WASHINGTON COUNTY
Critters in your yard…critters at your library!
Already Mr. and Mrs. Robin have set up housekeeping on a downspout at our back door. Unfortunately, their new digs are just above our water hose, and they are annoyed when we try to draw water, swoopi...
Posted on 6/4/13 at 10:48 AM
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
Weik, Bearth sworn in on County Board
January 08, 2013
Washington County to survey residents in ‘13
Washington County will partner with a trio of fellow Minnesota counties to survey its residents next year after the County Board approved an agreement with a research firm last week.By Jon Avise , January 05, 2013
Radio Drive construction gets green light from board
The Washington County Board has approved a 5-year capital improvement plan that includes a number of road fixes in Woodbury and Cottage Grove and some long-awaited upgrades to the Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park.By Jon Avise , January 04, 2013
Orput, O'Rourke, Hutton receive pay raises
The Washington County Board OK’d salary increases for a handful of top county officials at its final meeting of 2012 last week.By Jon Avise , January 02, 2013
Pulkrabek bids 'adieu' to County Board
By Jon Avise , December 21, 2012
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
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