Cities, schools, and townships in the Herald Journal coverage area are not affected by the Tuesday, Aug. 14 primary.

Therefore, those filing periods will start Tuesday, July 31 and end Tuesday, Aug. 14, with a withdrawal deadline of Thursday, Aug. 16.

Filings and withdrawals are due by 5 p.m.

The filing period for county commissioner seats in McLeod, Carver, and Wright counties began May 22, and will close Tuesday, June 5, with a withdrawal deadline of Thursday, June 7.

Ads and copy are due by noon Wednesday, May 23. The paper will be printed early and distributed on the weekend.

The NEWSPAPER office will be closed Friday, May 25 and Monday, May 28.

Following the decennial census, governing boards go through the process of redistricting to ensure equal representation.

Hemze noted the board adopted plan 2 as the new commissioner districts for the next 10 years. The commissioners considered a total of 24 different plans that met the statutory requirements for redistricting at the April 24 public hearing and narrowed the list down to 4 that were considered at the May 1 public hearing. The new districts are:

District 1: City of Chanhassen Precincts 4 & 5; and City of Chaska Wards 3 & 4.

District 2: City of Chanhassen Precincts 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B & 3; and City of Victoria Precinct 1.

District 3: City of Chaska Wards 1 & 2; Laketown Township Precinct 2; and City of Victoria Precincts 2 & 3.

District 4: Hollywood Township; City of Mayer; Waconia Township; City of Waconia Wards 1 & 2; Watertown Township; and City of Watertown.

District 5: Benton Township; Camden Township; City of Carver; City of Cologne; Dahlgren Township Precincts 1 & 2; City of Hamburg; Hancock Township; Laketown Township Precinct 1; City of New Germany; City of Norwood Young America; San Francisco Township; and Young America Township.

In addition to approving district boundaries, the county board was required to determine which districts will have two-year terms and which districts will have four-year terms in the coming election cycle. Based on population shifts, all five commissioner districts will be on the ballot in 2012. The board determined that Districts 1, 3 and 5 will have four-year terms and Districts 2 and 4 will have two-year terms in the coming election cycle.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at city hall.

To be eligible for Best Places to Work, a company must:

• have an office in the Twin Cities 13-county metro area with 10 full-time employees or more. The 13-county metro area includes Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Pierce, Ramsey, St. Croix, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright.

-OR-

• If you don’t have an office in the metro area, be a Minnesota-based company with more than 1,000 full-time employees in the state.

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Carver County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the home around 10:46 a.m. Wednesday on the 900 block of Santa Vera Drive in Chanhassen on a report of a first-degree burglary and assault.

When they arrived, they found the suspect must have forced his way into the home through the front door, which was locked at the time.

The woman inside the residence said she was able to fight off the burglar and escape. The man then fled the scene.

According to the CBS report, the woman said she wants to warn other women to watch their back — always be on guard and know, there are dangerous people out there.

The suspect is described as a white man, approximately 25 years old, about 6-foot-1 to 6-foot-2 with a stocky build, brown hair and clean shaven. He was last seen wearing a light blue shirt and khaki-colored cargo pants.

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is actively investigating the incident.

To read the full story, go to http://minnesota.cbslocal.com.

CARVER COUNTY, MN – Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson announced today that on April 25,  at 10:46 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the 900 block of Santa Vera Drive in Chanhassen for a report of a 1^st degree burglary and assault. It appears that the suspect forced entry into the home through the locked front door.

The female victim in the residence was able to fight off her assailant and escape. The suspect eventually fled the home in an unknown direction.

Suspect description:

White male approximately 25 years of age

6’1” to 6’2” stocky build

Brown hair, clean shaven

Suspect was last seen wearing a light blue shirt and khaki colored cargo type pants.

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is actively investigating this incident.

The Minnesota Vaccine for Children (MnVFC) program and the uninsured and under-insured adult vaccine program administered by the Centers for Disease Prevention & Control (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) provide vaccines to the Carver County Public Health Department and other health care providers that participate in these programs. Therefore, the Carver County Public Health Department can provide adult and childhood immunizations to those who need them and cannot afford to pay for them, according to the Chanhassen Villager.

For more information, call the Carver County Public Health Information & Resource Line at (952) 361-1329.

To read the full article, go to www.chanvillager.com.

But, suddenly, the seemingly simple task becomes a death trap, as the grain collapses under his weight.

In an instant, the farmer is trapped in the flowing kernels. Within 10 seconds, he is completely submerged, unable to breathe.

The 24 members of the New Germany Fire Department hope this scenario will never happen to anyone in their area, but if it does, they’ll know what to do.

The department completed an 8-hour grain bin rescue course through South Central College April 16 and 17, which included an evening of hands-on instruction.

Look for the full story in the Monday, April 23 Herald Journal.