Erin Rathke is the new superintendent for Eastern Carver County school district 112. She gets to flex about the great things happening in the district and also addresses some...

Have you ever wondered how your brain works? Why do you respond a certain way when something that you don’t like happens? Is there a way to train your...

Graham Johnson wanted to be a writer most of his life. He landed what he thought was going to be a dream job reporting for SW News on the...

Have you ever read those thoughtful editorials about the human condition in the Chaska Herald or Chanhassen Villager? — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greg-anderson29/message

Erika has a compelling story filled with overcoming adversity, perseverance, grit and a sense of being part of something bigger than one’s self. Hers is the story of an...

If you haven’t been to Carver in the past year or so, you will be blown away with the construction, both commercial and residential. We have Carver Mayor Courtney...

Policing has changed radically over the past several years. Bad policing makes the news and affects public opinion, making a hard job, even harder to do and a challenge...

Chaska City Manager Matt Podhradsky discusses the recent improvements to Hwy 41 and the impact to local businesses including Cooper’s Grocery Store. We discuss the role and limitations cities...

Did you know the worldwide headquarters of a faith organization is located here in Eastern Carver County? The Eckankar Temple is that huge piece of land located at Hwy...

Back for another visit is long time Chaska community advocate Bob Roepke to discuss happenings in Chaska and broader Carver County Minnesota. Bob has a great deal to be...

Thank you for your interest in Living In Carver County Minnesota and our hyper-local podcast. What started as a bit of a lark is now in season 6 and...

Grecia is the Executive Director of Latino Voices, an organization formed in 2019 with a mission to connect and inform the Latino Community in Carver County with resources, news,...

The origin of this business is an incredible story of faith, grace and the impact of someone seeing the value in a person even when they are at their...

I just love this what this organization is doing to help kids who have been permanently removed from their birth parents by protective services and who are currently in...

“Elections matter” seems to be plastered all over the media these days.  The elections that have the most direct impact on the day to day lives of voters are...

What Minnesota institution of higher learning has the highest ROI (return on investment) on tuition dollars spent relative to earning??? Dunwoody College of Technology has been turning out highly...

Bob Roepke is a local legend for his extensive community involvement dating back to the early ’80s.  Bob and I visit about the leadership qualities he likes to see...

Jill Zieroth discusses the future of the family dairy farm in Minnesota.  The MDI comes along side the farmer with a full menu of support and expertise ranging from...

Amanda Bloomgren loves llamas and promises if you are nice to llamas, llamas will be nice to you. In addition to llamas, Amanda has a soft spot for supporting...

Have you ever thought about being a foster parent? Good 🙂 Carver County Foster Care Supervisor Clint Mack explains what the needs are here and how you can be...

Chaska High School Football Coach Bryan Dahl on developing great humans, doing daily hard stuff and oh yeah, winning a lot of football games. Bryan is an inspired leader...

Welcome to Season 5. I wanted to thank everyone who has been a guest, a listener, a talent scout, a encouraging voice and of course a few critics. You...

Denis Halleron knows the car business after a lifetime of experience owning, operating multiple service shops and working for various dealers and he shares that wealth of experience with...

Ryan Siebert has been Chief of Police for a couple of years now and he has settled in nicely even though arguably there has never been a more challenging...

We are going to talk about transportation. Okay, don’t check out on this episode because this was a really interesting talk about the complexities of building and maintaining the...

Khai Tran is a busy man. (Especially for a guy who is supposedly retired.) He is the Executive Director of the Community Foundation for Carver County. He is also...

Charlotte Zielin is Mental Health Coach who takes her clients beyond therapy. Her method involves not just dealing with the issues around the source of the trauma but going...

My guest this episode is Sue Schmidt.  Sue is with New Beginnings and it is one of those places you’ve maybe noticed out of the corner of your eye...

Pastor Greg Snow has been the pastor at St Johns in Chaska since coming out of the seminary, first as a Vickers and then as Pastor. He is heavily...

Tina Stofferahn of MRCI discusses the many services they offer for people in the community with special needs get trained, develop interpersonal skills, find employment, and continually get educated...

Cory Whitmer- Mustard Seed Landscape and Garden Center gives some great tips for those of us without a green thumb that we can implement to have a better looking...

Len Simich Chief Executive Officer Len Simich has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Southwest Transit Commission since 1997. He has received numerous awards for his personal...

Carla Beaurline is one of those people you know you know, even if you’re not sure from exactly where from. She’s been a local beauty pageant participant, a MC...

I’m filled with gratitude for all the guests who have agreed to spend their valuable time visiting with me to discuss things happening here in Carver County. I’ve learned...

Back for his second sit down interview, (Bob was one of the guest 5 of this show when we started) is my friend, long time community champion, Bob Roepke....

My guest is Jay Rohe, who has been a fixture in local Chaska politics for the last 20 years. We talk about his early days on city council, the...

Deb Barber serves the residents of Carver and Scott County (District 4) at The Metropolitan Council, a position she was appointed to by then Governor Dayton in 2015 and...

Clark’s bio on his Facebook page gives a brief sneak peak of what’s behind the Front man for the popular local music group Traveled Ground. ( Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Teacher,...

Mary Hernandez is a force for good in the community.  From her current role as the Community Project Coordinator with the CAP Agency in Shakopee and as the director...

Andy Schornack President of Security Bank (Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender) talks about banking, changing markets, major regulation changes and the future of non-banking entities.  Andy has been in...

Tom Workman- Tom is the Carver County Commissioner for most of Chanhassen and Victoria. (See S3, E3) He is back for a wide ranging conversation on a variety of...

I know thinking about your will is one of those things that is easy to push down the road and deal with “Some Day.”  The problem is if you...

John & Kim Motchenbacher are in the midst of riding their bicycles across America.  They started in Oregon and will eventually end in Virginia in several weeks.  The trip is...

My guest this episode is Victoria resident Ellie Krug.  Ellie is a former trial attorney, book author, public speaker, podcaster, radio show host and transgender woman.  After making the...

Sarah Carlson is one of those people who make things happen, quietly leading on social justice and housing issues. She chairs the commissioners on the CDA. She is active...

Dean Hilgers is a life long Waconia resident.  He started off working part time at the local Ford dealership while in school and then became a sales associate and...

Tom Workman is a long time political guy who served on Chanhassen City Council, at the state legislature and for the past several years as a Carver County Commissioner....

Carla Struble is a formidable presence on local charitable boards. She bring a wealth of business experience ranging from personally working for large corporations to a starting an electrical...

In case you’ve been living outside the area, Chanhassen has just exploded in the past several years. New restaurants, a new brewery, a funky barber shop and lots of...

My guest is Keith Payne of Sunbelt Business Advisors talks about buying an existing business and what that takes as well as what to be thinking about if you...

Recently elected to represent Waconia’s Ward 2 city council, Carl Pierson dishes on some new things on the horizon for the City of Waconia and then we talk about...

Bob Moeller has been a major driving force behind the biking/ walking trails that connect several cities in Carver County. What started out as a response to the frustration...

With the 212 expansion looking like a near term reality, the western part of Carver County will soon experience a rush of new people moving out. Long time resident,...

Guess what Carver County city will have the largest population according to the 2040 Comprehensive Plans? I know it is hard to imagine that when you drive through the...

In Feb of 2021 the US had a record cold spell that caused massive power outages across the country forcing rolling blackouts.  No state was as profoundly affected as...

What is the real value of small town newspapers? Can’t we just get our local news on Facebook or Instagram? Abraham Lincoln said it best; “Half of everything you...

In this time of uncertainty and unrest, it can help to have some constants and Cara Thorpe believes one of those is the power of life long learning.  People...

My guest for this episode is Elise Durbin, Director of Community and Economic Development with the Carver County CDA. We discuss the mission and purpose of Community Development Agencies...

If you have driven on Jonathon Carver Parkway South of Hwy 212 in the past few months, you know Carver is experiencing a building boom.  A new elementary school,...

Lesley Wyman’s day job is with Eastern Carver County School District, she specifically works at The Integrated Arts Academy in the district building.  What we got to talk about...

Kendra Olson is THE Carver County elections expert. She explains how voting, vote counting and the sanctity of the voting process is handled and secured in Carver County and...

This episode is a lot closer to my day job than others and Missy Florek is a terrific home stager and frankly a little bit of a cross between...

John Fahey and his family are well known on the western part of Carver County. Community involvement was something he literally grew up with as a young boy and...

Dan Keyport is a world traveler, community advocate, husband, father and owner of Carver County’s coolest wine shop located in the Historic Chaska Depot. Dan talks about entrepreneurship, pivoting...

Even here in Carver County there are people losing their housing who need a place to stay and who need food and basic necessities. His House Ministry has locations...

I wanted to reflect on season 1 and the remarkable guests who were kind enough to spend a little time sharing their little or sometimes bigger corner in Carver...

You’ve probably seen the “You Matter” signs around town. I invite you to meet the Matt behind the sign. Chaska resident and bundle of energy Matt Udermann talks about...

Lifetime Fitness personal trainer Corey Grenz and I riff about staying sain, fit and balanced during a quarantine and what he likes to read to stay on top of...

The stressors of “physical distance” could become too much for some families. In Carver and Scott Counties we are fortunate to have a resource to help. Christie Larson, Executive...

We are fortunate in Carver County to have direct access to over 14,000 acres of stunning wildlife refuge along the Minnesota River. Robert “Randy” Petzel is the president of...

Covid-19 is everywhere on media and sometimes it’s useful to drill down to a local level to discuss how it is affecting us here in Carver County. Dr Richard...

In this episode I don’t have a guest because of my social distancing boundaries. Also I have a ton of experience dealing with the topic of mortgage defaults. I...

Chaska High School principal Jim Bach discusses some of the successes and the challenges the administration, staff and students face in a changing community. He remains optimistic about the...

Chaska High school graduate and current Watertwon resident Addie Miller is a smart, young lawyer, an accomplished horse expert and a passionate advocate for the under served. She also...

The food purchasing choices people make have consequences beyond what ends up on their plate. The decisions families make about their food impact local and regional economies, environments and...

Long time Cologne resident and advocate, Roger Storms talks about his business career as a successful electrical contractor. (His company wired the Metrodome and the MoA) He also shares...

Julie Frick talks about the Carver County CDA and who it serves and what the impact is on Carver County residents for housing and small business through community development....

CEO Mike Senden of Auburn Homes and Serices talks about how they serve Carver County seniors with care and compassion from their campuses in Waconia and Chaska. — Send...

Dr Joel Wiggins, President of Crown College shares about how a small, private college stays competitive in a changing world. He talks about some of the partnerships, innovative programs...

Greg Boe, former Chaska City Council member and relatively new state representative for 47-b (Chaska, Chanhassen and Victoria) talks his slightly unconventional for a conservative, background and about the...

From CA and FL gangster to small town cobbler, Tommie’s life story is almost to colorful to believe and yet here he is being his iconic, outspoken and authentic...

From CA and FL gangster to small town cobbler, Tommie’s life story is almost to colorful to believe and yet here he is being his iconic, outspoken and authentic...

Dr. Keith Brooks has an extensive background in education. He helps explain his current role and the stated objectives of making Eastern Carver County schools a place where all...

Aaron Scram discusses the challenges and rewards of building a business in the emerging and yet competitive wine business in the cold of Minnesota. He also talks about diversifying...

In small towns across America, service clubs can make an incredible impact by raising awareness of issues and local needs. More importantly they also strive to meet those needs...

This episode really grabbed me and made me think. Donta’ Hughes talks about his life growing up on the rough streets on the south side of Chicago and his...

A.C.T. United provides education and training for churches, schools, community organizations and businesses to help end child exploitation. Through their “Youth Aware” and “#Reclaim” initiatives young people can be...

Rick Ness is a financial planner with a deep understanding of how successful people structure their affairs to preserve wealth. He has seen situations where lack of planning or...

Angela Erickson has a heart for educators and the local 112 school district. As the new face of the District foundation she gets to express her talents and passion...

Joel gives an enthusiastic interview on the value of an education at one of the areas only Lutheran High Schools located in Mayer in western Carver County. Joel talks...

Chaska City Manager Matt Podhradsky talks about the massive changes in process in Chaska along with his role as a “buck stops here” position in Chaska’s city government. —...

Kellie Sites, director of the Waconia Area Chamber of Commerce discusses the many thing “brewing” in charming Waconia in West Central Carver County Minnesota. — Send in a voice...

Andy Mooney has made a huge impact in downtown Chaska in a very short period of time with their Red Banch Bakery. It shows how accurate they were in...

Tom Funk came to Victoria city government fairly recently and is enjoying many positive changes and developments the city has seen in the past few years. Victoria has several...

Carver had grown from roughly 1200 people for decades to almost 5000 people today and there is no end in sight for the foreseeable future. New homes are popping...

Denny Laufenburger discusses his tenure as mayor of Chanhassen through the end of the recession up to 2018. He talks about the momentous changes the city experienced with development...

Carver County Commissioner Gayle Degler talks about his life in public service along with his thoughts on what’s working and what additionally he’d like to see happen for Carver...

Love Inc is a combined effort of 25 area churches in Eastern Carver County to meet the needs of the community as a combined, coordinated outreach effort. Listen as...

It’s hard to imagine that in one of the wealthiest counties in the state of Minnesota that there are homeless teens right here. Corey talks about the problem and...

Carver County Minnesota Commissioner Randy Maluchnik helps to explain what the role of a county commissioner is and how they fit in with federal, state and local governments to...

Eastern Carver County League of Woman Voters President Maria Moeller and vice president Molly Koivumaki explain the mechanics of how Minnesota has ended up with a primary in 2020...

Bob is one of those special people whose impact is felt decades after he has been out of office. He was instrumental in defying Chaska’s mission, purpose and vision...

Mark Metz covers what his office does beyond criminal prosecution and how the attorneys approach both victims of crime as well as the defendants and their council. He also...

Career lawman and relatively newly elected Sherriff Jason Kamerud talks about police work in 2019 and the department’s values about how to treat people and the advantages of a...

Chaska Minnesota Mayor Mark Windschitl discusses some of the big changes happening and how officials and staff approach them. Mark is a decent guy trying to give back to...

Cindy Anderson discusses the Arts Consortium of Carver County and some the events they have scheduled. She also gives a brief history of the organization. She was very brave...

An introduction by Greg Anderson, broker owner of REMAX Advisors West in Chaska describing the initial vision of this hyper-local podcast with topics and potential guests describing what it’s...

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