An aging infrastructure at the county’s training facility has Prior Lake city leaders looking for a new home to train its emergency responders. The answer may come with a price tag of more than $34 million.
During the city council’s Feb. 11 work...
Lesley Young hasn’t had much time to sit still in the past eight years. She’s been busy connecting with and entertaining more than 600 area residents who have a collective age span covering more than 50 years.
Young is the City of Prior Lake’s...
The founders of the Prior Lake News Compass made a commitment to readers that obituary information pertaining to local residents will be included in our digital publication.
We've received numerous emails and comments asking when that will happen....
Prior Lake VFW Post 6208, in collaboration with the City of Prior Lake, will be honoring active and retired first responders as part of the 2025 "Hometown Heroes" banner program.
A total of 40 applications will be accepted for the program. First responder...
Former Prior Lake resident Jeff Hanson ventured out to Prior Lake on Sunday, hoping to spend the afternoon ice fishing. He lived on the shores of Candy Cove until recently moving. He is well aware of how quickly ice conditions in the bay can change, particularly...
Twelve senior athletes from Prior Lake High School signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, February 5.
The NLI is a document used to indicate a student-athlete’s commitment to participate at an NCAA college or university. The athletes that...
Ten students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, including Jennifer Lein of Prior Lake, will travel to New Orleans to gain firsthand knowledge of the behind-the-scenes collaboration required to orchestrate the Super Bowl — one of the world’s...
Embrace the magic of winter on a leisurely evening hike with a historical interpreter under the full moon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cleary Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake.
The February moon is known by a variety of names including...
The Scott County Sheriff's Office is asking those driving any vehicle on Prior Lake near the Wagon Bridge on Eagle Creek Avenue to use extra caution due to thin ice.
Public safety officials were called to that area on Saturday when a large side-by-side...
Public safety leaders in Prior Lake provided an update on operations to the city council Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The fire department became the primary medical response department midway through 2024 and as a result, call responses have spiked. The department...
Cleary Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake will host a free Family Fun Day on Saturday, Feb. 22.
The main event scheduled will include attendees joining a staff interpreter in learning how to make "Sugar on Snow," an old-fashioned treat made from maple...
A purse bingo fundraiser for Southern Valley Alliance will be held Feb. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Badger Hill Brewing, 2805 Winners Circle Dr., Shakopee.
Multiple rounds of bingo with prizes are planned. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
All...
