theft by swindle
WAYZATA — A Hennepin County District Court jury took less than three hours to find former Mrs. America Jennifer Kline guilty of theft by swindle for switching price tags on clothes she purchased from Macy’s.
Former exec sues Eden Prairie-based Starkey Hearing Technologies
A former Starkey Hearing Technologies executive who was indicted in a federal fraud case last year is suing the company for an alleged breach of contract and terminating his employment “without an important reason.”
Commentary: Take time to check your trees
It’s August, and that means it’s time to check your trees — maple, ash, birch, poplar, willow — to make sure they are healthy, strong, and pest-free.
Victoria mayor censured
Victoria Mayor Tom Funk was reprimanded in the form of a 3-1 vote to censure and a 3-2 vote to set consequences at the Aug. 14 Victoria City Council.
Onto the state field of 16
Fourteen years removed from his final pitch in high school, Pete Ohnsorg should be on the back end of his peak years as an amateur baseball pitcher.
Join us for Music in the Park this Thursday at 7:00 PM!
Join us on Thursday for our final summer concert in the park!
Bring the whole family to enjoy a free bounce house, root beer floats, concessions, and music by the Resinators!
See you at 7:00 at Gazebo Park!
A sweet Vikings era comes to an end
When the Minnesota Vikings training camp ended Tuesday, Aug. 8, it marked the end of a sweet era.
Where the heck it was
This week’s quiz was a tough one. Many guessed it was the well-traveled stairway at the Chaska High School football field.