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    March 2, 2015
    Laager selected as next superintendent for District 622
    The District 622 School Board as chosen its next leader. District 622 School Board selected Ryan Laager as the top finalists for its next superintendent during a special meeting on Feb. 25. “Through a thorough interview process that involved stakeholder groups representing...
    news / educationMarch 2, 2015 - 9:33am
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    February 26, 2015
    Teacher of year semifinalists include 2 from Woodbury
    Two Woodbury teachers are among 30 semifinalists in the running for 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, a program promoted by Education Minnesota,...
    news / educationFebruary 26, 2015 - 4:21pm
    February 20, 2015
    Parameters outlined for solar in Afton
    Afton Planning Commission is looking on the bright side in terms of solar arrays. Planning Commission officially began developing a proposed solar array ordinance during its Feb. 2 meeting after several months of information gathering. “Now we can start talking about the sorts...
    news / governmentFebruary 20, 2015 - 8:27am
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    At 20, WHS' Coffee House bigger than ever
    It was on Feb. 10, 1995, when Woodbury High School held its first-ever Coffee House. “It came about as an idea from a student who just wanted a place besides a concert to perform music,” said WHS English teacher Rachel Nicholas, who was a junior at WHS during the first Coffee...
    news / educationFebruary 20, 2015 - 8:24am
    February 19, 2015
    Cottage Grove man charged in Woodbury burglary case
    A Cottage Grove man appeared in court this month on allegations that he loaded a trailer with furniture stolen from a model home in Woodbury. Joseph Steven Anderson, 29, made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Washington County District Court on one count of third-degree...
    news / crime and courtsFebruary 19, 2015 - 8:11am
    Crossroads at Valley Crossing?
    While District 833 officials are excited about the prospect of alleviating crowding with the purchase of Valley Crossing Community School, many parents of students and staff at the building are weighed down by heartbreak and the unknown. “As a parent, it’s heart breaking,”...
    news / educationFebruary 19, 2015 - 8:06am
    February 18, 2015
    Council pumps brakes on Woodbury road assessments
    Woodbury City Council members officially awarded the construction contract for the 2015 road reconstruction project last week, but delayed approving the proposed assessments until a few more questions could be answered by city staff. Eight Woodbury residents spoke at the Feb. 11...
    news / governmentFebruary 18, 2015 - 11:55am
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    District 833 budget-cut proposal now at $4.6M
    Young musicians may play on in District 833 as spending cuts to grade-school band and orchestra instruction and other programs are at least temporarily off the budget-cutting block. A revised plan to erase an $8 million shortfall for the 2015-16 school year relies on cutting about...
    news / educationFebruary 18, 2015 - 8:00am
    February 15, 2015
    Teen sentenced in Fitzgerald overdose death case
    A Woodbury teenager accused of passing along drugs that led to the overdose death of a Woodbury High School classmate in 2014 pleaded guilty Friday to a drug possession charge. A murder charge against Sydney Claire Johnson, 18, was dropped as part of a plea deal in which she pleaded...
    news / crime and courtsFebruary 15, 2015 - 6:00pm
    February 13, 2015
    Ze’s Diner a blast from the past
    It feels a little bit like a time warp sitting down in a booth at the new Ze’s Diner in Woodbury – almost like if you’re not wearing bobby socks and poodle skirts or leather jackets, you’re not dressed for dinner. But Ze’s Diner is very much a diner for 2015. It’s got...
    news / businessFebruary 13, 2015 - 6:50am
    February 12, 2015
    Fenton: Met Council panel targeting 'overreach'
    A legislative panel is looking to take a deep dive into the scope of a governmental agency that oversees a range of metro issues, from transit to housing and redevelopment. The House Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council Accountability and Transparency, launched Jan. 28, includes...
    news / politicsFebruary 12, 2015 - 6:45am
    New school program gives FUEL to international families
    Coming into a new country can always be challenging – language barriers, cultural differences and even climate differences – but one adjustment that often flies under the radar is education. “If you’ve been in the traditional American school system, you kind of assume that...
    news / educationFebruary 12, 2015 - 6:43am
    February 11, 2015
    Stillwater district winnows superintendent candidates to 6
    The superintendent search is on for District 834. Stillwater School Board selected six candidates from 24 applicants to be interviewed during a special meeting on Feb. 10 at the Central Services Building. The six candidates are: -- David J. Dude, chief operating officer (assistant...
    news / educationFebruary 11, 2015 - 11:40am
    South Washington County schools sign off on Valley Crossing sale
    The South Washington County School Board has approved the purchase of Valley Crossing Community School. District 833 is buying the elementary school building in Woodbury for $21.5 million from the other two partners in the school’s three-district collaborative: Stillwater and North...
    news / educationFebruary 11, 2015 - 8:56am
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