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Browns Creek trail plans keep moving along
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:58:32 -0800
Plans for the Browns Creek State Trail connection in downtown Stillwater continue chugging along.
Washington County Sheriff will use forfeited drug funds
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:39:52 -0800
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will use $35,800 seized from illegal drug activity in Washington County to pay for annual operating expenses and equipment. The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved the use of the money on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The money is forfeited through judicial process and a percentage remains in the sheriff’s office [...]
Washington County Fair owes $120,000 for back taxes
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:34:11 -0800
The organization that runs the Washington County Fair owes the state of Minnesota more than $120,000 in back sales taxes.
Citizens Review Panel reports to county board
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:39:42 -0800
The Washington County Citizen Review Panel presented its annual report to the county board on Feb. 14. Since 1999, the panel has been an advisory committee to the board. It operates under the authority of the Minnesota Legislature and jointly with the state Department of Human Services, which awards a $3000 annual grant to assist [...]
Washington County investigators looking into possible carjacking
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:12:33 -0800
A 17-year-old girl told police Tuesday she was carjacked in Stillwater Township.
Frederick County Commissioners Adopt English As Official Language
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:33:10 -0800
WASHINGTON -- A Maryland county about 45 miles northwest of the nation's capital has adopted English as its official language.
Veterans Service Officer in Washington County helps with troop re-entry
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:52:09 -0800
Washington County’s Veterans Service Officer Robby Robinson was part of a team from Minnesota that helped the state’s National Guard troops with their return to civilian life after overseas deployment during a two-day program in November at Fort Hood, TX. Robinson reported on the program, and all the activities of the county’s Veterans Service Office, [...]
Minnesota buys Brown's Creek Trail land in Washington County for $4.2 million
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:18:56 -0800
After years of negotiations, state officials on Thursday finalized the purchase of land for the Brown's Creek Trail.
Washington County, Oak Park Heights case goes to Supreme Court
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:23:41 -0800
A dispute about which court should hear a lawsuit filed by Washington County against Oak Park Heights reached the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday.
District-by-district look at Minnesota's new congressional map
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:55 -0800
Rep. Tim Walz WASHINGTON — Michele Bachmann now lives in the 4 th Congressional District, but she’ll run for re-election in the newly-open 6 th . That’s the predominant headline the day after a state court panel redrew Minnesota’s congressional district boundaries, but it’s basically the only one. The new map is what’s called a “least-change” map, and it means just that: the five-member court ...