Starting July 1, all subscribers to the Waconia Patriot and News & Times will need to reestablish their online accounts to gain full access to all stories and images. We recently updated our online subscription portal and will need to reconnect all existing accounts. Click here to quickl…
Effective July 6, Adams Publishing Group, the parent company of Sun Patriot Newspapers, will…
Soon after it opened, the Cologne Fitness Center is closed following a fire Saturday afterno…
Like other communities, the city of Cologne is starting to reopen with the easing of state r…
On June 9, the Watertown City Council held a regular meeting via Zoom to discuss a few items…
While most of the national conversation is on the likely face-off of incumbent Republican Pr…
Soon after it opened, the Cologne Fitness Center is closed following a fire Saturday afternoon, June 27.
A St. Bonifacius man is dead following a crash in Wright County, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
A crash in Hollywood Township has left one person dead, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
The commissioner of Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety, John Harrington, announced during a Friday morning press conference that a “unified response” to the riots in Minneapolis was being coordinated among local law enforcement agencies in anticipation of continued unrest Friday and ove…
Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order May 28 at 4 p.m., activating the Minnesota National Guard to provide safety and protection to the people of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding communities, according to a press release from the National Guard.
Effective July 6, Adams Publishing Group, the parent company of Sun Patriot Newspapers, will be opening its office doors to the public again. Office doors were closed March 16 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
There’s nothing wrong with a little sunshine, and Sunshine Inspiration in Norwood Young America has been hard at work bringing some to folks around the community. One of their most recent efforts brought smiles to the folks living at The Harbor in NYA, who are still under isolation during th…
Several Waconia bars and restaurants were expected to open to outdoor business this week following city council action in response to Gov. Tim Walz’s earlier directives regarding a phased re-opening of the state amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
On a Saturday in late June, Waconia’s downtown streets normally would be filled with visitor…
Laketown Elementary School will have its third principal in only its first few years of oper…
School’s out, which means so are school activities. While activities hit a rough spot with t…
The Waconia High School Class of 2020 won’t have an in-person graduation ceremony due to cor…
As of May 22, the school year for 2019-2020 is over. Students have until May 29 to sort out …
To the editor,
To the editor,
To the editor,
If the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has taught us anything it is that police and social justice reform are sorely needed in Minnesota. One reform that must be tackled is the ever-growing achievement gap in public education and the fact children of color, American Indian children and …
As the coronavirus pandemic has burned across the United States, we’ve heard a lot about frontline heroes. The efforts by doctors, nurses, health care workers and first responders are immeasurable to the country.
An open letter to the high school graduates of 2020
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