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Jan. 5, 1899: The stock fair last Saturday was fairly well attended, although the day was very cold and the roads were bad. Farmers know that Chaska is the best market place in this part of the state, consequently our…

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the entrance sign to QualiTech, at 318 Lake Hazeltine Drive.

A 58-year-old man from South St. Paul died in an apparent accidental fall into a grain bin at Rahr Malting Co. in Shakopee Monday night, according to Shakopee police.

Eight varsity wrestlers combined to score 39 1/2 team points, placing Chaska/Chanhassen 44th of 73 teams at the Rumble on the Red in Fargo, N.D. on Dec. 29-30.

When it’s all said and done, Chaska will face six of the seven other teams in Section 2-4A a combined eight times in the regular season.

Taking nearly 48 minutes for the first goal in the first meeting between Chaska and Minnehaha Academy Dec. 6, after one period in the second meeting Dec. 31, count it, six goals were in the net.

The police officer involved in the Dec. 31 shooting death of a Shakopee teacher has been identified by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) as Gary Schnorenberg, who has been with the Mankato Department of Public Safety for 30…

Southwest Christian won five of 10 games decided by less than 10 points in 2015-2016, a girls basketball season that ended with a 15-12 record.

MANKATO — A man shot and killed by a Mankato police officer at a hotel early Saturday morning was a Shakopee teacher from Eden Prairie, according to the Mankato Free Press.

A winter-weather advisory for a wintry mix of freezing drizzle, light freezing rain and snow Sunday night into Monday has been issued by the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen.

Living alone in a senior high-rise and experiencing early dementia, Edna had a difficult time refusing offers that came by way of the telephone. “The people are so nice, it’s hard to refuse them,” she told her daughter, Lynae.

Ken Brown, a racetrack maintenance professional with more than four decades of experience in the horse racing industry, will serve as Canterbury Park’s track superintendent for the 2017 race meet that begins May 5, track officials announced.

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Editor’s note: Carver County Board Chair Jim Ische reviewed the past year at the final meeting of the Carver County Board in 2016. Below are highlighted comments.

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