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College Notes

Benedictine College ATCHISON, Kan. - Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester, which ended May 9, 2023.  …

13th annual Strawberry Fest 5k Race & Walk

Runners and walkers alike are invited to the 13th Annual Strawberry Fest 5k Race and Walk at Kingston Park on June 17t, with check-in time from 7:15-8 a.m. A Strawberry Fest KIDS 1k is also taking …

Outdoor Adventures

June has arrived and I would like to think that finally, we no longer have to worry about things like winter, snow, shoveling, or ice.  Well, maybe ice as the form of water that is used to keep …

A Look Back

Territorial Dispatch 172 years ago THE MINNESOTA PIONEER May 16, 1850 Early History. The early history of Min-ne-so-tah is involved in much obscurity; though Fatrher Hennepin …
Crime

Cottage Grove Arrests

Thursday, May 11 At 1:35 a.m., Michael L. Claiborne , 30, Cottage Grove, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault – intentionally inflicts/attempts to inflict bodily harm on another. …
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Business

CG Lions keep the coffee brewing at Cottage Grove Fire Department

Recently, the Cottage Grove Lions visited the Cottage Grove Fire Station for a tour and training on CPR, AED (automated external defibrillator) and lifesaving use of a torniquet. The training was …

Government

Replica of Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial at Mendota Heights May 26 through May 29

Local and area residents will soon have an opportunity to visit a replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial this coming week, a 3/4 scale replica of the famed Washington D.C. monument coming to …

Community News
Obituaries
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 …
Ralph Volner 1957-2023
OBITUARIES Age 66, of Cottage Grove Unexpectedly passed away on Feb. 6, 2023. Survived by children Heather (Adam) Dohm, Heidi (Andrew) Sherman and William (Nicole) Volner; grandchildren Jacqueline, …
Kimberly Koenigs 1969-2023
Kimberly Ann (Baxter) Koenigs, 53, of North Fort Myers, Florida passed away Tuesday Jan. 17, 2023, from complications of COVID pneumonia and a long battle with other long term illnesses. Kimberly was …
Betty Wenger 1927-2023
Betty Wenger, age 95, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Betty will always be remembered as a farmer-atheart and a lifetime member of The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Betty loved to play …
Roger Eichele 1988-2023
Roger A. Eichele, age 34, of Elsinore Missouri and formerly of Cottage Grove Minnesota passed away suddenly but peacefully on Jan. 8, 2023. He was born Jan. 16, 1988. Roger loved bowling, golfing and …
Local sports

Boys’ hockey goes 1-1 for the week

The Wolfpack boy’s hockey team entered the week at 15-7 overall and 5-5 in the conference with a game against the Hastings Raiders (12-9-1) and the Holy Family Fire (18-5). Park had hoped to …

Kids Adventure Mud Run 2023

Get ready for fun at Cottage Grove’s 10th annual Kids Adventure Mud Run from 9-10 a.m. June 3 at Hamlet Park. Ages 6 –12 will experience army crawls, slack lines, running ramps, net …
People wishing to register their teams for the Strawberry Fest Softball Tournament can do so beginning June 1 with the Early Bird deadline. The cost of early registration is $200. Regular …
Stillwater 6, Park 1 At Stillwater Monday March 15 Mounds View 8, Park 3 At Mounds View Wednesday, March 17 Park 2, East Ridge 0 Park wrapped up the Suburban East Conference …
Park softball team finishes third in the SEC Park wrapped up the 2023 girls softball regular season with wins over Irondale and East Ridge and a hard-fought loss to Stillwater. …
Park dropped Cretin-Derham Hall 7-5 in a clutch game played Wednesday, May 17, to earn a share of the Suburban East Conference girls lacrosse championship for 2023. Shelby Hansen’s four …
Education

Park High football holds signing ceremony for departing seniors

On Sunday, May 7, Park High School Football held a signing ceremony at 5 p.m. for its seniors who are heading off to college team rosters next year. Under the sun on the gridiron, Coach Rick Fryklund …

Features

Cottage Grove Accidents

Thursday, May 11 4:37 p.m. - A motor-vehicle accident with property damage versus fixed object was reported at the intersection of 80 th Street South and East Point Douglas Road South. 5:50 …

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