The drinking water risks facing cities with lead service lines have come into focus in recent years, most notably after the high-profile water…
This is the time of the year that marks a rite of passage for high school seniors – last prom, last athletic event, last concert or theater pe…
One of Pat Devine’s final acts as Waconia school superintendent before he retires was to celebrate “Random Acts of Kindness Day” last Friday, May 13.
The American Legion Auxiliary adopted the poppy as its memorial flower in the early 1920s and started its poppy program in 1924. Today, Legion…
The Waconia City Council awarded a contract last week for a stormwater reuse project as part of the Waterford development being constructed on…
Work is expected to begin this week on the Third and Maple streets portion of the city’s 2022 infrastructure improvement project.
Carver County Public Health has announced the operation of the Lake Waconia Event Center every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. through May for COVID-1…
The assistant superintendent of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District has been tapped to lead District 110.
A Waconia man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday in Camden Township, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
Fans of Harry Potter should love the Waconia High School spring production of “Puffs,” a spoof of the Harry Potter series. And even those not …
One of Pat Devine’s final acts as Waconia school superintendent before he retires was to celebrate “Random Acts of Kindness Day” last Friday, May 13.
The American Legion Auxiliary adopted the poppy as its memorial flower in the early 1920s and started its poppy program in 1924. Today, Legion…
The Waconia City Council awarded a contract last week for a stormwater reuse project as part of the Waterford development being constructed on…
Work is expected to begin this week on the Third and Maple streets portion of the city’s 2022 infrastructure improvement project.
Carver County Public Health has announced the operation of the Lake Waconia Event Center every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. through May for COVID-1…
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Black bears have begun to emerge from their dens after a prolonged cold stretch, and there were bear sightings last week between Watertown and…
The Waconia City Council on April 4 approved two contracts for the city’s 2022 infrastructure projects.
The ISD 110 school board reviewed results of a superintendent stakeholder survey at a special board meeting last Thursday, April 14.
The emerald ash borer has spread rapidly since first being discovered in the United States some 20 years ago in southeastern Michigan near Det…
Waconia school teachers could conceivably complete the current school year without a contract.
Scandinavian artist and Nordic folk singer Arna Rennan will be featured at a special program of Scandia Lodge-Sons of Norway next Tuesday, Apr…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict on European soil since World War II and most intense mass exodus with millions of refugee…
A tradition returns later this month when the Waconia Lions host their 38th or 40th Annual Wild Game Feed and Sportsman’s Dinner depending on …
The next milestone in the search for a new superintendent for School District 110 is Thursday, April 14. That’s when Minnesota School Boards A…
The Hollywood version of the Emmy Awards recognizing the best in television isn’t until September, but on April 1 there was a Waconia group on…
More than 30 Waconia High School Conservation Club members were out of bed and out on Lake Waconia recently to retrieve trash before lake ice …
It was a grown-up egg hunt and the first fling of spring April 2 as the Waconia Chamber of Commerce and local participating businesses staged …
“We cannot lead others until we lead ourselves authentically.”
Last spring a handful of area couples stepped out and stepped up to participate in a dance event to raise funds for a regional suicide prevent…
The Waconia City Council approved design plans for a new restaurant and a dermatology clinic at their regular meeting last Monday, March 21.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed an emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation in the city of Waconia. The city in cooperation…
Carver County is slated to receive $33.4 million in COVID-19 federal allocations – some $13 million in coronavirus relief funds and another $2…
The waterfront services building proposed for Lake Waconia Regional Park back in 2020 could start to take shape later this year.
School District 110 is in transition with ISD 110 leadership taking on a new look next year.
The Waconia City Council reviewed and updated standards and processes related to development at its meeting on Monday, March 7.
Fans of Harry Potter should love the Waconia High School spring production of “Puffs,” a spoof of the Harry Potter series. And even those not …
Waconia fourth-graders got to take a walk in the woods last Friday, plus an opportunity to start their own forest.
Do the math and you are looking at more than 360 years of age in the accompanying photo. These are the Rolf children who grew up on a family f…
Waconia expanded its boundaries through six land annexations last year, according to the city’s 2021 land use development report. Now add anot…
Editor’s note: This is another is a series of stories we have been carrying from Sveta Brinkmeier (maiden name Vostrikova), a native of Ukrain…
The Waconia School Board has selected six semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent position vacated by Pat Devine …
Waconia added more than 200 housing units last year, according to the city’s recently published 2021 land use development report. Totals inclu…
Hockey players and fans know all about checking.
Several local dancers were recognized with awards at a “Dancing Like the Stars” show held Saturday, April 9, at Glencoe City Center, but the r…
There were nearly 250 school shootings in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, the incidents have become as common to school nomenclature as hom…
Gather and Grow Food Shelf in Waconia (formerly Waconia United) received donations enough during Minnesota Food Share Month to provide more th…
Black bears have begun to emerge from their dens after a prolonged cold stretch, and there were bear sightings last week between Watertown and…
The Waconia City Council on April 4 approved two contracts for the city’s 2022 infrastructure projects.
The ISD 110 school board reviewed results of a superintendent stakeholder survey at a special board meeting last Thursday, April 14.
The emerald ash borer has spread rapidly since first being discovered in the United States some 20 years ago in southeastern Michigan near Det…
Waconia school teachers could conceivably complete the current school year without a contract.
Scandinavian artist and Nordic folk singer Arna Rennan will be featured at a special program of Scandia Lodge-Sons of Norway next Tuesday, Apr…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict on European soil since World War II and most intense mass exodus with millions of refugee…
A tradition returns later this month when the Waconia Lions host their 38th or 40th Annual Wild Game Feed and Sportsman’s Dinner depending on …
The next milestone in the search for a new superintendent for School District 110 is Thursday, April 14. That’s when Minnesota School Boards A…
The Waconia School Board has selected six semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent position vacated by Pat Devine …
Waconia added more than 200 housing units last year, according to the city’s recently published 2021 land use development report. Totals inclu…
Hockey players and fans know all about checking.
Several local dancers were recognized with awards at a “Dancing Like the Stars” show held Saturday, April 9, at Glencoe City Center, but the r…
There were nearly 250 school shootings in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, the incidents have become as common to school nomenclature as hom…
Gather and Grow Food Shelf in Waconia (formerly Waconia United) received donations enough during Minnesota Food Share Month to provide more th…
Black bears have begun to emerge from their dens after a prolonged cold stretch, and there were bear sightings last week between Watertown and…
The Waconia City Council on April 4 approved two contracts for the city’s 2022 infrastructure projects.
The ISD 110 school board reviewed results of a superintendent stakeholder survey at a special board meeting last Thursday, April 14.
The emerald ash borer has spread rapidly since first being discovered in the United States some 20 years ago in southeastern Michigan near Det…
Waconia school teachers could conceivably complete the current school year without a contract.
Scandinavian artist and Nordic folk singer Arna Rennan will be featured at a special program of Scandia Lodge-Sons of Norway next Tuesday, Apr…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict on European soil since World War II and most intense mass exodus with millions of refugee…
A tradition returns later this month when the Waconia Lions host their 38th or 40th Annual Wild Game Feed and Sportsman’s Dinner depending on …
Latest COVID-19 News in Region
- Morrison County COVID-19 Positive Case Tracker
- Carver County COVID-19 Positive Case and Vaccine Tracker
- County re-opens COVID-19 testing site in Waconia
- Morrison County COVID-19 trends remain unchanged
- COVID cases steady locally, on the rise elsewhere
- Deaths down as COVID-19 case numbers go up slightly
- Number of weekly new COVID cases approaches single digits
- Public Health gives update on COVID situation
