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Morgan leads Park at True Team

Park senior Skyler Morgan placed in four events to help lead the Wolfpack in the True Team Section track and field meet at Eagan Tuesday, May 7. Morgan finished fourth in the triple jump (42-00.25), …

Suspect in Woodbury Target standoff charged

On Friday, May 3, the Washington County Attorney’s Office charged Donald Eugene Roche, 61, Rockford, Minn., with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of financial transaction card …

Final defendant in Woodbury grad party shootout sentenced

The final defendant in the 2021 Woodbury graduation party shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, May 3, Washington County Attorney Kevin Magnuson …

Champlin man found guilty of assaulting Washington County deputies

Anyeth Abdalla Deng, 27, Champlin, was found guilty on Thursday, May 2 of three counts of felony fourth-degree assault against a peace officer and one count of threats of violence by a Washington …
Crime
Booking photo of Scott David Hardy, 36.

Man sentenced to over 13 years for fatal Oakdale crash following police pursuit

A Wadena man who killed an 80-year-old woman while fleeing police in a stolen SUV was sentenced Friday, April 15, to over 13 years in prison, announced Washington County Attorney Kevin Magnuson. …
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Government

Accacia Lodge donates fire suppression devices to CG police

Members of Accacia Lodge #51 join the Cottage Grove City Council with donated fire suppression devices.

Local Masonic organization Accacia Lodge #51 donated six fire suppression devices to the Cottage Grove Police Department, which were presented to the city at the May 1 city council meeting. The local …

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Obituaries
Robert Paulson
Robert J. “Bob” Paulson, an avid outdoorsman, loving husband, devoted father, and cherished friend, passed away on Oct. 3, 2023, at United Hospital after a brief and courageous battle with …
Lyle Biscoe
Lyle M. Biscoe, age 102 of Old Cottage Grove, died peacefully at the family home on Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 2023. Lyle Milton, the son of Julius W. and Lura (McHattie) Biscoe, was born on …
K. Dwayne Tannahill
K. Dwayne Tannahill was born Sept. 22, 1943, to Clyde and Florence Tannahill in Regina, Saskatchewan. They moved to Waskada, Manitoba and owned a general merchandise and grocery store. Dwayne spent …
William Olson
William Lewis Olson, a resident of Palm Harbor, Florida, and former resident of Sun City Center, Florida and St. Paul Park, Minnesota, passed away of natural causes at 93 years of age on May 5, …
Steven Anderson
Steven Alan Anderson, age 63 of Cottage Grove, passed away on March 7, 2023, in the Hospice Care Ward at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on Sept. 29, 1959, to Mark …
Local sports

Saints hit 3 homeruns, win 8-1 on opening day

Jose Miranda crosses the plate after hitting a 434-foot homerun in the Saints opening day game against the Guardians AAA team, the Columbus Clippers.
The Saint Paul Saints won their home opener on Saturday evening defeating the Columbus Clippers at CHS Field in St. Paul’s Lowertown by a score of 8-1. We can all breathe a sigh of relief; …
Eighth grader Addison Jasper of the Wolfpack is all smiles after advancing to third base in Park’s win over Roseville in SEC softball.

Wolfpack rap out back-to-back 13-run games

Every batter in the lineup had at least one hit as the host Wolfpack rapped out 14 hits in a big bounce-back win Friday afternoon, storming past visiting Roseville 13-3 in five innings. Park senior …
Park bounced back from its only loss of the season with a convincing 15-5 win at Roseville Friday in Suburban East Conference girls' lacrosse. Park improved to 4-1 in the SEC and 5-1 on the season. …
Park bounced back from a pair of conference losses with an easy win over visiting Simley Monday, downing the Spartans 13-4 in a non-conference contest. Angelo Cullen and Bradley Johnson each put in …
Dolly Parton’s 9-to-5 hit blazed away in the ballpark after the game. Just another day in the office for the Park Wolfpack. A day to remember, nevertheless. Park’s Lauren Osland had …
Sophomore Zachary Devaan scored three goals as host Park took down visiting Forest Lake 12-8 in boys lacrosse Wednesday. It was Park’s first win since the season-opening victory against Holy …
Education
2024 Leap into the Legacy Gala.

Legacy Gala Benefit set for Leap Day

What better way to celebrate a leap year than to support SoWashCo CARES at the “2024 Leap into the Legacy Gala?” The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 at River Oaks Golf …

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Church Spotlight
Located at 6875 Jamaica Ave. S. in Cottage Grove, Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church has served the Cottage Grove community since 1959.

Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove

As one of the first churches in Cottage Grove, Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church has been a stalwart in the community since 1959. Concordia Church in South St. Paul canvased the area of Thompson Grove …

Opinion

My View: An interesting weekend

It was an interesting weekend. If anyone would have asked me a few days ago what the odds would be of me doing these things on back to back days, I would have said one in a million. I should …

My View: Heed the warning

I knew the weekend snowfall was going to come before most of you. In fact, I knew about it before many so-called weather experts. A few weeks ago, I attended a high school basketball game. …

Op Ed: Should Joe Mauer actually be in the Hall of Fame?

When we’re talking about Hall of Fame catchers, we’re really talking about a select group of 10 players who form the (almost) uninterrupted top of every statistical category. These guys …
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