For the past 20 years, local resident Adam Hjerpe has cheered on his son, Steven, as he competed in a variety of different sports, from bowling and track, to bocce and golf.
This weekend, he will join Steven and thousands of volunteers in welcoming...
The townships of Cedar Lake, Sand Creek, Helena and Spring Lake will host a "Rural Recycling Event" in partnership with Scott County Household Hazardous Waste on Saturday, June 13, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Identification will be required as proof of address...
Photos by Jill Kufrin
Commencement services were held June 4 for 737 graduates earning a diploma from Prior Lake High School or Bridges Area Learning Center.
Mother Nature eventually allowed the sun to shine, despite forecasts projecting wet weather....
Four young men from Scott County were honored by the Scott County Law Enforcement Scholarship Committee on May 12, and each was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the organization.
Recipients included: Maddox Csiki, Prior Lake; Trace Smith, Savage;...
Manny Perez says there continue to be two mainstays in his life: family and food.
Both have kept him extremely busy and focused. Not only has he become a grandpa twice over in as many years, on Friday, May 22, the official grand opening of Chula's...
Residents who live, fish or play on Spring Lake may reap the benefits of two organizations working together to study common carp found in the lake.
The study's ultimate goal is to identify where and when carp are concentrated in certain parts of...
The intersection at county roads 23 and 68 in Spring Lake Township, south of Prior Lake, will close to traffic starting Monday, May 4, and the closure is expected to last approximately 10 weeks. See the detour map for the posted alternate routes.
The...
The second aluminum sulfate, or “alum,” treatment on Upper Prior Lake will occur May 12-31, conducted by the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District.
Alum treatments are a safe and common tool used to improve water clarity and reduce algae blooms....
The bodies of two people Prior Lake Police found dead inside a home on Saturday, May 2, have been identified as 35-year-old William Smith and 34-year-old Laura Smith.
Police were responding to a request for a welfare check received earlier that morning....
Three Rivers Park District has begun prescribed burns until early June and will include Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve located in Savage near its border with Prior Lake.
The timing of the burns will vary depending on wind and weather conditions. Exact...
John Peterson has been indicted by a Scott County grand jury on one count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Tabatha Justice at her former home in Jordan.
In announcing the indictment, Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar stated,...
Aaron Schlossin has been indicted this week by a Scott County grand jury on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, Diana Kaiser, at their shared residence in Prior Lake. The charges are premeditated first-degree...
