Waconia Patriot

The Mayer City Council took the first steps toward completing a central drainage enhancement project during its Nov. 23 meeting by approving the submission of grant and funding applications. Full Story »

If you live long enough, you will see history repeat itself. Truth in taxation may be an example of this. Hearings were initiated years ago as a way of making sure taxpayers were fully aware of the tax impact that a city, school or county was about to approve. Full Story »

An intersection that saw increased traffic collisions and one fatality in the last two years became a lot safer two weeks ago when it opened as a roundabout. Full Story »

How many times have you signed up for volunteer work at school, church or the food shelf? If you’re like most Minnesotans, you’ve done your fair share. In fact a University of Minnesota study conducted in 2000 confirmed what many people already knew; Minnesotans like to volunteer. Full Story »

For several months County Commissioner Tom Workman has been telling his fellow board members the septic system at the Waconia Event Center (formerly the Waconia Lakeside Ballroom) does not meet state and county standards. Full Story »

Even though it’s been nearly 35 years since the war in Vietnam ended, there has never been a memorial in Waconia to remember the sacrifices made by local soldiers who served there…until now. Full Story »

Even though the economy is causing many area residents to carefully plan purchases this holiday season, it hasn’t stopped Waconia from trumpeting the Christmas spirit with its annual Homespun Holiday celebration this Friday-Sunday. Full Story »

(ARA) - Vintage car shows across the nation draw both the young and old. They're a great place to tell stories about these older vehicles, to check out the restoration work inside and out, and no one can resist watching a parade of colorful classic cars as they cruise down the street. Full Story »

Hennepin County will be offering H1N1 flu vaccine to a broadened range of at-risk recipients at three public clinics in December. Thursday, Dec. 3, 4 to 8 p.m., Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie. Full Story »

As residents decorate for the holiday season, they are likely to come across tangled strings of holiday lights that no longer work. Those lights and electrical cords can be recycled through the Recycling Association of Minnesota’s "Recycle Your Holidays" program. Full Story »

The Mound Police Department and Grandview Middle School are collecting donations for the Toys for Tots program. Full Story »

The Carver County Sheriff's office announced the arrest of a 34-year-old man from Henderson for first-degree drug sales in Norwood Young America following an investigation by the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force (SWMDTF) of drug trafficking in western Carver County. Full Story »

Kelly Nafus, 28, of Montrose, died on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash. At about 7:47 a.m., the Carver County Sheriff’s 9-1-1 Dispatch center received a call of a motor vehicle crash on County Road 24 east of Oxford Avenue in Watertown Township in Carver County. Full Story »

Voters in Norwood Young America approved a $10.2 million bond referendum on Tuesday, Dec. 1 with a 571-440 vote. Full Story »

Carver County Sheriff Byron ‘Bud’ Olson and Waconia Fire Chief Randy Sorensen announced Dec. 2 that their investigation into the explosion at Waconia Farm Supply on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 that caused the death of 18-year-old Ryan Samuelson of Cologne is completed. Full Story »