Crews in helicopters will begin flying alongside transmission lines Monday in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to perform inspections for Xcel Energy. The inspections meet federal regulatory c
Addressing homelessness
A OneCommunity event was held March 12 at the Chaska Community Center, to educate our community about the growing issue of homelessness.
Pets of the week
Pets of the Week
Monday, April 4, 2016 – City Council – Packet Now Available
Judge rules Victoria city councilors violated open meeting law
The court has found that members of the Victoria City Council violated the open meeting law.
Thank you Mr. Schmid
I would like to thank Larry Schmid for all his hard work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. ("Chaska man honored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society," March 17.)
Police report
Police Report
Twin Cities single-family construction up in March
Residential construction in the Twin Cities area in March hit a 10-year month over month high with a 22 percent increase in the number of permits issued compared to the same month last year, according
Homeless family day shelter opens in Chaska
A day shelter for local homeless families recently moved to Chaska.
District 112 considering school boundary changes
Proposed school boundaries would move La Academia into Chaska Elementary and redraw Chaska High School’s borders to include students from outside of Chaska.
Saloons and sanctuaries
Bob Roepke’s recent column in the Herald of his growing-up years in Chaska, when it was just a small town, brought to my mind some of my own reminiscences (only mine go back a generation earlier than
Commentary: Pink moon is on its way
Mercury, the messenger of the gods, pops into the evening sky in April, making its best evening appearance of the year. Look to the west-northwest an hour after sunset around the 18th, when it will be
Sheriff Report
Sheriff Report
Carver on the Minnesota Quarterly Event
At 7 p.m. on April 13, 2016 Carver on the Minnesota, Inc. will hold its Quarterly Meeting Event at the Church by the River at 109 Main Street East in downtown Carver. The event will feature, “Preparing Your Bike for the Upcoming Biking Season”, and will be co-hosted by Michael’s Cycles of Chaska. It will feature all sorts of information on choosing a bike, sizing a bike, maintenance, bicycle types, etc. Just in time for the new bridge crossing over Spring Creek, and this year’s paving of the new trail connecting Carver and Chaska! Bring your questions. The event is free, with Carver on the Minnesota furnishing snacks and beverages.
Carver Lions Annual Pork Chop Dinner
Freeman declines charges in Clark shooting
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday, March 30 that he would not be charging Minneapolis Police Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze in the shooting death of Jamar Clark.
Where the heck is it?
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark. The next week we identify the landmark. Do you know where the heck this is? (Read more…) Send us your guess.
Steaming up Broadway
In 2011, a first steamboat in decades docked at Carver.
Look back
Herald reports
On this date in history, the Herald reported: