WASHINGTON COUNTY
MUSIC AT YOUR WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY
With inspiration from the Buffalo Gals folk song, childrens book author Joanne Ryder wrote the words to the picture book Dance by the Light of the Moon. In the story, she has animals gathering for a ...
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:38 PM
Journey on Two Wheels
Somewhere around mile 15, it all fell away. I quit grumbling about the flat tire Id had to change before even leaving the house, and stopped worrying about whether or not I would catch up to the pack ...
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:06 AM
'Bill and Ted' collect cash
Elections "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" is taking the duo to an Oakdale bank to collect campaign cash. That's Bill Pulkrabek and Ted Lillie, by the way, not the pair from the 1989 sci...
Posted on 5/24/10 at 9:16 AM
“A Vending Library Is No Libraryâ€
Today I read an interesting article in the 4/15/2010 issue of Library Journal titled A Vending Library Is No Library, written by James R. Lund, Director of Red Wing Public Library, MN. A new Washingt...
Posted on 4/27/10 at 5:01 PM
Washington County tax meeting set for Thursday
The public can weigh in on Washington County’s proposed property tax levies at a Thursday, Dec. 6, meeting.December 05, 2012
McCollum to back Washington County transit initiatives
By Jon Avise , November 29, 2012
Bearth on County Board win: 'It's just gratifying'
By Mike Longaecker , November 12, 2012
Trash debate exposes split on board
Washington County commissioners approval of a new agreement with a Newport facility to processes the bulk of the county’s garbage exposed an election year division over what the role the county should take in waste management.By Jon Avise , October 05, 2012
Board signs off on Monday library hours; Sunday, too, in Woodbury
Washington County libraries will open on Mondays in 2013 – and Sundays, too, at the county’s busiest library, in Woodbury, after Washington County commissioners authorized the new hours at its Oct. 2 meeting in Stillwater.By Jon Avise , October 04, 2012
County Board backs out of high-speed rail group
Washington County will withdraw from a collection of governmental agencies that advocate for high-speed rail after commissioners said the county should focus its efforts on securing funds for freight rail improvements instead.By Jon Avise , October 03, 2012
One-time funding could restore hours at Woodbury library
Library users, rejoice: Sunday hours may be back at Washington County’s largest library.By Jon Avise , October 03, 2012
Split Washington County Board OKs subsidy payment for trash facility
Washington County commissioners delayed a vote on extending the county’s decades-long agreement with a private Newport waste-to-energy facility that processes much of the county’s household garbage but remains heavily subsidized by taxpayer dollars.By Jon Avise , September 26, 2012
County proposes small increase in commissioner pay
Washington County’s proposed 2013 Board of Commissioners budget includes a slight pay bump for the county’s five elected officials, county administration said recently.By Jon Avise , September 10, 2012
Local authors can now submit eBooks to library
Washington County Library now accepting eBook submissions from local authors.By Amber Kispert-Smith , August 24, 2012
Restored hours at Washington County libraries now in limbo
Washington County Board members threw a proposal to restore Monday hours at the county’s busiest libraries into doubt on Tuesday, with some commissioners saying they want to avoid increasing the library system’s budget next year.By Jon Avise , August 16, 2012
Afton family named 2012 Washington County Farm Family
By Amber Kispert-Smith , August 03, 2012
R.H. Stafford Library could see hours rebound
By Jon Avise , August 03, 2012
Free weddings and vow renewals at Washington County Fair
By Amber Kispert-Smith , July 25, 2012
Klobuchar praises Washington County domestic abuse system
By Jon Avise , June 07, 2012
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