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Saturday | Eden Prairie News - Newspaper and onl...

10,000 B.C.: Area woman hopes to preserve land for archeological research

By Unsie Zuege A Carver County woman is hoping her land will be recognized as an important archeological site and that it will be preserved under the permanent protection of the Archeological Conservancy.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Thieves target experimental grapevine in Minn.

Thieves in Carver County have targeted an experimental grapevine that could lead to a new type of wine.

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Chaska Herald - Newspaper and online ...

The soldier's tale: County veterans' stories shared in new historical society exhibit

By Mark W. Olson What should people get out of the new veterans exhibit? Carver County Historical Society curator Larry Hutchings, taking a brief break from his work bench, ponders the question before replying that he hopes it a oecomforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable.a The Veterans Gallery, in the county historical society ...

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

KSTP

Valuable Grape Vines Stolen from U of M

Someone might be trying to cheat their way to creating, and profiting off of a new kind of wine.

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Related Topix: Drink, Wine

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Sentinel

County wrestles with wage hikes

Faribault County commissioners have voted to freeze the pay of elected officials in 2010 while giving a 3 percent increase to some employees.

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Related Topix: Faribault County, MN

Mille Lacs County Times

Understanding county welfare

Is Mille Lacs County a "high welfare" county, as some county residents have charged during the past few decades? How do you define welfare and the different programs that Mille Lacs County Family Services operates? Leo Vos, director of Mille Lacs County Family Services since 1996 and an employee in that department since 1976, talked to the Mille ...

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Related Topix: Mille Lacs County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Shakopee Valley News Newspaper and on...

REMINDER: Election is Tuesday

Submitted by sfiecke on November 2, 2009 - 3:14pm. Voters have the chance to remake the face of city and school government on Tuesday, electing eight to office and determining whether Shakopee schools continue to receive an extra $4.3 million per year from the tax levy.

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Startribune.com

Garage explosion displaces Chanhassen family

A garage explosion forced a family from their home in Carver County late Sunday night.

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Related Topix: Explosion, Chanhassen, MN

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Jordan Independent Newspaper and onli...

Kohls suspends campaign for governor

Submitted by Mathias Baden on October 29, 2009 - 11:45am. State Rep. Paul Kohls, R-Victoria, is suspending his campaign for Minnesota governor.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, US News

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Star Tribune

Carver County town puts 1-year ban on tattoo parlors

Tattoo artist Dwayne Holt thinks it is deplorable that anyone in Minnesota can open a tattoo parlor and start giving tattoos or piercing navels, noses and other body parts without a state license and no worry of state regulation.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Duluth, MN, Watertown, MN, Anoka, MN

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Star Tribune

MPCA apologizes for gag order on Carver County commissioner

Carver County Commissioner Tom Workman has received an apology from the head of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over a letter of warning the agency had sent him ordering him to stop commenting on the legality of a septic system at a county-owned facility in Waconia.

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Related Topix: Waconia, MN

Herald Journal

Two arrested in Watertown and Delano burglaries

A Delano man and a Watertown woman have been arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries in the Watertown and Delano area during the past month, according to Carver County Sheriff Byron 'Bud' Olson.

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Related Topix: Watertown, MN, Delano, MN, Wright County, MN

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Star Tribune

2 will inspect Waconia ballroom's septic system

The Carver County Board has decided to hire not one but two inspectors to examine the controversial septic system at the county-owned Waconia ballroom to see if it is legal.

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Related Topix: Waconia, MN

Sat Oct 24, 2009

West Metro

Man, 24, arrested in rash of car thefts, burglaries in 3 counties

Police arrested a 24-year-old suspect Thursday in connection with a month-long string of burglaries in Carver, Wright and western Hennepin counties.

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Related Topix: Delano, MN, Watertown, MN

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Star Tribune

Official gets gag order in septic stink

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued a gag order to Carver County Commissioner Tom Workman, telling him to cease and desist in commenting on the legality of the septic system at the county-owned Waconia ballroom because he is acting too much like a licensed inspector.

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Related Topix: Waconia, MN

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Editorials

Editorial: Unglamorous but important work

Carver County septic system case raises questions about fairness. Last update: October 18, 2009 - 5:14 PM Septic system code compliance may not be the most glamorous of topics, but it's an issue that many Minnesotans grapple with.

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Related Topix: Chanhassen, MN, Norwood Young America, MN, Waconia, MN, Opinion

Sun Oct 18, 2009

St. Cloud Times Online

Kids Count looks at child poverty

Even before the bottom fell out of the economy this year, almost 11 percent of Stearns County's children were living in poverty.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Stearns County, MN, Minnesota, Health Insurance, Health, Mahnomen County, MN

Fri Oct 16, 2009

BPM Today

Hyland Software Announces 2009 RealSolutions Winners

OnBase equals bottom line results for the 2009 RealSolutions winners -- Hyland honors customers at OnBase Training & Technology Conference who use the ECM software suite in new ways to get notable results CLEVELAND, Oct.

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Related Topix: Chaska, MN, Purdue University Indianapolis

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Star Tribune

Septic system situation hits compliance snag

More from West Metro For several years, Carver County officials have been trying to force Lowell and Janet Carlson to replace the septic system on their Norwood-Young America farm, finally threatening them with a jail sentence earlier this month if they did not comply.

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Related Topix: Norwood Young America, MN, Young America, MN

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Chanhassen Villager - Newspaper and o...

Fall Recycling Day

Bring your items to the Carver County Environmental Center on Friday, Oct. 23, and receive $20 in FREE recycling fees.

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Related Topix: Chanhassen, MN

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