Carver Current

Last team standing, that was the University of St. Thomas Men’s Basketball team Saturday, which defeated Bendictine of Illinois 82-76 in Salem, Va. for the Division III title. (Read more…)

The Chaska Speech team split this week and traveled to two different tournaments, the Rosebowl tournament at Roseville High School and the Robbinsdale Invitational at Robbinsdale Cooper High School.

Scott Jensen, a former local chairman of the Republican Party and former school board member in Waconia School District, received the Republican endorsement to seek the State Senate District 47 seat a

A powerful winter storm, which could dump 6 to 12 inches of snow starting Wednesday morning, is headed for southern Minnesota, and some computer models suggest that it will reach the Twin Cities area,

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the March 17, 2016 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to thi

Carver Village Hall may be spared from the wrecking ball.

The answer to last week’s quiz was the Tacos Y Tamales Oaxaquenos food truck, located in the Cooper’s Foods parking lot, 710 North Walnut Street.

Downtown Chaska residents and business owners can breathe easy when the snow melts and the Minnesota River begins to rise.

This project includes work at the intersection of 6th Street and County Road 11. Improvements include additional turn lanes, roadway widening, storm sewer, and grading.  Motorists near Carver will encounter lane closures at Carver County 11 and 6th street starting on Monday, April 4, 2016. (Read more…)  Watch the signs for current dates.

County Highway 11 lanes will also be altered slightly near the intersection of 6th Street as construction crews widen the roadway and add additional lanes. Motorist can expect narrow lanes through the construction site. No road closures on Co. Rd. 11 are expected.

Work is expected to be complete by early May 2016.  Visit the County’s website for up to date information at:  Carver County

Project contact:

Scott Smith
Project Manager
Carver County
952-466-5217
[email protected]

Reinol Vergara’s case continues to move toward a settlement. Vergara faces two counts of aiding murder in the first degree for his alleged role in the death of 90-year-old Earl Olander. 

Average retail gasoline prices in Twin Cities have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.99 Sunday, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy. (Read more…)com. That compares to the national

The Chaska TreeHouse has announced the hiring of Nate Streed as new area ​d​irector.

A Chaska resident has been identified as the man killed by police in Burnsville on March 17.

The upcoming 2016 Urban Waters Forum will explore how citizens can play a critical role in protecting the lakes or streams they care about, according to a press release.

When it comes to the health of lakes and rivers in much of Carver County, these water bodies are in good hands.

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The identities of five Burnsville police officers involved in a fatal shooting outside the McDonald’s on Highway 13 yesterday have been released by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).

Those of us who read the Herald regularly know how popular it is. Every week, someone remarks about an article they read in the paper.

Over the weekend of March 10-13, the WEST Express Swim Team participated in the MN USA Swimming State Meet. WEST Express, comprised of athletes from Chaska, Chanhassen, Victoria, and Carver, placed fi