Carver County News

13/11/2024

“Hot and hard work,” Melissa Bobka called it, “but so fulfilling when almost immediately I was able to give a woman in need of clothing a bag of jeans that I thought would fit her. Then a family showed up, and I invited them into the truck to ‘shop’ for what they needed. They were homeless and needed sleeping bags, blankets, personal hygiene items, clothing, etcetera. Even through this terrible situation I saw beauty in humanity."

Melissa Bobka packed up a U-Haul and headed south one day late last month.

08/11/2024

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies are looking for video footage or other information related to a suspected arson incident in the area of Mockingbird Drive and Sparrow Road in Waconia around 2 a.m. Friday morning.

A suspected case of arson is under investigation by the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.

08/11/2024

The Crusaders are heading back to state.

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06/11/2024

With 100 percent of precincts reported, below are the preliminary election results in Carver County, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

Below is a look at races in Carver County with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. These results are preliminary.

04/11/2024

Most voters in Carver County will see a heavy ballot this year. Click the link below for a comprehensive roundup of races across the county along with early voting numbers and Meet the Candidates features.

Election Day is Nov. 5, and voters across Carver County will see numerous races on their ballots. Early voting in Minnesota opened on Sept. 20. Find your local polling place

01/11/2024

Be informed at the ballot box - check out The Patriot's Meet the Candidates series for more information on the nearly two dozen contested races across Carver County.

Community Meet the Candidates: Hollywood Township Supervisor Oct 29, 2024 0 There are two candidates vying for the Hollywood Township Supervisor A post – Ronald Kassulker and Mark D. Sundblad.

28/10/2024

There are five candidates vying for three open seats on the Eastern Carver County School Board – Sam Aldoubal, Rachel Berg Scherer, Robin Bielefeldt, Angela Erickson, and Sean Olsen. Each candidate in contested races was asked the same set of questions by the Patriot, and were asked to limit their responses to 100 words or less. Unedited responses from Berg Scherer, Bielefeldt, Erickson, and Olsen can be found below; Aldoubal did not respond to the questionnaire.

There are five candidates vying for three open seats on the Eastern Carver County School Board – Sam Aldoubal, Rachel Berg Scherer, Robin Bielefeldt, Angela Erickson, and Sean Olsen.

28/10/2024

There are five candidates vying for four open seats on the Watertown-Mayer School Board – Jim Burns, Katy Jo Danielson, Heidi Guetzkow, Lisa Neaton, and James Walz. Each candidate in contested races was asked the same set of questions by the Patriot, and were asked to limit their responses to 100 words or less. Unedited responses from Danielson and Guetzkow can be found below; Burns, Neaton, and Walz did not respond to the questionnaire.

There are five candidates vying for four open seats on the Watertown-Mayer School Board – Jim Burns, Katy Jo Danielson, Heidi Guetzkow, Lisa Neaton, and James Walz.

21/10/2024

There are three candidates vying for two open seats on the Watertown City Council – Wesley Christ, Deborah Everson, and James Kasheimer. Each candidate in contested races was asked the same set of questions by the Patriot, and were asked to limit their responses to 100 words or less. Unedited responses from Everson and Kasheimer can be found below; Christ did not respond to the questionnaire.

There are three candidates vying for two open seats on the Watertown City Council – Wesley Christ, Deborah Everson, and James Kasheimer.

14/10/2024

“I just knew that if we swam the way that we are capable of, things could work out in our favor,” said coach Ashley Wise. “But with sports, you never know. I just kept saying we have got to do our job and control what we can control. That’s been our motto all year.”

Cheers rang out in the Watertown-Mayer pool Thursday night, as the Royals swim team won it’s first meet.

10/10/2024

The first burial at the location was in 1857, but until now there was no record of who or where people are buried. Last month, however, that changed when a cemetery directory was completed and erected at the site.

St. Bernard Catholic Church in Cologne was completed in 1877, but even before there was a mission church and cemetery in what was known then as the village of Benton

07/10/2024

GOP incumbent Jim Nash and DFL challenger Nathan Kells are seeking the District 48A seat.

A pair of candidates — DFL challenger Nathan Kells and incumbent Republican Jim Nash — are vying for the Minnesota House District 48A seat on Election Day.

03/10/2024

The Patriot sent questionnaires to all candidates in contested races on the 2024 general election ballot, and last week started publishing candidates' unedited responses.

Find out where the candidates stand at the link.

Community Meet the Candidates: Carver County Soil and Water District 4 Updated 7 mins ago 0 A pair of candidates — William Clayton and Mike Lynch — are vying for the Carver County Soil and Water District 4 supervisor post on Election Day.

23/09/2024

Carver County Pride's inaugural celebration was held at the Carver County Fairgrounds on Aug. 31.

Twin Cities Pride launched more than 50 years ago in 1972 to celebrate the gay, le***an and transgender community, and mark the third anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New

19/09/2024

The county’s preliminary tax levy will increase by 8.9 percent compared to 2024. The actual tax increase on the county’s average value home ($472,000) will be 4.6 percent, or $65 annually. The levy cannot increase, but it could decrease when the board approves the final 2025 levy in December.

The Carver County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 preliminary tax levy at its Tuesday, Sept. 3 meeting.

09/09/2024

“We opened our first Kiddie Academy in 2018 with the desire to bring a new, education-based child care concept to the Twin Cities—one that offered families and children a high quality and personalized experience,” said Erin Blanton. “We are thrilled and humbled at the opportunity to expand in the Twin Cities, bringing the Kiddie Academy experience to even more families across the West Metro.”

Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care, a nationally recognized brand of comprehensive educational child care programs, announces the opening of a new franchise location at 550 Lake Drive in Chanhassen. Kiddie

29/08/2024

FROM A READER: This sweet, older Chihuahua went missing in Chaska. He is partially deaf and blind. He got out of an unlocked gate after being let out for a potty break. His family is absolutely devastated and are doing all they can to get him home. He is a small man and could be hiding anywhere.

29/08/2024

There were no further public comments at the continued hearing, and with the state’s early selection process proceeding slowly, most commissioners agreed to the moratorium on cannabis businesses to the end of the year. The vote was 4-1.

Like many other cities and counties in the state, Carver County will enact a moratorium prohibiting any cannabis business in the county until the end of the year. That decision