Host Bill Schleper interviews Shakopee Activities Directors Matt Hanson and Andy Brown. They discuss summer activities, fall sports previews, how parents can best support their children in activities and more!

Related links:

Shakopee Activities Department: https://www.shakopeesabers.com/

Host Mike Franklin interviews Jordan Activities Director John Buteyn. They discuss John’s background, the start of fall activities, new stadium and gymnasium scoreboard installations, staff changes, football district changes, sports making class changes and more!

Related Links:

John Buteyn named Activities Director for Jordan Public Schools.

Jordan Activities Website: https://www.jordanactivities.org/

Host Ryan Dahnert interviews Michael Werneke and Chris Russert from Scott County CDA. We discuss what the Scott County Community Development Agency (CDA) is, the Fast-Track Challenge for businesses, and the City of Shakopee Residential Rehab Loan Program.

Related Links:

Scott County CDA website

Scott County Fast-Track Challenge website

Shakopee Residential Rehab Loan Program website

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Host Ryan Dahnert interviews Jordan Public Schools Community Education Director, Cullen Bahn. They cover Cullen’s background, Community Ed programming, community center (CERC) amenities, programs for senior adults, 40th Annual Run of the Mill, Scott County Senior Expo, how to access the CERC during summer construction, and more!

Related Links:

Jordan Community Education & Recreation Website

This episode of The Hub Podcast is sponsored by St. Francis Regional Medical Center.

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This interview is a joint podcast with Carver County Local News. Co-hosts Ryan Dahnert and Mike Huang interview Bob Roepke. Bob has been involved with government and civic organizations in the SW metro for over 40 years. Bob is a lifelong resident of Chaska and alumnus of Gustavus Adolphus College. He retired from a distinguished 35-year career at 3M, where he led Human Resources and Organizational Development for the IT Division.

Bob’s service to the community includes a 20-year tenure on Chaska’s council, including 18 years as Mayor. His current roles include Chair of the Chaska Community Fund and member of the Southwest Transit Commission.

This is a long conversation, but if you invest the time, this conversation provides leadership lessons and a unique first person oral history of the surrounding area.

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Host Ryan Dahnert interviews Jordan Public Schools superintendent Ranae Case Evenson at the end of the ‘24-’25 school year. They cover the elementary construction project, summer road construction on Sunset Dr., student enrollment trends, and more!

Related Links:

Jordan Public Schools website

City of Jordan Sunset Dr. Construction project website

This episode of The Hub Podcast is sponsored by St. Francis Regional Medical Center.

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After the death of Pope Francis last month, this past Thursday (May 8) American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope. Host Mike Franklin interviews Father Neil Bakker, Pastor at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan. They discuss Father Neil’s background, the role of the Pope in the Catholic Church, the election of Cardinal Prevost as Pope, the meaning behind his choice of the name Leo XIV, the beginning of his Papacy, local impacts of a new Pope, and more.

Related Links:

Father Neil Bakker, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church

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Host Ryan Dahnert interviews Dr. Monte Johnson, Vice President of Medical Affairs at St. Francis Regional Medical Center. They discuss Monte’s background, expansion projects at St. Francis, promising medical advances and more!

Related Links:

St. Francis Regional Medical Center website.

St. Francis Regional Medical Center facebook page.

A special thanks to St. Francis for being a founding sponsor of The Hub News.

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Host Mike Franklin interviews Jordan Police Chief Bret Empey. They discuss Chief Empey’s background, his career in law enforcement and what’s changed over the course of his career, the relationship between law enforcement and the media, school resource officers (SROs), and more.

Related Links:

Jordan Police Website

Jordan Police Facebook Page

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Host Bill Schleper interviews Shakopee Wrestling head coach Alex Van Krevelen (AVK) and senior wrestler Tyler Turzinski.

Additional information on topics covered:

Shakopee Varsity Wrestling website

Shakopee Wrestling Faceook Page

The Guillotine: “state placewinner Turzinski to Northern Illinois University”

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