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The Carver County Local News Podcast

The Carver County Local News Podcast

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 Carver County Local News is local nonprofit, nonpartisan digital newspaper serving Chaska, Chanhassen, Carver, and Victoria, Minnesota. Our mission is to provide quality news, sports, and features to residents of our communities.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Small Business in Carver County / Health and Fitness with Steve Ritz of Fitness First

    Small Business in Carver County / Health and Fitness with Steve Ritz of Fitness First
    Feb 3 2026

    We sit down with Steve Ritz, owner and founder of Fitness First in Chaska, to hear his perspective on doing doing business in Carver County. In the second half of our podcast we talk about health and fitness, and how to be successful when making changes towards a fitter, healthier lifestyle.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Community Engagement and the Business Climate with Sarah Amundsen and Travis Glenzer

    Community Engagement and the Business Climate with Sarah Amundsen and Travis Glenzer
    Jan 6 2026

    We talk with Sarah Amundsen the founder and owner of Hayloft Studios and Travis Glenzer the General Manager of Southern Social Chaska about how businesses engage with their community, and the business climate in Carver County.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Interview with Dominic Papatola of Community Giving Foundation and Laura Helmer of Carver County Community Foundation

    Interview with Dominic Papatola of Community Giving Foundation and Laura Helmer of Carver County Community Foundation
    Dec 23 2025

    In this episode, we explore the nonprofit funding ecosystem in Minnesota and Carver County with Dominic Papatola of the Community Giving Foundation and Laura Helmer of the Carver County Community Foundation. We talk about where funding comes from, how it is managed, distributed, and how these foundations ensure that contributions make it to the hands of people who are most in need. Tune in for more!
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    58 mins
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