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As of May 22, the school year for 2019-2020 is over. Students have until May 29 to sort out …
A special meeting of the Waconia City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Ma…
Memorial Day is around the corner, and with it are several events planned for Carver County …
On April 27, the Norwood Young America City Council met once again to discuss several items.…
Graduation ceremonies for the Waconia High School Class of 2020 are taking the shape of a vi…
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.
A Watertown faces a murder charge after a traffic incident in St. Paul that left one man dead.
One person is dead after a vehicle crashed into a mobile home in Watertown on Friday, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
The Waconia City Council approved a new fire department policy and revisited a variance for a new home under construction on Old Beach Lane at its last meeting on April 6.
Thursday, April 16, is Tornado Drill Day in Minnesota, as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Mock tornado drills are scheduled for 1:45 and 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Outdoor warning sirens will sound in several Minnesota counties for both mock drills. There will be no weather radio alerts and …
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A special meeting of the Waconia City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, May 27, following Gov. Tim Walz’s directives last Wednesday for a phased re-opening of the state amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
With the announcement of curbside pick-up for retailers being an option, a few businesses around Carver County are finally getting the chance to start reopening. While this is helpful to them, many businesses are preparing for the second phase: a full reopening. With May 18 just around the c…
Last Wednesday evening, Gov. Tim Walz shared a message with Minnesotans that he would allow the state’s stay-at-home order to expire and that retail stores would be able to re-open on May 18.
As of May 22, the school year for 2019-2020 is over. Students have until May 29 to sort out …
The Waconia Public Schools mobile lunch program that began in March when classrooms were clo…
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Masks are becoming a hot item, both to have and to make. So much so that in order to encoura…
Graduation ceremonies for the Waconia High School Class of 2020 are taking the shape of a vi…
Born in the shadow of 9/11, you began your school-aged years as the Great Recession loomed, and now have had your senior spring experience cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Class of 2020 can’t seem to catch a break.
To the editor,
To the editor,
An open letter to the high school graduates of 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin held its presidential primary April 7. Many people claimed that voters should not be put in a position of having to choose between their health and their right to vote.
Nothing is as usual. Our home is still our castle but it is also a place of confinement. Our friends are still our friends but from at least six feet and six weeks apart. Families are still very much the cornerstone of society. It is now the rule every day, every hour, and in every nook and …
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