By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent

Armando Velasquez, 20, of Faribault was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison by Dakota County Judge Timothy McManus in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 32-year-old Prior Lake man at the Event Center parking lot in Burnsville on April 5.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

Sharon Loth of Credit River Township spent the majority of her life as an active person.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

A 20-year-old Faribault man pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide for leaving the scene of a fatal accident in connection with the hit- and-run crash that killed a Prior Lake man in the parking lot of the Event Center in Burnsville in April.

By Shawn Hogendorf and Shannon Fiecke, Staff Writers

A 42-year-old Shakopee man was killed Aug. 1 when his motorcycle collided with an SUV near the intersection of Vernon Avenue (County Road 91) and Credit River Boulevard (County Road 68) in Credit River Township at about 4:45 p.m.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

A 21-year-old Shakopee man was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony, and fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct by the Scott County Attorney’s Office on Aug. 1.

The second annual Extreme Race Day is set to take place at Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road in Shakopee on Sunday, July 20.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

Two Brooklyn Park men were sentenced to serve two years of probation for supplying alcohol to a Prior Lake man who died after he fell from the third floor of a parking ramp last year.

By Mark Nesvig, Correspondent 

Since becoming the first Laker wrestler in program history to win a second state title this past March, Shakopee's Jake Kahnke has been a busy man.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, like many communities, is faced with growing energy demands and dependence on outside sources for power, but the tribe’s response has been a bit different.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

A federal jury in St. Paul acquitted a 36-year-old Prior Lake businessman on 26 charges of bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy on June 4. The charges resulted from possible corruption of casino development and contracting practices alleged to have occurred in 2003 in connection with former officials of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent

James Nicholas Dahlager, 26, of Prior Lake, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery in Meeker County on Thursday afternoon.

Craig Olson of Shakopee will be remembered by the Prior Lake-Savage Area community in many ways: as a father, husband, principal, mentor, leader and, to many, a visionary for creating global perspective locally and fostering an emphasis for area adults to mentor youth.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

The Dakota County Attorney’s Office amended the criminal charges that were filed on April 25 in connection with the fatal hit-and-run that killed Carlos Noriega of Prior Lake in the parking lot of the Event Center in Burnsville on April 5.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent

The Burnsville Police Department have arrested a 19-year-old Faribault man and a 36-year-old Owatonna woman in the hit-and-run homicide that occurred at the Event Center, 1998 Highway 13, in Burnsville on April 5.

The two people are being held in Dakota County Jail.

Following a Planning Commission recommendation, the Prior Lake City Council on April 7 approved a plan for a larger YMCA than initially proposed on the Shepherd's Path campus at county roads 42 and 21.

The YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis asked for approval to construct a 50,000-square-foot facility instead of the 40,000-square-foot building originally requested.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations says the reported dollar loss from Internet crime reached an all-time high in 2007 amounting to nearly $240 million, a $40 million increase in losses from 2006.

According to the 2007 Internet Crime Report:

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

A 29-year-old Prior Lake man was sentenced to serve two years in jail and eight years of probation for fourth-degree assault of a police officer, domestic assault and second-degree driving while impaired test refusal by Judge Thomas McCarthy in Scott County Court Jan. 16.

LoVerna Schlueter, 94, of Waconia, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at The Waconia Good Samaritan Center in Waconia.

Funeral service is Saturday. March 22, at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Benton Township, Cologne.

Arrangements were handled by the Johnson Funeral Home of Waconia; online guestbook at www.johnsonfh.com.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

It was a case of senseless violence, but then again, violence never makes sense for victims.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A nearly six-year run from Scott County authorities is over for Miguel Alberto Garcia as he was sentenced to serve 364 days in Scott County Jail by Judge Mary Theisen on Feb. 20, for leaving the scene of a fatal accident in Credit River Township on Jan. 28, 2002.

Steve Sarvi, who is seeking the DFL nomination to run for Congress against incumbent John Kline in the 2nd Congressional District, will stop in Shakopee as part of a “listening tour” on Wednesday.

Sarvi will visit Coffee Ta Cream, at Shakopee Town Square, at 5:30 p.m. where he will discuss transportation issues.

Members of Shakopee new community theater group is seeking help for its first production.

Chaska High School is sponsoring a Breast Cancer Fund-raiser Feb 19-22.

All proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation under Carver County.

Mail donations to Chaska High School, 545 Pioneer Trail, Chaska, MN 55318. Make checks payable to “Susan G. Komen for the Cure.” Also look for donation boxes in local businesses.

Chaska High School is sponsoring a Breast Cancer Fund-raiser Feb 19-22.

All proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation under Carver County.

Mail donations to Chaska High School, 545 Pioneer Trail, Chaska, MN 55318. Make checks payable to “Susan G. Komen for the Cure.” Also look for donation boxes in local businesses.

Anthony “Tony” Hernandez, 54, of Prior Lake and formerly of Hudson, Wis., passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 at his home.

Visitation is Thursday, Feb. 21, from 9-10 a.m. at Church of St. Michael in Prior Lake. Mass of Christian Burial follows at 10 a.m at the church.

Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake, provided arrangements. 952-447-2633.

By Mollee Francisco 

Correspondent

Though the suburbs have traditionally played the part of the picture-perfect neighborhood, they have not been the stuff of art.

Until now.

Saturday, the Walker Art Center unveiled a new design exhibit entitled “Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes.” The show features more than 75 pieces of art and architecture all garnering inspiration from the ’burbs.

The Miss Shakopee Ambassadors will tell fairy tales and princess stories beginning at 1:30 p.m. today at Shakopee Library, 235 Lewis St.

Boy Scout troops in the area and their families are invited to visit the Shakopee Culver's Restaurant for dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 4 to 7 p.m.

During the annual Dan Patch Friends of Scouting Community Campaign, the Shakopee Culver's will donate 15 percent of all receipts during that time to troops in the Dan Patch District.

The proceeds support scouting activities. 

This is the second year Culver's has hosted the event. Culver's is located on County Road 83, just north of Highway 169.  

The following are Scott County District Court felony and gross-misdemeanor dispositions. Defendants either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by the court unless otherwise indicated.

James Lawrence Smuk, 45, Minneapolis, driving after cancellation (inimical to public safety), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 15 days under electronic home-monitoring, $580 in fines.

The fifth annual Lions Club Golf Tourney on Ice starts at noon today at Jackson Town Hall in Shakopee.

This will be an 18-hole course with only one golf club allowed. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. and the cost is $20 per golfer.