Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell named NFL Coach of the Year
After leading the Vikings to a surprise 14-3 record, O’Connell has officially been named NFL Coach of the Year. He accepted ...
‘Wicked,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Les Miserables’ on tap for new Broadway on Hennepin season
A new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” and classics like “Wicked,” “The Phantom of the Opera” ...
Michael Brindisi, longtime Chanhassen Dinner Theatres artistic director, dies at 76
Michael Brindisi, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ president and artistic director, died unexpectedly Wednesday following a very ...
Bird feeds almost exclusively on shellfish
Last week while leading a photo workshop in warm and sunny Florida, I was walking down a long stretch of beach with my group of photographers in tow. The sun had just come up spreading a warm ...
A classic Easter message
Call it a classic Easter message. Knowing that state and national stay-at-home orders were likely to keep many older residents of Litchfield from seeing family and friends during the Easter ...
Litchfield School Board rejects pre-Labor Day start to school year
Litchfield students will not have to cut their summer vacation short after all. Litchfield School Board rejected an academic calendar Monday that would have had the 2022-2023 school year starting ...
Scott West’s season comes to a close on the Section 2 trails
The Scott West Nordic ski team fell short of state berths on the Section 2 trails Feb. 7. The Panthers, a cooperative program between Jordan and Belle Plaine, is in its second-ever season this ...
Around the Region: Minnetonka, Chaska/Chanhassen finish first, third at True Team Sections
Minnetonka squeaked by Prior Lake 1,267 to 1,222 1/2 for a section true team boys swimming and diving title on Jan. 16 at Olson Middle School in Bloomington. Chaska/Chanhassen was third with 1,077 ...
Opinion
Commentary: What if county had 100% fiber broadband?
Here to serve you – the people of Carver County. I think the best part of Carver County is the people – the 108,000 residents, the 750 county staff, the business owners, civic leaders, ...
Obituary for Judith A. Bailey
Bailey, age 61, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. She was the beloved wife of Daniel Bailey.
Pollmann appointed to Hutchinson School Board
The Hutchinson School Board unanimously agreed to appoint Brian Pollmann to fill a seat on the board left vacant when Mike Carls moved from the district last month. The term needed to be filled ...
Pawlenty’s Gamble
Tim Pawlenty delivered his State of State address on Thursday, and although some of his ideas have merit and should be explored, I ...