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Obituary publishing update

Laurie Hartmann
February 12, 2025

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....

Twelve Prior Lake seniors signed national letters of intent on Feb. 5, 2025, to compete in athletics at the collegiate level. Submitted photo / Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Laker roundup: 12 sign NLIs

February 6, 2025

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...

Jennifer Lein, Prior Lake, (fourth from left), is pictured with other students from the University of Tennessee learning about marketing of Super Bowl festivities. Submitted photo / Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville

PL grad learning to market the big game

Staff report
February 5, 2025

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...

Full moon walk planned for Feb. 12 at Cleary Lake

Staff report
February 3, 2025

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...

Fire department adjusting to increased calls

Chris Mosley
January 30, 2025

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...

Fundraiser planned for Southern Valley Alliance on Feb. 16

January 29, 2025

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...

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board directors (from left) Mary Frantz, Charles Johnson and Jessica Mason take their oaths of office at the board's first meeting of the year on Jan. 13, 2025. Robb Jeffries / PL News Compass

Schools roundup: PLSAS swears in board members

Staff report
January 16, 2025

The Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board started the new year off by swearing in its recently elected directors and naming its officers. Charles Johnson and Jessica Mason are the board's newest directors, while voters in the district also reelected...

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