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Daily jail bookings for Thursday

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
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:
Peter Anthony Lammers (Washington County Jail photo)
Peter Anthony Lammers

Woman’s text messages lead police to arrest assaultive boyfriend

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
He wasn’t supposed to be drinking. Then again, he wasn’t supposed to break his girlfriend’s knee, either.

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News Briefs • May 8

05/07/2008 12:00 AM

Stillwater police department seeking funds to pay for canine

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The Stillwater Police Department asks for community support in adding a K-9 unit to their department by 2009.

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Teens plan sleep out to raise money for Dane’s Place

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The Bayport Shelter House, also known as Dane’s Place, is holding its second annual teen sleep out May 16.

Afton residents protest placement of radio tower

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The question of whether to pursue an environmental study on the placement of a radio tower in Afton gave its opponents another chance to complain to county officials.

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Former Gov. Arne Carlson spoke to the Stillwater Noon Rotary and the Stillwater Lions at a Law Day address May 1 at Boutwells Landing. (Photo by Yvonne Klinnert)
Former Gov. Carlson tells leaders to talk straight with the people

‘We, not I’

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
It’s time to turn the country from an “I” country back into a “we” country.

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Restaurant owner impatient for approval

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The wheels of government turn way too slow for a restaurateur hoping to leave Bayport’s city council meeting Monday with liquor licenses and permission to open for business in nine days.

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Not so quiet at Stillwater Public Library these days

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
With 13 weddings and other special events already booked for the terrace of the newly remodeled Stillwater Public Library, neighbors are worried about the potential impacts.

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No more delays, district officials say

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Don’t call it a shake-up. Consider it a restoration.

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Neighbors voice complaints, compliments for convenience store with request

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Two very different pictures were painted of a Croixwood convenience store asking for permission to sell patio furniture outdoors during Tuesday’s Stillwater City Council meeting.

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Slow no-wake boating restriction to take effect on St. Croix River

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
With spring snow melt and recent precipitation, water levels on the St. Croix River are projected to rise to the point where boaters will be required to slow down to minimize shoreline damages.

Perro Creek water project receives funding

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
The last phase of a project to alleviate flooding from Perro Creek in Bayport, diverting overflow through a pipe to the river, is about to be completed thanks to cooperation among local municipalities.

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Washington County summary of major cases, April 28

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Following is a summary of cases handled by the Washington County Attorney's office for the week of April 28, 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

05/07/2008 12:00 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:
Kenzo Koga (left), a kindergarten student at Lily Lake Elementary School in Stillwater, shares with classmates a plate of “sushi” made of puffed rice on Japanese Children’s Day, Monday, May 5. (Photo by Mark Brouwer)
Look ma, no fish

Lily Lake students celebrate Japanese ‘children’s day’

05/05/2008 12:00 AM
While many know May 5 as the “Cinco de Mayo” celebration of Mexican heritage, two kindergarten classes at Lily Lake Elementary School observed another cultural holiday: “Kodomo no Hi,” or Children’s Day.

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Daily jail bookings for Monday

05/05/2008 10:00 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:
This white sedan was one of two vehicles involved in a head-on collision that claimed two lives on Friday afternoon on Highway 5, east of the Stillwater Boulevard intersection. Identities of the victims were not released early Friday afternoon. (Photo by Mark Brouwer)
One of two vehicles involved in fatal accident Friday

Two dead, one uninjured in Highway 5 collision

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
Two persons died and one escaped uninjured, after three cars collided Friday afternoon in wet conditions on Highway 5 in Lake Elmo, east of the Stillwater Boulevard intersection.

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Daily jail bookings for Friday

05/02/2008 12:00 AM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Department, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday:

Washington County summary of major cases, April 21

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Following is a summary of cases handled by the Washington County Attorney's office for the week of April 21, 2008. This list includes dates of first appearances of felonies and gross misdemeanors and results of sentencing hearings of felonies and gross misdemeanors.

Stillwater Lift Bridge resumes normal lift schedule for marine traffic

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
The Stillwater Lift Bridge resumed the normal lift schedule for marine traffic on April 30, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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Daily jail bookings for Thursday

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
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:

News Briefs • May 1

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Exactly when the house at 1905 Second St. N. was built is unknown, though experts wager guesses of the 1880s. A portion of the historic home is being demolished, but the main part of the home  is being renovated. (Photo by Andy Blenkush)
Demolition, renovation on North Hill creates controversy

This old house

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
In the late 1800s through the turn of the last century, a small home on the North Hill, then known as Dutchtown, housed mill workers from the Schulenberg-Boeckeler Mill. Nearly 130 years and countless owners later, it is being partly demolished, partly renovated.

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OPH council bandies about city hall ideas

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Lots of ideas, but nothing that will garner a 5-0 vote. It was the Oak Park Heights City Council at a workshop Tuesday night, hashing out various proposals on what to do about the city’s public buildings.

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School Board looking to new bus company for routes

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
District 834 seems poised to hire a new bus company for its transportation services in the coming school year, a change that could improve service and save the school district at least $160,000 over its current vendor, the district’s business manager said.

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Neighbors review Manning improvements as construction looms

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Residents along Manning Avenue between Stillwater and Grant are prepared for a summer of road construction on the county thoroughfare.

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Board considers $1.2 million in Stillwater Junior High School parking improvements

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
On a night when summer construction projects dominated the District 834 School Board agenda, one stood out: a potential million-dollar upgrade of the Stillwater Junior High School parking lot and surrounding athletic fields.

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Four charged over missing meat at Cub Foods

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
Two St. Paul residents were charged with felonies this week when an apparent shoplifting spree in Stillwater ended in a drugs arrest.

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County Briefs • May 1

04/30/2008 12:00 AM

Slow no-wake boating restriction to take effect on St. Croix River

04/30/2008 12:00 AM
With spring snow melt and recent precipitation, water levels on the St. Croix River are projected to rise to the point where boaters will be required to slow down to minimize shoreline damages.
Stillwater resident Fred Bohlken crosses the Historic Lift Bridge to get a better view of the high water as it nears the predicted crest of 83 feet on Tuesday morning.(Photo by Andy Blenkush)

River rises

04/29/2008 12:00 AM
Stillwater resident Fred Bohlken crosses the Historic Lift Bridge to get a better view of the high water as it nears the predicted crest of 83 feet on Tuesday morning.(Photo by Andy Blenkush)

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Daily jail bookings for Tuesday

04/29/2008 03:14 PM
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people were booked into the Washington County Jail between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday:
Blustery day for prom
Stillwater Area High School seniors Steven Franke and Gloria Wahlroos race through the blustery weather toward the school entrance prior to the start of grand march on Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Andy Blenkush)
 

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Man charged with felonies after alleged death threats, theft

04/29/2008 12:00 AM
A Stillwater man was jailed on Saturday, April 19, after he allegedly threatened to kill the woman whose apartment he is believed to have ransacked two days earlier.

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Rent dispute leads to felony threats charge

04/28/2008 12:00 AM
A Stillwater teenager faces a felony charge after he allegedly threatened to cut his roommate’s throat with a knife over a rent dispute.

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Daily jail bookings for Monday

04/28/2008 11:41 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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