Carver Current

Neighborhoods around the country came together Tuesday night in the name of crime prevention.

Neighborhoods around the country came together Tuesday night in the name of crime prevention.

Today (Aug. 1) from 5-10 p.m., neighborhoods throughout Chaska are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for Chaska’s Night to Unite.

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a naked male jogger carrying a hatchet at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen has been cleared by authorities to reopen, following a search on the 1,200-acre property.

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen has been cleared by authorities to reopen, following a search on the 1,200-acre property.

Development for a controversial power plant has been suspended.

The Chaska City Council approved an agreement with the United States Golf Association for the 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.

The University of Minnesota Arboretum is turning away visitors, following reports of a dangerous person on the property early this morning.

Paula Coulter just wanted a normal life. She thought her days in suburban Minnesota would be rote — with her morning coffee, accounting work and dinner conversations with her husband and two daughters.

Ten rail cars derailed while attached to a Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TCWR) train in Cologne, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.

River City Days provided another action-filled weekend, July 28-30.

The Carver Black Sox have advanced to the Region 7C Amateur Baseball Tournament!

CRVL Region 7C Playoffs begin this Thursday, August 3.  Carver will play their first game on Friday, August 4, at 7:30 pm versus Young America at Waconia Lions Park.  

Tournament schedules will be posted at crvlbaseball.com.

Aug. 3, 1936: The Minnesota Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will hold its annual outing at Klein Bros. Firemen’s Park Sunday afternoon. Howard Habegger, local automotive dealer and member of the Antique Automobile Club, will be the…

Aug. 3, 1936: The Minnesota Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will hold its annual outing at Klein Bros. Firemen’s Park Sunday afternoon. Howard Habegger, local automotive dealer and member of the Antique Automobile Club, will be the…

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the entrance to the future sports dome, next to Chaska Middle School East. The dome is slated to be inflated in November.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the entrance to the future sports dome, next to Chaska Middle School East. The dome is slated to be inflated in November.

The second annual Chaska River City Days Ambassadors coronation was held Friday night.

The second annual Chaska River City Days Ambassadors coronation was held Friday night.

Beginning August 7, construction work will be performed in the Hallblade Development to:

1)  remove an existing water/sewer line,
2)  place two new water and service lines to lots in the development, and
3)  patch the existing street, curb and gutter, and trails in these areas.

A portion of Mount Hope Road, north of Debbie Lane, will be closed during this project and traffic will be detoured while the work is being done.  A map of the detour can be found by clicking here.

The project schedule (weather permitting) is as follows:

1. July 31 or August 1 – Install advance warning signs saying “Road Closed Beginning August 7”.
2. August 7 – Construction begins and detour signage installed.
3. August 7 – August 11 – utility and curb and gutter work.
4. August 9 – Water shutdown – property owners affected by the shut-down will be notified on Monday, August 7.
5. August 14 – Asphalt patching.
6. August 15 – Construction completed and open to traffic.

The Contractor will plan to open the roadway to traffic on the weekend of August 12 and 13.  They will then close it again on August 14 for the asphalt patching.

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