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The Scott County Sheriff's Department assisted with the head-on crash that occurred in Cedar Lake Township.

Body pulled from Minnesota River in Savage

Staff report
April 29, 2025

The Scott County Sheriff's Office received a report of a body in the Minnesota River near the entrance to the port located on Yosemite Avenue in Savage at approximately 10:25 a.m. on Sunday, April 28. First responders located the body of an unidentified...

Twenty Prior Lake High School students participated in this year's state DECA conference. (Submitted photo)

DECA honorees

Staff reports
April 23, 2025

Twenty students from Prior Lake participated last month in the annual Minnesota Distributive Education Clubs of American (DECA) State Career Development Conference held in Minneapolis. During the school year, over 6,000 Minnesota DECA members take...

Ethan Tracy (second from left) visits with some of the regular pool players at Club Prior, including, from left, Mike Wasmund, Kim Krol and Tom Michaud. (Laurie Hartmann / PL News Compass)

New leader, same mission

Laurie Hartmann
April 23, 2025

Ethan Tracy knew he had big shoes to fill when the former leader of Club Prior officially retired in late February. But he was also well-known for his people skills, having worked in a similar role in the City of Prior Lake's Parks and Recreation Department...

Main Avenue business owners will host a "grand re-opening" on May 1. (Laurie Hartmann / PL News Compass)

Celebrating downtown Prior Lake

April 23, 2025

Sara Wintheiser is a passionate promoter of downtown Prior Lake. She is one of the local business organizers planning Main Avenue's "grand re-opening" scheduled for Thursday, May 1, beginning at 4 p.m. with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. A...

Members of the Prior Lake Sportsmen's Club gathered to build wood duck houses to donate in the area. Courtesy photo / PL Sportsmen's Club

Sportsmen’s Club builds homes for ducks

Staff report
April 21, 2025

The Prior Lake Sportsmen's Club continued its tradition of building shelters for area wood ducks. For more than 35 years, the group has built more than 750 houses that are donated locally. The group's next event is a fishing trip on Prior Lake in...

Volunteers needed

Staff report
April 2, 2025

The Prior Lake News Compass will host a community update meeting on Tuesday, April 15, which will include information on volunteer opportunities to help produce our digital newspaper and weekly newsletter. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8 p.m....

Prescribed burns will be conducted this spring on land owned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Submitted photo / SMSC

SMSC conducting prescribed burns in coming months

Staff report
April 2, 2025

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is planning prescribed burns this spring in several locations on SMSC lands listed below. The SMSC conducts prescribed burns on SMSC lands and, upon request and through mutual aid agreements, in neighboring jurisdictions...

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