Board hires search firm in front of standing-room-only crowd

Some supporters of Superintendent Mark Porter were forced to stand as residents packed the District 833 School Board meeting room Thursday night to express anger about his firing. The turnout coincided with the board’s decision to hire a consultant at $18,500 to lead the search for Porter’s replacement.

Honoring Black History Month through theater

Middleton Elementary student Tatum Morris will appear February in “Almost to Freedom” at SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development in St. Paul.

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Legacy Dance Studio steps into Woodbury

Right before the 5- and 6-year-olds leave Scott and Angie Drikakis’ dance studio, they run over, hug their teachers’ legs and tell them they’re excited for the next class.

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Pulkrabek sentenced, apologizes for ‘misunderstanding’

Bill Pulkrabek, the Washington County commissioner accused in a disorderly conduct case, was ordered to pay a fine and serve one year on probation Wednesday after the Woodbury man entered a plea in the criminal case.

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Police reports: Middle school booze bust, Taco Bell trashing, possible peeping Tom, more ...

Woodbury police reports for Jan. 6 to Jan. 17.

Woodbury basketball: Royals boys thump Wolfpack; Woodbury girls fall to Park

Park boys basketball players have to be wondering what hit them.

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City communication strategy will blend print, more online

The city of Woodbury will soon be embracing more of the digital and social networking world. But don’t be disappointed if you’re an avid “City Update” newsletter reader – that mail-in form of communication won’t be going away any time soon.

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Officer intercepts Woodbury 'Dumpster divers'

Two Twin Cities women learned the hard way that Woodbury doesn’t allow so-called Dumpster diving.

Feds indict 3 people accused of defrauding Target stores in Woodbury, Cottage Grove

Indictments were handed down last week against three people federal authorities accused of racking up thousands of dollars in fraud with counterfeit checks around the Twin Cities, including Woodbury and Cottage Grove.

The name of the game: positivity

Lake Middle School’s Student Climate Council will be keeping an eye out for good behaviors this week during “No Name-Calling Week.”

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Session kicks off with sights set on prompt adjournment

ST. PAUL -- Many in the Minnesota Legislature think the annual session that begins at noon today could be the shortest since 1998. Plenty of others hope so.

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UPDATE: Craigslist search connected lost Alexandria, Minn., dog with owner

An underweight, tattered dog turned in at the Woodbury Animal Humane Society was reunited with his family Saturday after a last cry for help on Craigslist caught a local humane society worker’s eye.

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Jail book-ins for Jan. 21-23

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the following people recently were booked into the Washington County jail on suspicion of new charges or for pending court activity. All are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Garages go under microscope in Afton

Afton Planning Commission discussed establishing a maximum size limit for attached garages during its Jan. 9 meeting.

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Porter backers launch petition in support of superintendent

Organizers of an online effort in support of School District 833 Superintendent Mark Porter say their site has seen hundreds of visitors and that people concerned about Porter’s contract non-renewal have signed a petition.

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Channeling MLK’s dream through service

Woodbury Elementary is honoring and celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20 during its first annual Family Service Night.

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Cultivating one colossal cabbage

A Woodbury Elementary fourth grader was chosen by the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program to receive a $1,000 scholarship thanks to the colossal cabbage he grew as part of Alana Hansen’s third grade class last year.

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