It was a summer festival like Chaska has known for over four decades, but this year was something extra special.
After a year off, Chaska’s beloved River City Days is back.
Ben Garcia was swimming with a friend at the Commons Beach in Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka on the afternoon of July 1 when the two began struggling in the water.
Chaska’s 45th annual River City Days is scheduled for July 23-25 this year. It was canceled in 2020, due to the pandemic.
The Chaska American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 recently welcomed newly-elected officers at its annual Installation Ceremony.
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has received $20,000 in an urban agriculture award, given by the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program, according to an Arboretum press release.
A year ago, summertime told a different story across Chaska. Uncertainty was met with cancellations galore — and the Fourth of July was no exception.
Plenty of people are familiar with D&D, the story-based tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons. But how many know R&R — Robert and Ryan?
After competing against 100 local contestants in the regional Toastmasters International Speech Contest, Chaska resident Peter Tartaro is advancing to the region quarterfinal round at the Toastmasters International Convention in August, according to a Toastmasters press release.
Armed with multicolored Superman ice cream and sprinkles, Chaska is publicly celebrating its LGBTQ+ neighbors later this month.
Ridgeview health care system has committed $10,000 toward volunteer transportation service WeCAB. The money is spread out over the next two years.
Leaving his personal care attendant job several weeks ago, George Nathaniel III got into his car and started driving, but the trip didn’t last long. The Chaska resident knew his blood sugars were going low so he stopped at a nearby gas station to drink a soda.
To curl, you need stones, a broom, and a few other pieces of equipment to help you stay warm and not slip. For some curlers, the only other thing they really need is their wheelchair and delivery stick.
Monday, May 31, Memorial Day, is to recognize people who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Since the late 1800s, the center of City Square Park has been a mainstay. Beginning as a band pavilion sometime around 1889, it has grown to the gazebo (built in 1985) Chaskans know and love today.
Look up the word “home” and you’ll probably find synonyms like “habitat” or “property.”
After more than a decade of planning, a 4.5-mile portion of U.S. Highway 212’s four-lane expansion has begun.
History was then, but historic homes are now — and in the future.
Plans for a Chaska Costco and Hy-Vee are still pending, according to Chaska Mayor Mark Windschitl and Hy-Vee spokespeople.
Chaska’s annual Christmas in May is being pushed back to Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, according to city and board officials.
People can pump up their bike tires and fit their helmets for an upcoming citywide bicycling event on Saturday, May 22. Participants will have three options to get their wheels turning: family rides, mountain biking, and a road ride.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on May 3.
Manufactured home operator Havenpark Communities has purchased Chaska’s Brandondale Chaska Mobile Home Park for $40 million.
For a single $5 bill, Alyssa Aleckson found the perfect (read: cute) snowsuit for her daughter. It was in pristine condition, just like the suits she could have found elsewhere for maybe $30.
The Chaska City Council approved installing a cricket pitch in the McKnight Park soccer field area at its April 19 meeting.
“What did it feel like (last) Monday, walking around the school being state champions?”
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on April 19.
Local protests in response to Daunte Wright’s death are planned throughout the southwest metro in coming days.
Among 700 youth in 4-H's second-biggest competition, Carver County teams placed first, third and fourth in their respective youth development categories in March.
On April 8, the Minnesota Twins played their home opener game at Target Field. In Chaska and Waconia, local assisted living facility staff got to celebrating.
The Chaska Human Rights Commission asked the Chaska City Council to stand with a statement against rising hate toward Asian Americans at the April 5 council meeting. All councilors and Mayor Mark Windschitl voiced support for the message.
Anjali Jayanti, 11, has been playing the violin since she was 4 years old.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on April 5.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on April 12.
Ready to give new voices a chance to fill the role she’s held for a decade, Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen is resigning.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on March 29.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on March 22.
In high school, Deryck Hak’s friends casually called him a slur that meant Asian on the outside, white on the inside.
Driving around Carver County with nothing but an 1880 map, Lou Longhenry kept to his mission: Find historic one-room schoolhouses.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on March 15.
“Be kind to the world. Be kind to one another.”
Local leaders are asking for $10 million toward proposed road work to County Road 18, also known as 82nd Street West, in a Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate bill.
The Chaska Sno-Hawks snowmobile club is asking the community to raise money for the Norwood Young America family of August Schleicher, 4-year-old with brain abnormalities and other physical health conditions.
Parents and supporters of Guardian Angels Catholic School are hosting a prayer event on Tuesday, March 2.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on March 1.
Like Cher, Prince and Madonna, Peyton Scott Russell prefers a mononym: Peyton, though he’s also donned the titles Sprayfinger and DAESK.
Chaska Middle School West student Leah Nelson was chosen to play piano in the Minnesota State Honor Jazz Band on Saturday, March 20.
Following noise complaints about a new railway spur line added last summer, Brooks Ridge and Tuscany Hills homeowners say things might be looking up.
Carver County COVID-19 statistics, provided by Eric Sieger, county communications manager on Feb. 22.
Last Tuesday brought two fires to the area, one destroying a machine shop and the other displacing at least one apartment tenant.
