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Sept. 11, 2001 was a turning point in U.S., world history, and local history, marking a clear before and after. The day and weeks before had been largely ordinary. Among the local headlines and …
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By Joseph Back
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9/13/26
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The Cottage Grove City Council met Wednesday, Sept. 2 in the St. Croix Room at City Hall. Among agenda items was the swearing-in of a new police officer and selection of new sergeants and captains, …
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By Joseph Back
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9/13/26
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"I ain't dead yet." That was Dad's way of saying yes before he passed September 10. 2024.
It wasn't morbid. Quite the opposite. It meant, let's go. Let's have some fun. Let's do something. We're here today and there is no guarantee about tomorrow, so why would we sit around waiting for life to happen?
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By Bruce Karnick
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9/10/26
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The Cottage Grove Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) heard several updates at its Aug. 25 meeting. Among them, Cottage Grove lodging tax collections showed a modest increase during the second …
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By Joseph Back
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9/6/26
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The City of Newport is asking residents, business owners and visitors to help shape the future of Hastings Avenue as work moves forward on a Streetscape and Wayfinding Plan intended to make the …
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9/6/26
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With Minnesota’s long winters making ice skating a familiar recreational activity, the City of Cottage Grove is offering residents an opportunity to learn the basics or develop their skills through …
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By Joseph Back
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9/6/26
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With students returning to classrooms for the new school year as of next week, Cottage Grove School Resource Officer Ryan Sisterman is reminding motorists that keeping children safe requires drivers …
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By Joseph Back
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9/6/26
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Newport and St. Paul Park have transitioned to Fairview EMS for primary ambulance service as of Tuesday, Sept. 1, following final approval from the Minnesota Office of Emergency Medical Services. The …
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9/6/26
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The Washington County Historical Society will welcome Minnesota author Jeff Sauve to the Warden’s House Museum, 602 N. Main Street, Stillwater, on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. for a presentation …
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9/6/26
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The Newport City Council approved several changes and payments related to major street and utility projects during its Thursday, Aug. 20 meeting, including a $632,735 addition to the Third Avenue …
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8/31/26
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Join Washington County Parks for Jail on a Hill, a fascinating presentation at the Historic Courthouse in Stillwater led by Jack Nilsen, Parks Coordinator – Historic Sites. On Aug. 29 from 1-2:30 …
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8/31/26
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Active on the Highway 61 overpass at Newport, the Bridge Brigade meets Wednesday afternoons.
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Photos by Joseph Back.
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8/30/26
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The Cottage Grove City Council appointed longtime department veteran Brad Petersen as the city’s new public safety director and chief law enforcement officer during its Wednesday, Aug. 19 meeting. …
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By Joseph Back
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8/30/26
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A Hastings woman is facing charges after being pulled over July 17 on East Point Douglas Road in Cottage Grove. Brittney Amber Branshaw, age 28 of Hastings, was charged by summons Aug. 5 under …
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By Joseph Back
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8/30/26
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A Cottage Grove man faces a felony firearms charge after a road rage incident Aug. 12. Travis Michael Danzl, age 53 of Cottage Grove, was arraigned Aug. 13 under Minnesota Statute 609.713.1 for …
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By Joseph Back
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8/30/26
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High North Dispensary celebrated its opening in Cottage Grove with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Aug. 20 outside the dispensary, located at 8711 East Point Douglas Road, Suite 108.
The first …
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By Joseph Back
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8/30/26
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Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park — Knights of Columbus St. John Paul II Council 5647, serving St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Cottage Grove and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in St. Paul Park, …
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8/30/26
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The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as detectives investigate the death of a 40-year-old man whose body was found in the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights. …
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Staff Report
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8/23/26
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Efforts to reduce road salt use, questions about groundwater conditions and the future of the Grey Cloud Island channel were among the major topics before the Grey Cloud Island Township Board during …
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By Joseph Back
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8/23/26
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A search for a 77-year-old man who disappeared near Prescott Island ended tragically Aug. 4, when the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office located Michael William Robinson deceased downstream from where …
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By Bruce Karnick
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8/23/26
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