Jordan Independent

03/28/2024

A spring snowstorm brought up to a foot of snow in some parts of the state on Sunday and continued to see light snowfall throughout the week.

It may be spring time, but winter weather arrived in a flurry over the past week in Minnesota.

03/21/2024

School, library leaders with mixed views on proposed book banning legislation:

Chaska Library Branch Manager Kevin Spencer has seen it all during his decades of working in libraries, but two things come to mind when he thinks of the community rallying

02/28/2024

Thousands honor fallen Burnsville first responders at public safety memorial:

Thousands of people including members of public safety departments across the state were at Grace Church in Eden Prairie on Wednesday, Feb. 28, to honor the lives of Burnsville Police

01/04/2024

Shakopee, Chaska encampments shine light on homelessness in south metro:

People often think of homelessness as a big-city issue, but as Shakopee officials learned recently, after discovering an encampment on city property, it exists in some of the wealthiest communities

12/29/2023

Christmas this year was anything but a winter wonderland in the Twin Cities. Rain covered most of the ground, making it one of the warmest and wettest holidays on record, according to meteorologists.

Christmas this year was anything but a winter wonderland in the Twin Cities. Rain covered most of the ground, making it one of the warmest and wettest holidays on record,

12/24/2023

It’s been 20 years now, but a day rarely goes by without friends and colleagues remembering sheriff’s deputy and firefighter Jon Niemann, who was killed by a drunk driver while off duty on Dec. 30, 2003.

It’s been 20 years now, but a day rarely goes by without friends and colleagues remembering sheriff’s deputy and firefighter Jon Niemann, who was killed by a drunk driver while

10/31/2023

The first official snow of the season arrived on Halloween in the Twin Cities Metro as most Minnesotans woke up to a blanket of snow covering their neighborhoods.

10/11/2023

Children and people of all ages will have the opportunity to go "truck-or-treating" at each big rig which will include semis, tow trucks and other big equipment vehicles.

The Scott County Fair will be presenting its second annual Big Rig Boo II Truck-or-Treat event at the Scott County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 14 from noon-3 p.m.

07/18/2023

If you've ever wondered what it was like to live and work on a farm in the olden days, the 59th annual Old-Time Harvest Festival, presented by Scott-Carver Threshers, in Jordan, is the best place to be.

If you've ever wondered what it was like to live and work on a farm in the olden days, the 59th annual Old-Time Harvest Festival, presented by Scott-Carver Threshers, in

06/10/2023

🍄 Rockney, who is a Jordan resident, said after nine years of working a regular 9-to-5 job at the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District, decided to go off on her own and follow her passion of becoming a professional mushroom hunter.

Jaime Rockney, or “Chick of the Woods,” as she’s known to many, has never met a mushroom she didn’t like.

05/08/2023

The Little Market will also feature new events such as the Lil’ Kid’s Hub, Health Hub which boasts an array of free wellness checks, outdoor yoga classes sponsored by Dakota County Child and Family Clinic and Yoga 4 You, plus a critter corral that will feature animals including peacocks, llamas and pigs.

The Little Market That Could Farmers Market and Classic Vehicle Roll-In is back by popular demand.

04/21/2023

Over 200 educators across the state convened at the first-ever Educator Academy hosted by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community on Tuesday, April 18, at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake.