The Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce announced three new members to the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors: Sarah Jesperson, Nathan …
Tyler Rohr, DDS will soon be offering dental services to the community of Woodbury at his new office, City’s Edge Dental Care, 4021 Benjamin D…
Dr. Todd Stivland, CEO and founder of Bluestone Physician Services, was recognized as a Notable Hero in Healthcare by Twin Cities Business on …
Lake St. Croix Beach — Jana Soiseth was already running one business, Mod & Company, a marketing firm, along with her husband when she bec…
John Yanish, an attorney from Stillwater was elected to serve a three-year term on the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota Board of …
As the year comes to a close, what began in mid-March as cooperative crisis action planning between St. Croix Valley Foundation, United Way St…
The Greater Stillwater Chamber will start selling Commerce Chamber Bucks as part of a gift-certificate program to support Stillwater area busi…
Youth Service Bureau’s Board of Directors announce that Michael Huntley, M.A., LP, was selected as the next executive director.
First State Bank and Trust appointed of Monica Weekes and Ryan Cari to its Board of Directors.
Cub Foods, based in Stillwater, is one of 18 companies statewide to be recognized for its efforts to end hunger in their communities through t…
The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild is moving its popular “Brewed in Minnesota” State Fair exhibit online this fall.
Even though the school year is in flux due to the pandemic, Valley Self-Defense co-owner Peter Eisenberg believes that it’s even more importan…
At the end of an arduous four-year process to open the business of their dreams, Christie Wanderer and Andrew Mosiman are ready to mark the oc…
Workers began the demolition of the former Shorty’s Dry Cleaners on Tuesday, July 21. The city of Stillwater purchased the building for $900,0…
A trip to the Minnesota State Fair isn’t complete without a few key treats – cheese curds, a Pronto Pup or an ear of sweet corn – but for beer…
It’s not your imagination – downtown Stillwater does seem busy weekdays and weekends. With more people looking to stay close to home this summ…
Gov. Tim Walz approved plans June 25 to distribute $841 million in federal coronavirus aid to cities and counties across Minnesota, along with…
Shopping and eating local is easily accomplished at the Stillwater Farmers Market, which opened earlier this month with some modest adjustment…
The Minnesota Ready coalition — a group of nearly 60 business organizations throughout Minnesota — asked Governor Tim Walz in a letter June 1…
If you want to drink at a bar or restaurant in Stillwater, get ready to sit outside. For a business area blessed with many outdoor patios and …
After 19 years of serving up delicious steaks, burgers, chops, ribs, seafood and ice-cold craft beer in Forest Lake, Norman Quack’s has expand…
Sara Morrison has been named as the new general manager of the River Market Community Co-op. In less than a year, the River Market has an enti…
After waiting through winter and a later than normal opening day, customers lined up nearly an hour before Nelson’s Ice Cream opened for the s…
The 28th Annual 2020 Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour will not be taking place in Minnesota at the seven host studios this year. After much dis…
Residents in the Stillwater Area School District will see school spirit celebrated in May.
It will be a quiet summer in Stillwater this year.
‘We’re Open’ resource launches on APG websites
It was Mara Crombie's dream to open a coffee shop, but realizing that dream has been far from easy.
As reported case of COVID-19 grow exponentially in Minnesota, healthcare providers are bracing for the coming weeks to overwhelm hospital and …
Staff and members of Watermark Church in Stillwater are coming up with unique ways to serve the community during this period of distancing.
Valley Bookseller in downtown Stillwater is letting people know: even though we should distance ourselves from others to prevent the spread of…
Before Governor Tim Walz ordered the closure of bars and restaurants 5 p.m. March 17, the staff at the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce …
HealthPartners announced March 18 that it is taking additional steps related to identification, treatment and safety of patients, care teams a…
A restaurant that opened this past week in Lake Elmo promises to bring something a little different to the table.
The Gazette and staff received five awards at the Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. The Gazette competes against other…
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, many area businesses are offering special events and deals on Feb. 14 or over the weekend. They include:
Sara Jespersen, owner of the recently opened Lumberjack Axe Throwing Bar at 123 Second St. N., is all about creating engaging experiences.
Seven restaurants in downtown Stillwater are participating in the 2020 Best Burger in the Valley, an annual competition and fundraiser held by…
The Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce hosted a 45th Anniversary ribbon cutting for long-time member Joseph’s Restaurant on Dec. 6. The ev…
A local chocolate artist received high marks at an international chocolate competition.
As shoppers gear up for Black Friday, the Main Street Stillwater Independent Business Alliance reminds them to support local, independently ow…
HealthPartners announced Nov. 6 plans to close its retail pharmacies in early 2020. The closure includes 30 retail pharmacies located within H…
Administration of the Stillwater Area Public Schools is preparing to roll out a new way of helping high school students select elective course…
This past summer, St. Croix Preparatory Academy students Ben Silvernale and Arian Tomar received sponsorships to participate in a week-long su…
A clubhouse for owners or lovers of rare and classic cars is coming to Oak Park Heights.
A cornerstone in downtown Stillwater will soon close up for good. Northern Vineyards Winery will shutter its doors Nov. 3.
A home destroyed by fire in Oak Park Heights will soon be given a new life and a new family.
Ice Castles, LLC, the Utah-based event company that builds sculptural castles from ice, may return to Downtown Stillwater this winter — only i…
A business offering keepsake ultrasounds for expecting mothers opened in the Grand Garage in Stillwater.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold its grip on the nation, there is good news this January for district and charter schools in Minn…
Did you make a new year's resolution this month? Extension gardening educators have come up with a few gardening practice resolutions that sh…
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today issued the following statement commemorating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
Almost all of us have suffered a broken heart at some time in our lives. It might have been the end of a teenage crush or the betrayal by a cl…
Good people can change lives.
For the past nine and a half months we have been living through a pandemic. Daily on the news we hear the devastating number of people who ha…
I know the snowmobilers are very happy to have snow and be able to get out and use their machines. However, I do wish they would respect priv…
It’s time to hear, understand, and expose the outright lies politicians have told you.
The year 2020, defined by a deadly and relentless pandemic, has been devastating for people in Minnesota and across the country whose lives, j…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
After reading Jeffrey Hage's article dated Dec. 18th in the Monticello Times, a number of things were concerning to me about the article and t…
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
When I attend the annual Christmas program at a country church next Sunday it's a given that my thoughts will go back to more than 60 years ag…
The Minnesota Senate on Monday voted for the sixth time in seven special sessions to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relati…
Today Gov. Tim Walz announced a new round of restrictions on Minnesota businesses. Part of his announcement included a phased-in opening of sc…
I’m considered old even though I don’t feel it, and I have a chronic illness as well. These criteria put me at a high risk of dying if I am in…
Like you, I do not like inaccurate or biased reporting. For more than 30 years, objectivity and truthful reporting have been the underpinnings…
Last week, the Monticello Times printed a paid advertisement from a company telling readers that N-95 masks are finally back in stock!
Now that election day is behind us, new and returning lawmakers in both parties are looking ahead to next year. They’re strategizing for what …
The holiday season at Options, Inc. is usually a festive time, with decorations, lights, and happy music playing as clients spend time catchin…
Here’s good news for Minnesota students and families in an update of several topics discussed earlier this year.
Buckle up, America. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may well have pulled the “start” switch on the First Amendment’s legal equivalent …
The end of this year has literally been a convergence of the perfect storm in regards to impaired operation of a motor vehicle. Our communiti…
Every year right after an election, I’d find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on wha…
What a year, just like everything else, Thanksgiving 2020 is going to be a little different. We might not have the chance to see all our loved…
Here’s potentially very good news for Minnesota high school students who were laid off due to COVID-19. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellis…
Judging by the election returns, many Minnesotans are unhappy with the results. At this writing, some are wanting to claim foul. My advice is …
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
We’re all exhausted by Gov. Tim Walz’s use of executive power to keep us all “safe.” Since September, he’s used that privilege nearly one doze…
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
Like any American who cares about this country, I have a deep interest in the results of this election. But as a politician (I think one never…
Think about a time when you felt most proud of the U.S. What produced that emotion? Was it a book, play, new law, election or invention? (Seve…
I want to thank the people of Wright County for your support in this past election, and congratulate Bruce Anderson on his re-election. I hop…
Senator Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo) released the following statement today regarding Governor Walz’s intention to nearly drain the state's disa…
As we approach this upcoming Veterans Day, I am reminded of the 327,000 veterans that call Minnesota home. Veterans are some of the strongest …
In Minnesota the months of October and November tend to be the transition months between fall and winter but in 2020 many things are different…
Twenty years ago some of us were convinced society would grind to a halt at the end of 1999.
Certain things are omnipresent this fall – the election, the virus, charts filled with data points, Zoom meetings and ever-changing school options.
It is important that college students have internship options available this year, despite safety guidelines causing many companies to limit w…
To the Editor:
To the Editor:
Gene Policinski
Letter to Editor
Over the past few weeks, we have published an editorial series about important election issues, including race relations, police reform, healt…
To the Editor:
Thousands of Minnesota high school students may want to thank Cole Stevens, Hayat Muse, and Lincoln Bacal. They, along with Youthprise, a Minn…
Before we lob another vicious criticism at a Republican or Democrat in the final days of this election, and before we chastise others about th…
To the Editor,
For the past nine and a half months we have been living through a pandemic. Daily on the news we hear the devastating number of people who ha…
I know the snowmobilers are very happy to have snow and be able to get out and use their machines. However, I do wish they would respect priv…
It’s time to hear, understand, and expose the outright lies politicians have told you.
The year 2020, defined by a deadly and relentless pandemic, has been devastating for people in Minnesota and across the country whose lives, j…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
After reading Jeffrey Hage's article dated Dec. 18th in the Monticello Times, a number of things were concerning to me about the article and t…
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
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Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
When I attend the annual Christmas program at a country church next Sunday it's a given that my thoughts will go back to more than 60 years ag…
The Minnesota Senate on Monday voted for the sixth time in seven special sessions to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relati…
Today Gov. Tim Walz announced a new round of restrictions on Minnesota businesses. Part of his announcement included a phased-in opening of sc…
I’m considered old even though I don’t feel it, and I have a chronic illness as well. These criteria put me at a high risk of dying if I am in…
Like you, I do not like inaccurate or biased reporting. For more than 30 years, objectivity and truthful reporting have been the underpinnings…
Last week, the Monticello Times printed a paid advertisement from a company telling readers that N-95 masks are finally back in stock!
Now that election day is behind us, new and returning lawmakers in both parties are looking ahead to next year. They’re strategizing for what …
The holiday season at Options, Inc. is usually a festive time, with decorations, lights, and happy music playing as clients spend time catchin…
Here’s good news for Minnesota students and families in an update of several topics discussed earlier this year.
Buckle up, America. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may well have pulled the “start” switch on the First Amendment’s legal equivalent …
The end of this year has literally been a convergence of the perfect storm in regards to impaired operation of a motor vehicle. Our communiti…
Every year right after an election, I’d find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on wha…
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