Waconia basketball fans may fondly recall the high school girls’ state tournament appearance last year – the first one in their 45-year histor…
An investigation in under way over a recent shooting of a dog with a bow and arrow.
Waconia Middle School has implemented a temporary mask mandate for sixth grade students and staff following a spike in COVID-19 cases, accordi…
The Minnesota Retailers Association is presenting Mackenthun’s Fine Foods its Social Responsibility Award as part of the 2021 Minnesota’s Reta…
Preparations for Waconia’s new fire station are moving into the site planning and preliminary design phase.
Carver County Public Health has announced its plan to offer a free COVID-19 community testing site, with no insurance required, at the Waconia…
Broadway is back. So are performances at Twin Cities theater venues like The Guthrie and the Orpheum. And Thursday evening, Waconia High Schoo…
Honoring Our Military
While temperatures lately have been more like late summer than fall, autumn is definitely in the air with a series of traditional fall events …
A vessel added to the Carver County Parks equipment fleet made its maiden voyage last month.
The oldest resident of Westview Acres, Virginia Galbraith, marked her 103rd birthday last Tuesday, Sept. 28, and residents from throughout the…
Did you know that there is a trove of writers in Waconia? Or that maybe you are one?
This is the time of year that municipalities set preliminary budgets and tax levies for next year so counties can calculate tax estimates that…
A four-story, 163-unit apartment building will be the latest addition to the burgeoning area near Marketplace Drive on the west side of town.
The lack of available school bus drivers has been well-documented in local and national news reports, and “We’re hiring” signs are plastered t…
Waconia United Food Shelf will look different inside and out in just a few weeks.
The Carver County Historical Society is now in our final year of the Jeffris Family Foundation challenge campaign for the Andrew Peterson farm…
The crowds, the crafts, the cars and all other activities were back Sept. 18 on an idyllic day for the 60th anniversary of Nickle Dickle Day.
About a year ago, we carried a story about how the special needs community faces special challenges when it comes to finding suitable housing.…
The Waconia Lions were all set to mark their 75th anniversary last year. Then the coronavirus hit, cancelling plans for many organizations.
Former chair Brian Rothstein will join the Waconia School Board to fill a vacancy left by John Weinand’s resignation three weeks ago. The exis…
The Waconia School Board is reaching out to former school board members and board candidates to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of J…
Two more parcels of land will be annexed into Waconia following city council action last Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Relay For Life of Carver County will be hosting another virtual fundraising event on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Multiple games decided by one run, walk-off hits and shutouts, plus an extra-inning pitchers’ duel for the title. Three local teams making a d…
Two more parcels of land will be annexed into Waconia following city council action last Tuesday, Sept. 7.
“Never forget” and “stand tall for those who fall.”
After only one clue and in record time, the Nickle Dickle Medallion has been found.
What’s the biggest change to this year’s Nickle Dickle Day coming up Saturday, Sept. 18?
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