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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., …
Providing adequate school funds in this time of COVID-19 must be a legislative priority.
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 …
Tears have been flowing steadily in Brooklyn Center this past week. Every resident — and former resident, like me — has been struck with angui…
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
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…
More than a million Minnesotans were added to the queue last week when Gov. Tim Walz announced expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccines, …
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…
When it comes to the important work underway at the State Capitol in St. Paul, the months before the projected May 17 adjournment will be domi…
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 …
“Due North” is the name given by DFL Gov. Tim Walz to his educational initiatives. It is an extensive two-page list of goals addressing the im…
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…
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