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Mounds View overpowers Stillwater in home opener

09/06/2008 12:00 AM
The Ponies couldn't stop the Mounds View rushing attack as the Mustangs gained nearly 400 yards on the ground en route to a 41-10 victory at Pony Stadium on Friday.

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Planning commission will review projects next Monday

09/04/2008 12:00 AM
The Stillwater planning commission is expected to review two major projects at its meeting Monday, Sept. 8, along with public hearings on the projects.

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After heading out of Stillwater for a noontime journey, the Minnesota Zephyr prepares to cross Neal Avenue on its way back into town. Stillwater Police secured railroad intersections for the delegates, while undercover security provided through the convention rode onboard. (Photo by Mark Brouwer)
Minnesota Zephyr hosts Republican delegates

Riding the ‘McCain train’

09/03/2008 12:00 AM
From around the country they’ve come, to demonstrate their ideals and their unshakeable support for their presidential candidate at the culminating event of their political year: the Republican National Convention.

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Primaries set for Tuesday in cities

09/03/2008 12:00 AM
Local voters will go to the polls Sept. 9 for both local and state-wide primary races.

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No street vacation for Junkers, council says

09/03/2008 12:00 AM
Discussion of a street vacation request by David “Choc” and Bev Junker Tuesday pitted neighbor against neighbor, but in the end city officials upheld the recommendation of the planning commission, denying the request.

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Glen Hill, executive director of the Minnesota Food Association, displays the tomatoes May Lee prepared for market Sunday. (Photo by Yvonne Klinnert)
Tomatoes ready for the market

Local farmers, restaurateurs push on as media misses ‘Farm to Table’ tour

09/03/2008 12:00 AM
The group stayed on message, although the audience was small.

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Dine Fresh Dine Local

‘Farm to fork’

09/03/2008 12:00 AM
Food grows on trees. It grows underground, under the water, in fields and on pastures that run the length of the St. Croix River Valley.

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Washington County summary of major cases, Aug. 25

09/03/2008 12:00 AM
Following is a summary of cases handled by the Washington County Attorney's Office for the week of Aug. 25, 2008. This list includes dates of first appearances of felonies and gross misdemeanors and results of sentencing hearings of felonies and gross misdemeanors.

Daily jail bookings for Wednesday

09/03/2008 08:58 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday:

News Briefs • Sept. 4

09/03/2008 12:00 AM

County Briefs • Sept. 4

09/03/2008 12:00 AM

Daily jail bookings for Friday

08/29/2008 07:54 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday:

Daily jail bookings for Thursday

08/28/2008 01:00 PM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday:

WCHS acquires historic John Runk motion film

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
The Washington County Historical Society has received an extensive collection of 8mm and 16mm motion film from the collection of John Runk, the prolific Stillwater photographer who extensively documented Washington County life during much of the 20th century.

City of Stillwater set to approve ‘flat’ budget for coming year

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
“Flat” all around is the best description for the proposed 2009 city budget that the Stillwater City Council will review at the beginning of September, according to Larry Hansen, city administrator.

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Oak Park Heights approves coop

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
Saying the local market is hungry for more senior housing, developer Tim Nolde gained approval Tuesday for a two-building senior cooperative residential development to be constructed near the northwest corner of Oakgreen Avenue. and 58th Street in Oak Park Heights.

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Washington County summary of major cases, Aug. 18

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
Following is a summary of cases handled by the Washington County Attorney's Office for the week of Aug. 18, 2008. This list includes dates of first appearances of felonies and gross misdemeanors and results of sentencing hearings of felonies and gross misdemeanors.
Amy Yetter prepares for her first year teaching fifth-grade at St. Croix Prep Academy. With the help of friend Tina Slipka, the two set up Yetter’s classroom on Tuesday morning at the school’s new Oak Park Heights location. (Photo by Andy Blenkush)
Charter school sets sights on big ’09 move

St. Croix Prep’s next steps

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
“Excited.” It was the word on the lips of dozens of teachers and administrators at St. Croix Preparatory Academy’s new Oak Park Heights facility on Tuesday morning, as they prepared for the next big phase of the school’s short history.

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Ward 2 City Council candidates

Stillwater’s Ward 2 will have primary Sept. 9

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
Stillwater voters in Ward 2 will have choices to make during the Sept. 9 primary.

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Julie Bunn and Rich Johnson

Bunn, Johnson compete for votes as 56A Democrats

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
One of them is an incumbent legislator, the other a political unknown. Both are competing as Democrats for the District 56A House seat.

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OPH council sees plans for new city hall

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
Oak Park Heights officials Tuesday accepted a concept plan for a new city hall to be built on the present site north of the existing building.

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Chris Lennox

Despite AYP failures, District 834 making ground in standardized tests

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
Sometimes the margin between success and failure is slim. But for Chris Lennox, the margin for excuses is even slimmer.

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County Briefs • Aug. 28

08/27/2008 12:00 AM

Board allows 3M access to Lake Elmo Park reserve to monitor PFCs

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
The Washington County board voted at its Aug. 19 meeting to grant 3M access to the Lake Elmo Park Reserve so it can continue to measure perfluorochemicals (PFCs) concentrations in local ground water.

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County releases annual performance measurement report

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
Did you know that 84 percent of all adult felony offenders in Washington County did not commit another felony within three years of probation discharge? How about the fact that the county Web site was visited nearly 1.5 million times in 2007?

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School district looks to establish ‘brand’ for excellence

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
What brand of school does your child attend? If your answer is Stillwater Area Schools, you’ll soon know its marketing pitch as well: It’s innovative, personalized, enjoys a distinguished academic tradition and it provides more opportunities to students than does its neighbors.

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Michael Raymond Boyd (Washington County Jail photo)
Michael Boyd

Boyd pleads guilty to sexually abusing girl

08/27/2008 12:00 AM
A former Stillwater man was sentenced to six years in prison following a plea agreement reached recently in Washington County District Court.

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Daily jail bookings for Wednesday

08/27/2008 12:20 PM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County jail between 7 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday:

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Daily jail bookings for Monday

08/25/2008 07:49 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday:

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