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.

Scott Slaven Traylor, 41, Prior Lake, driving while intoxicated (DWI), a misdemeanor. One year probation, $405 in fines. Obstruction of the legal process, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years' probation, four days in jail, $380 in fines.

Juan Antonio Gracia Zambrano, 34, Prior Lake, second-degree possession of controlled substances, a felony. Serve 65 months in prison.

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Danielle Alt, Dec. 1

Andrea Bortness, Dec. 1

Joseph R. Deutsch, Dec. 1

Deb Ebneter, Dec. 1

Rachael Hennen, Dec. 1

Megan Shimota, Dec. 1

Cullen Myron Breeggemann, Dec. 2

Nicole Hentges, Dec. 2

Murray Schmitz, Dec. 2

Jennifer Skluzacek, Dec. 2

Shane Thompson, Dec. 2

Jerry Will, Dec. 2

To add or delete a name on the birthday list, call the Jordan Independent office at 952-492-2224 or send an e-mail to editor@jordannews.com.

Mamie Busch, Nov. 1

David Carlson, Nov. 1

Greg Feltmann, Nov. 1

Doug Hanek, Nov. 1

Trevor Hentges, Nov. 1

Mrs. Bud Hillstrom, Nov. 1

Kayla Kervina, Nov. 1

Virginia Pauly, Nov. 1

Roberta Landela, Nov. 2

Jared Larson, Nov. 2

Lyle Schultz, Nov. 2

Betty Sunder, Nov. 2

Linda Beuch, Nov. 3

Last week, the Jordan Police Department responded to 108 incidents – 11 citations, 22 warning citations, and 75 calls for service.

April 26 at 11:23 p.m. – An unknown 911 call was received from an address along Juergens Circle. Officers responded to the address and found a man intoxicated and out of control. The man was transported to St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee and placed on a 72-hour hold.

By Shannon Fiecke

It almost seemed too good to be true when a provision allowing consideration of commuter rail on the Dan Patch Line sailed through the state Legislature this session.

Given the substantial support for the provision, neighboring state senators Kevin Dahle and Claire Robling were not happy when the proposal was pulled from a transportation policy bill this week.

Kenneth “Ken” Wendorff of Braham, formerly of Jordan, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. He was 56 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Rock-Ingebrand Funeral Chapel in Braham. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday prior to the service.

Both the baseball and softball teams from Jordan High School traveled to Victoria on Thursday to play Holy Family and only one team came away with a victory.

The softball continued its strong play as they defeated Holy Family 9-2. The baseball team fell 13-2.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the May 8, 2008 print edition of the Jordan Independent newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of .pdf's that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat.

Yesterday (Wednesday), students from Jordan High School helped two Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries specialists transplant bluegill, bass, and crappie from Pelican Lake in Wright County into the Mill Pond in Lagoon Park. Garrett Prochaska is the student featured at the end of the video clip.