
An aging infrastructure at the county’s training facility has Prior Lake city leaders looking for a new home to train its emergency responders....

An aging infrastructure at the county’s training facility has Prior Lake city leaders looking for a new home to train its emergency responders....


During its latest meeting, the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board refined its legislative platform, opting to call on the state to update its...

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 session, the council discussed options regarding the Regional Training Facility in Jordan. The facility opened in 2008, but a consulting firm hired to assess the RTF by the Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency determined the facility has aged out of its useful life. Consulting firm LHB has determined newer facilities in the Twin Cities would not have the capacity to handle training for all of the RTF’s tenants, which includes Prior Lake’s fire and police departments. A second study was commissioned to explore building...

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...



During its latest meeting, the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board refined its legislative platform, opting to call on the state to update its 54-year-old education funding formula. The platform will...


