A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools teacher who was suspended without pay in December following a post she made on a social media site. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 20 by the Upper Midwest Law Center representing Brooke Zahn, a teacher at Jeffers Elementary School in Prior Lake, alleges that the school district and two administrators violated her First Amendment rights through retaliation and viewpoint discrimination. She had been suspended for seven days without pay by the school district for allegedly violating school policies through a posting in a Facebook group on Dec. 1. The image posted included a caption which stated: "A family that is deported...
Anyone driving, biking, running or walking in Prior Lake this summer has surely noticed the dramatic increase in the use of electric bicycles and scooters. At the Aug. 12 work session of the Prior Lake...
Downtown Prior Lake now connects the city's past with an artistic flair. The city of Prior Lake's Arts & Culture Committee is responsible for the new sculpture permanently installed at the intersection...
The summer months have flown by and most children in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District will return to the classroom sometime next week. For the second year in a row, staff, students and...
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon / South of the River will host its 15th annual golf fundraiser on Monday, Sept. 15, at Stonebrooke Golf Club, 2693 County...
