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"23,105 Positive Cases for Carver County"MDH COVID-19 Tracker
"23,105 Positive Cases for Carver County"MDH COVID-19 Tracker
County commissioners heard a mid-year county health report Tuesday, May 24, from Dr. Richard Scott, Carver County Health and Human Services de…
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…
While the COVID-19 pandemic consumed considerable health care attention and nearly 60 percent of patient beds at Ridgeview Hospital in recent …
The ISD 110 school board took a look at the numbers at their work session last Monday, Feb. 14 – enrollment numbers, federal relief dollar num…
Carver County has added more than 4,600 new COVID-19 cases to its cumulative caseload since the first of the year, according to data from the …
The Watertown-Mayer school board spent a considerable amount of time discussing whether or not to approve a vaccination, testing, and face-cov…
Effects of the COVID-19 Omicron variant are being felt pretty much everywhere across the state and nation - and lately, in the Waconia school …
Teachers, students and administrators at Waconia schools are taking a holiday break from classes this week. Last year at this time, they were …
Nearly two years into the pandemic, supply chain and labor shortages coupled with other consequences of the pandemic have created the perfect …
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…
While the COVID-19 pandemic consumed considerable health care attention and nearly 60 percent of patient beds at Ridgeview Hospital in recent …
The ISD 110 school board took a look at the numbers at their work session last Monday, Feb. 14 – enrollment numbers, federal relief dollar num…
Carver County has added more than 4,600 new COVID-19 cases to its cumulative caseload since the first of the year, according to data from the …
The Watertown-Mayer school board spent a considerable amount of time discussing whether or not to approve a vaccination, testing, and face-cov…
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One might expect that with the impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment and the economy, applicants would be lining up for a…
As part of their meeting on April 20, the county commissioners had a few items to discuss. Despite some technical difficulties, they and their…
After a virtual graduation ceremony in 2020, current plans call for in indoor ceremony for 2021 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 30, 1 p.m., …
Hard to believe, but after more than a year in pandemic lockdown there are finally events on the local calendar. As the month turned to May, t…
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
There should be plenty of outdoor dining options in Waconia again this summer.
Former Minnesota state senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen has been banned from a social media platform af…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Easter is just around the corner, so it’s time to get ready to enjoy egg hunting, chocolate eggs, and bunnies, of course. While the pandemic i…
About a year ago, we carried a story about how local churches were preparing for Easter, with the coronavirus on the doorstep and gathering re…
Throughout the pandemic, mental health has been a part of the conversation. Whether that was reopening schools, the consequences of being stuc…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported no new deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday for the first time in nearly a year, even while…
All Waconia Public School students were able to go back to in-person classes this week for the first time in months.
Though it was delayed, Central’s fall play is ready for release. As written about in a previous article back in fall of 2020, instead of a sta…
Your zip code should not determine your educational opportunities.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include comment from Waconia schools superintendent Pat Devine and to include information about …
Puzzles are good for your brain and are popular with seniors. And in this puzzling pandemic year, local 4-Hers found a way to reach out to sen…
Waconia’s Class of 2000, the Y2K class, was supposed to have its 20th class reunion last year – that is until the pandemic interrupted plans.
Carver County Public Health is offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments to adults who are 65 years or older on Thursday, Feb. 11. Appointments a…
More than 3,000 people have been vaccinated thanks to efforts of a large-scale vaccination clinic hosted by Ridgeview, according to the health…
Nearly two years into the pandemic, supply chain and labor shortages coupled with other consequences of the pandemic have created the perfect …
Minnesota closed out 2021 by crossing the 1 million threshold in confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, and Carver County c…
The growing number of COVID-19 cases that showed up in Carver County Public Health reports last week is being mirrored in some school building…
School District 110 has received a state grant that will enable Waconia public schools to offer take-home COVID-19 tests for staff members and…
The need for quality nursing care has never been more prevalent, from full hospitals posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the need for nurses and…
Waconia Middle School has implemented a temporary mask mandate for sixth grade students and staff following a spike in COVID-19 cases, accordi…
Carver County Public Health has announced its plan to offer a free COVID-19 community testing site, with no insurance required, at the Waconia…
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…
“Someone is never really gone when someone else remembers their name.”
Last year’s local Memorial Day observances were perhaps the most solemn in recent history, with an unknown pandemic lurking and cemetery servi…
For many of us, with the pandemic of the past 15 months seemingly under control, life is getting back to some kind of normal. But for those wh…
One might expect that with the impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment and the economy, applicants would be lining up for a…
As part of their meeting on April 20, the county commissioners had a few items to discuss. Despite some technical difficulties, they and their…
After a virtual graduation ceremony in 2020, current plans call for in indoor ceremony for 2021 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 30, 1 p.m., …
Hard to believe, but after more than a year in pandemic lockdown there are finally events on the local calendar. As the month turned to May, t…
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
There should be plenty of outdoor dining options in Waconia again this summer.
Former Minnesota state senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen has been banned from a social media platform af…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Easter is just around the corner, so it’s time to get ready to enjoy egg hunting, chocolate eggs, and bunnies, of course. While the pandemic i…
Waconia Middle School has implemented a temporary mask mandate for sixth grade students and staff following a spike in COVID-19 cases, accordi…
Carver County Public Health has announced its plan to offer a free COVID-19 community testing site, with no insurance required, at the Waconia…
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…
“Someone is never really gone when someone else remembers their name.”
Last year’s local Memorial Day observances were perhaps the most solemn in recent history, with an unknown pandemic lurking and cemetery servi…
For many of us, with the pandemic of the past 15 months seemingly under control, life is getting back to some kind of normal. But for those wh…
One might expect that with the impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment and the economy, applicants would be lining up for a…
As part of their meeting on April 20, the county commissioners had a few items to discuss. Despite some technical difficulties, they and their…
After a virtual graduation ceremony in 2020, current plans call for in indoor ceremony for 2021 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 30, 1 p.m., …
Hard to believe, but after more than a year in pandemic lockdown there are finally events on the local calendar. As the month turned to May, t…
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
There should be plenty of outdoor dining options in Waconia again this summer.
Former Minnesota state senator and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen has been banned from a social media platform af…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Latest COVID-19 News in Region
- Morrison County COVID-19 Positive Case Tracker
- Carver County COVID-19 Positive Case and Vaccine Tracker
- Carver County gets high marks for health, pandemic challenges linger
- Morrison County averaging 54 new COVID cases per week
- 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
