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2024 Bush Fellows include six from St. Paul, Ramsey and Washington counties
A few years before losing her mother and grandmother, Jouapag Lee teamed with five other like-minded professionals to talk about healing from traumas — both recent and historical — in the Hmong refugee...
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Sheletta Brundidge giving away free locks to keep kids with special needs...
As soon as Sheletta Brundidge heard the news about the drowning of a 4-year-old boy who was autistic and nonverbal, she knew had to do something to help. Brundidge, a Cottage Grove mother of three...
View Article3-year-old girl drowns in residential swimming pool in Cottage Grove
A 3-year-old girl drowned Thursday afternoon in a resident swimming pool in Cottage Grove, officials say. Cottage Grove police were dispatched about 2:45 p.m. to the 8600 Block of Johansen Avenue...
View ArticleCottage Grove park hosts inclusive bird-watching event Sunday
Washington County is hosting Flock Together, a family bird-watching event, Sunday at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park. A 1.4-mile BIPOC Connect Bird Hike runs from 9 to 10 a.m. this Sunday at the...
View ArticleWashington County Board to hold Friday emergency meeting amid flood preparations
Washington County issued a notice on Thursday for an emergency meeting related to the rising Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. The emergency meeting of the Washington County Board will be held at 2...
View ArticleHastings woman dies in crash on U.S. Highway 61 in Cottage Grove
An 87-year-old woman died in an accident Tuesday that occurred on U.S. Highway 61 at Minnesota Highway 95 in Cottage Grove, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. On Tuesday afternoon, a 2020...
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Saturday is ‘Inclusive Day of Play’ at 31 Minnesota playgrounds
Sawyer Anderson, 5, right, from Prescott Wisconsin, plays monster truck with new friend Eugene Moua, 3, in the sandbox at Woolridge Park, a handicapped inclusive playground in Cottage Grove on Tuesday,...
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A bridge too low: Lost semi driver gets wedged beneath Cottage Grove span
A semi driver crashed into a railroad bridge in Cottage Grove on Tuesday morning, temporarily disrupting the flow of traffic to and from Grey Cloud Island, police say. A semi driver struck a railroad...
View ArticleCandidate lineups set for Washington County municipal races
Scores of candidates have filed to run in the Nov. 5 municipal and school district elections in Washington County. The filing period ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday; candidates have until 5 p.m. Thursday to...
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A Cottage Grove man raises — and tracks — monarch butterflies from eggs on...
As July sunlight pokes through the trees, a butterfly egg rests gently in Wojciech Poreba’s palm as he sifts through milkweed leaves at Hamlet Park in Cottage Grove. At age 25, Poreba has four years of...
View ArticleWoodbury, Cottage Grove, Newport candidate forums planned for September
Voters in southern Washington County will have a chance to hear from candidates at a series of forums in September. The League of Women Voters of Woodbury-Cottage Grove Area is sponsoring six forums,...
View Article12 houses damaged and 17 power lines down in Cottage Grove due to severe...
Severe thunderstorms caused home, roadway and power damage Thursday evening in Cottage Grove. “Unfortunately it did hit areas of town with a lot of bigger trees,” said Cottage Grove Public Works...
View ArticleCottage Grove: Police probe report that student had weapon
Police in Cottage Grove are investigating a report made Friday morning regarding a Park High School student who reportedly bragged about having a weapon in their backpack. Park High School officials...
View ArticleCottage Grove man drowns at Kinnickinnic State Park
A Cottage Grove man drowned Sunday at Kinnickinnic State Park after he dove off a parked pontoon and did not resurface, officials with the Pierce County, Wis., Sheriff’s Office said. The man was...
View ArticleCottage Grove man had nearly 85 kilograms of meth in his garage, police say
A Cottage Grove man who police say had almost 85 kilograms of methamphetamine in a trash can in his garage this summer was arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. Jonathan Henry Valencour,...
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Artwork and puzzle featuring Cottage Grove landmarks unveiled
A new piece of artwork featuring the city of Cottage Grove was unveiled over the weekend. The painting, by folk artist Eric Dowdle, has been turned into a puzzle and is available for purchase, city...
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Washington County races: Cottage Grove City Council
Cottage Grove Mayor Myron Bailey is running unopposed, and three candidates are vying for two city council seats: David Clausen, incumbent Tony Khambata and incumbent Justin Olsen. Council member...
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Washington County elections: Four cities seek a combined $100M bump in local...
Voters in four Washington County cities will decide Nov. 5 whether they want to levy local sales taxes to pay for municipal projects ranging from parks to public safety improvements to a new public...
View ArticleHistoric Furber Farm wedding venue reimagined as The Madison
Wedding photographers Brad and Louise Madison have shoveled sidewalks outside wedding venues during snowstorms, handed out food when caterers were short-staffed, and once ran a mile to collect a...
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Minnesota Legislative races: House District 41A
Republican Wayne Johnson of Cottage Grove and DFLer Lucia Wroblewski of Afton are vying for the seat of outgoing state Rep. Mark Wiens, R-Lake Elmo, in District 41A. General information about the Nov....
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