As they say, they just plain go together - " beer and baseball, er, bull rides.

Who is Joe Thill? Joe Thill - Age: 48 - Family: Wife Karen; son Josh, 22; daughter Mallory, 16 - Residence: Jordan - Education: High school, some college and professional courses - Employment history: 29 years in the utility industry; currently the market development manager for Comcast Cable Business Services in the Twin Cities.

Jordan Independent: Why are you running? Mark Buesgens: To do my small part in continuing the dream of our founders in a society where the government is of, by and for the people a " a society grounded in freedom, morality and personal responsibility.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the July 29, 2010 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.

Bill Stocker, of Helena Township and originally from Jordan, carries hay bails in the cow barn on July 28, the first day of the Scott County Fair.

Jordan Independent: Why are you running? Tom Rees: Chief reason for seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term to the House of Representatives is concern for the budget challenge facing Minnesota.

Submitted by Mathias Baden on July 29, 2010 - 7:15am. County Politics Scott County Commissioner Joe Wagner and Joe Thill might be running against each other, but you'd never know they're old rivals from hearing the two talk.

Ten years ago, Jordan Public Schools for the fifth year in a row did not increase prices on lunch tickets or extracurricular activities.

Submitted by sfiecke on July 26, 2010 - 3:12pm. >> Read similar stories filed under: Jerry Kucera, Joe Thill and Joe Wagner, the county commissioner candidates in District 1, will debate Thursday evening at the Scott County Fair.

Submitted by markaweber on July 26, 2010 - 12:58pm. >> Read similar stories filed under: Deaths Thomas Huth, 58, of Wickenburg, AZ, formerly of Jordan, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at his home in Wickenburg.

For the past several years, the city of Jordan has applied for and received a Safe and Sober grant, allowing officers to work overtime shifts to enforce traffic safety within the town.

Those looking to hold block parties for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 3 should request street closures by Wednesday, July 28.

The Minnesota River is expected to flood again, according to a news release from Chaska Public Works Superintendent Tim Wiebe.

Submitted by Mathias Baden on July 23, 2010 - 7:12am. The number of calls to the Jordan Fire Department have decreased during the past six months.

After a crowd of citizens spoke for and against Ballard-Sunder Funeral Homea s proposal for a cremation facility in downtown Jordan on Monday night, the Jordan City Council ultimately favored the businessa conditional-use permit.