Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers opportunities to enjoy the Minnesota outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blan…
“A Gift by the Hand,” the annual holiday sale of handmade items by regional artists presented by The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wis…
Minnesota is facing a surprising $641 million projected surplus in its current budget, which makes money available for a new coronavirus relie…
Based on the Governor’s Executive Order 20-99 that was issued on Nov. 18, Washington County Parks cancelled the 28th Annual Christmas at the C…
Dakota County District Court charged a Stillwater man with a pair of felonies after allegedly hitting a bicyclist with his vehicle while under…
The Minnesota Department of Health is continuing a statewide push to increase access to “no-barrier” COVID-19 testing with an eighth week of t…
Independent Emergency Services LLC will install a Next Generation 911 Compatible Call Handling System in Washington County, after the County B…
With the completion of the rerouting of Manning Avenue along the borders of Lake Elmo and Baytown Township, the roadways will receive new desi…
COUNTRY Financial representative Buddy Martin is partnering with Country Sun Farm, 11211 60th St. Lake Elmo, to provide pumpkins for first res…
Dean’s lists
Last week, I enjoyed taking a number of pictures of birds over a two-day period. It’s always fun to see some of our larger birds, and when nat…
The “Roaring 1920s” got that moniker because of illegal booze and the gangsters that made the moonshine and robbed the banks. There have been …
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved applications for liquor licenses for Afton Alps and for the Disabled Veterans Rest Camp …
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway plans to burn numerous brush piles in the Riverway corridor from Feb. 23 to March 31 depending on weather c…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the city was forced to get creative as indoor dining was banned. So the city and county allowed the use of str…
The Independent Schools District 834 Board of Directors voted 5-2 at its meeting on Feb. 25 to approve the master contract with the St. Croix …
Minnesota’s 1,781 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 9. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every ye…
AP — Minnesota’s budget outlook has swung from a near $1.3 billion deficit to an almost $1.6 billion surplus, state economists announced Frida…
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway plans to burn numerous brush piles in the Riverway corridor from Feb. 23 to March 31 depending on weather c…
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 70% of Minnesotans age 65 and older will get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine before the state moves o…
Photos of the Zephyr's new Ice Palace MAZE this year. Warm temperatures closed the Maze on Feb. 24.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners accepted the 2020 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Agreement between the Minnesota Department…
THE GAZETTE
Spring weight restrictions are now in effect on Washington County Roads.
After 34 years with HealthPartners, seven of those years as the president of Lakeview Hospital, Ted Wegleitner has announced he plans to retir…
The three Stillwater Area Public School teachers nominated for 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year are Alicia Farmer, algebra teacher at Oak-La…
Well known, and well-liked around the high school is social studies teacher Michael Kaul.
When the bus pulled up to our corner this morning you would have thought that the bus driver was throwing free ice cream cones out the window.…
Two years ago, researchers at King’s College in London made a somewhat shocking discovery. As part of a study on contaminants of emerging conc…
After repeatedly hearing about the dangers and environmental costs of using excess salt and deicers on streets, sidewalks, parking lots and dr…
On Friday night, even in a year marked by COVID-19, one can still expect teens to be hanging out their friends.
The nationwide cold wave demonstrates the increasing severity and swings as climate change drives Earth’s weather.
February is known as the shortest month of the year but it also has that very tasty and romantic holiday of Valentine’s Day. A day when flower…
Connor Jacoby, of Stillwater, was named to the dean’s list at Dunwoody College of Technology for fall semester 2020, college officials announced.
The Independent School 834 Board of Directors voted unanimously to amend and extend a lease agreement with Minnehaha Properties LLC for storag…
Evan Erickson, a homeschooled junior from Lake Elmo, placed first in the Suburban East Division of the Minnesota High School Math League for t…
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a 2021 collective bargaining agreement with the International Union of Operating Enginee…
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved contracts on Feb. 9 with hotels in the county, in the estimated amount of $450,000, to p…
May Township resident Mikayla Holmgren broke barriers in 2017 when she became the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in a Miss USA stat…
You did it! You packed yourself a healthy lunch and even remembered to bring it to work! Then 10 minutes before your break, your boss hands yo…
St. Croix Festival Theatre is now accepting auditions for the youth and family series play “The Prince and the Pauper” adapted for the stage b…
The Stillwater Area Public Schools board OK'd the return of secondary students to in-person classes sooner than originally anticipated.
Washington County will receive $535,113 for Central Greenway Regional Trail and Lake Elmo Park Reserve Trail improvement after the County Boar…
Washington County will sell fuel to the city of Bayport for use in law enforcement vehicles through the county’s state contract, after the Cou…
The Zephyr Theatre — like so many performance venues —was confronted with the coronavirus crisis last year. After hosting limited outdoor conc…
The Washington County Board of Commissioners concurred Feb. 16 with the terms of bonds that will be sold by Ramsey County to raise funds to pa…
Last month, Minnesota Ice delivered 750,000 pounds of ice to The Zephyr Theatre for the Ice Palace MAZE, which opened Jan. 22. Robbie Harrell,…
Washington County will receive federal funds for roadways, trails, and transit projects through the regional solicitation program.
Registration is now open to become a Pesky Plant Tracker, a volunteer program that empowers citizen scientists to identify, observe, and
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved contracts with county farmers Feb. 16 to farm county park land during the 2021 growing season.
The Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce is coming full circle on an effort started in February 2020, at the Chamber’s annual Gala Community…
February is Black History month. During this time, many of Minnesota’s best known Black citizens were honored and praised with articles and fe…
An informational meeting for those interested in foster care in Washington County will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 4 through a Webex pre…
When I was in the market for another car a couple of years ago, an EV (electric vehicle) caught my eye, and I am glad it did. Wow, have I save…
Even during the pandemic Lake Elmo seniors, children find ways to socialize
Along the border of Woodbury and Cottage Grove, black-eyed Susans, bergamot and grey-headed coneflowers bloom in an 80-acre expanse of oak-sav…
Photography, scratchboard engraving and ceramics come together to examine the natural world in “Nature in Black and White,” the new gallery ex…
As a “Biden-backer,” I’m strongly urging the president to change one of his recommendations. San Diego parents, teachers and an attorney offer…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the city was forced to get creative as indoor dining was banned. So the city and county allowed the use of str…
The Independent Schools District 834 Board of Directors voted 5-2 at its meeting on Feb. 25 to approve the master contract with the St. Croix …
Minnesota’s 1,781 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 9. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every ye…
AP — Minnesota’s budget outlook has swung from a near $1.3 billion deficit to an almost $1.6 billion surplus, state economists announced Frida…
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway plans to burn numerous brush piles in the Riverway corridor from Feb. 23 to March 31 depending on weather c…
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 70% of Minnesotans age 65 and older will get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine before the state moves o…
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Photos of the Zephyr's new Ice Palace MAZE this year. Warm temperatures closed the Maze on Feb. 24.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners accepted the 2020 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Agreement between the Minnesota Department…
THE GAZETTE
Spring weight restrictions are now in effect on Washington County Roads.
After 34 years with HealthPartners, seven of those years as the president of Lakeview Hospital, Ted Wegleitner has announced he plans to retir…
The three Stillwater Area Public School teachers nominated for 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year are Alicia Farmer, algebra teacher at Oak-La…
Well known, and well-liked around the high school is social studies teacher Michael Kaul.
When the bus pulled up to our corner this morning you would have thought that the bus driver was throwing free ice cream cones out the window.…
Two years ago, researchers at King’s College in London made a somewhat shocking discovery. As part of a study on contaminants of emerging conc…
After repeatedly hearing about the dangers and environmental costs of using excess salt and deicers on streets, sidewalks, parking lots and dr…
On Friday night, even in a year marked by COVID-19, one can still expect teens to be hanging out their friends.
The nationwide cold wave demonstrates the increasing severity and swings as climate change drives Earth’s weather.
February is known as the shortest month of the year but it also has that very tasty and romantic holiday of Valentine’s Day. A day when flower…
Connor Jacoby, of Stillwater, was named to the dean’s list at Dunwoody College of Technology for fall semester 2020, college officials announced.
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