Carver Current

I planned to keep my opinions to myself, but after reading objections in the Herald, I have decided to state my views about Firemen’s Park.

My art skills were not completely developed at Chaska High School. ("Landmark Jonathan silo to get a new look," Jan. 14. (Read more…)) I would like to submit an idea for some artist to proudly unveil what Jonathan

I would like to speak on behalf of the Chaska residents who’ve wholeheartedly supported the Firemen’s Park redevelopment project and couldn’t be happier with the results.

On Jan. 7 the Chaska Herald published a commentary I wrote on ”The Responsibility of Being a Citizen. In that article I commented on the concern that many of us have over the large sums in political c

Thank you to our fire department members and first responders.

While reading educator Chris Commers’ views on “hate and fear” in the Jan. 7 Chaska Herald, I wondered, what does he mean by hate and fear?

Challenging his players near the end of the second period to make smart passes and engage the opponent, Chaska responded to Coach Dave Snuggerud’s timeout with two of its best shifts of the night to f

Down 23 points at halftime, Holy Family Catholic held to 10 first-half points, roared back, nearly rallying past the third-ranked Hutchinson Tigers, falling 59-53 on Jan. 21.

Senior Brenden Olevson became the 104th Minnesota high school wrestler to reach the 200 career-win mark in a 77-6 Chaska/Chanhassen win at Richfield Jan. 21.

Chaska police officers responded to the following calls.

With just eight inches of ice on Firemen’s Clayhole and temperatures predicted to be in the 30s this weekend, the Chaska Fire Department has made the decision to cancel the fishing portion of the annu

I t would be a Herculean task to list all of the good deeds accomplished by the Chaska Rotary Club since its inception in 1961.

From a new brewery to a new elementary school to a much-anticipated dog park, 2016 holds the potential for several new and notable developments in Chaska and Carver.

The archaeologists labored for months in muddy, flooding pits, often in sub-zero weather. Fragment by fragment, they carefully unearthed and catalogued thousands of artifacts.

At their meeting on Monday, the City Council received a report from staff on work recently completed by the Rental License Task Force.  Ultimately, the City Council decided not to move forward with a program or an ordinance at this time.  The Task Force did not provide a recommendation related to the draft ordinance that was provided for review to the City Council. (Read more…)  To view a summary of the draft ordinance and the work conducted by the Task Force click here.  

The City Council thanked the Task Force members for their work and noted that the draft ordinance and corresponding program could be considered again at some point in the future.

The next neighborhood watch meeting is on February 2 at 7:00 pm in the lower gym.  After that, the next meeting will be March 1 also at 7:00 pm in the lower gym.

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For any additional information or questions please contact Michael Quinn at 952-479-7324 or Deputy Greg Gowan at 952-361-1231.

I f you’re headed down the cereal aisle at your local grocery store, don’t be surprised if you see a familiar face gazing back at you from a Wheaties box.

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.