The District 112 foundation is accepting nominations for 2016 Teacher of the Year.
Newspaper begins policy on paid election letters
A new election season has dawned, and with it comes a significant change in the Villager’s policy regarding letters from candidates or readers that endorse candidates for political office.
Newspaper begins policy on paid election letters
A new election season has dawned, and with it comes a significant change in the Herald’s policy regarding reader letters from candidates or readers that endorse candidates for political office.
Man from Savage shot and wounded while riding in Metro Mobility bus
A 45-year-old man from Savage was shot in the side while riding in a Metro Mobility bus on Stagecoach Road in Shakopee, near the Highway 169 bus ramp at around 2:15 p.m. Monday. (Read more…)
Flood Outlook for the Season
Spring flood potential is near normal for southern and eastern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin, including:
- Mississippi River and tributaries
- Especially below the Twin Cities
- Minnesota River
- Especially from the Redwood River downstream
- Including all tributaries in southern MN
- Croix and Chippewa (WI) Rivers
Spring Flood Potential is LOW to NORMAL for northern and western areas
- Check the latest conditions and forecasts at weather.gov
- Zoom to your area or select in menu on right
- Check out “Experimental Long-Range Flood Risk” tab for seasonal forecast information
- Keep up to date on your mobile device with the NWS smartphone widget, at http://srh.noaa.gov/NWSwidget
- This is the last flood outlook for the season, unless things drastically change
Book club takes historical journey
The Carver County Historical Society hosts The Emigrants Series Book Club from April to July.
Flags ordered at half-staff in honor of Nancy Reagan
In accordance with the proclamation issued Monday morning by President Barack Obama, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered all United States flags and Minnesota flags be immediately flown at half-sta
MnDOT: Lighting conversion on highways will mean whiter light, cost savings
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is undertaking a statewide lighting conversion project and saving some money along the way.
Average gas prices in Twin Cities area up 10.3 cents in past week
Average retail gasoline prices in Twin Cities have risen 10.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.93 a gallon Sunday, according to a survey of 1,106 gas outlets by gasoline price website G
Girls Basketball: No. 2 vs No. 4 for a spot in state
Minnetonka handled Edina by 25 points to clinch a share of the Lake Conference title Feb. 23. Meeting 11 days later in the Section 2-4A Girls Basketball semifinals, the fourth-ranked Skippers were met
Girls Basketball: Holy Family moves to section final four
Holy Family Catholic made its debut in Class 2A look like a breeze Saturday, the top seed in Section 5AA East defeating Minneapolis Patrick Henry 72-29.
Update: Highway 5 lanes reopen after Sunday night crash
Highway 5 lanes in Chanhassen reopened shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday after a crash detoured traffic for several hours. (Read more…)
Sen. Al Franken hosting poetry contest
U.S. Sen. (Read more…) Al Franken is hosting his fifth annual poetry contest in recognition of the Month of the Military Child and National Poetry Month in April.
Commentary: Bloodmobile collects 112 pints
Thanks to the dedicated donors at the VFW, the Red Cross collected 112 pints helping to save 336 lives.
Commentary: A crying shame
It is a crying shame what has been done to downtown Chaska. First the streets were messed up. Then Firemen’s Park was completely ruined by building a curling rink there in the worse possible location. (Read more…)
Commentary: Harvesting cork is like shearing sheep
I admit I’ve never given much thought to cork.
Swim: Success on first day of state meet
Six Chaska/Chanhassen swimmers are set for championship finals, as nine of 13 program state swims placed in the top eight March 4 in the Class AA preliminaries at the University of Minnesota.
Pets of the week
Pets of the Week
Monday, March 7, 2016 – City Council Work Session/Regular Meeting – Packet Now Available
Public notices from the March 3, 2016 Chaska Herald
Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the March 3, 2016 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this