At big-box site, a hunt for buyer

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - Fri Nov 27

A former Home Depot store in Cottage Grove is scheduled for the auction block Dec.

Woodbury recycling center hits its stride

Startribune.com - Fri Nov 27

J ust months after Washington County opened a $5.3 million environmental center in Woodbury to replace a smaller one in Oakdale, residents are dropping off recyclable materials at a record pace.

Maplewood proposes building $6M fire training facility for east...

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press - Fri Nov 27

St. Paul Fire Chief Tim Butler carries an oxygen tank after refilling it after a drill Monday November 16, 2009 at the department's training grounds on Energy Park Drive.

What's closed for Thanksgiving

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press - Wed Nov 25

City, county, state and federal offices are closed. Libraries are closed. Metro Transit buses and trains will follow Sunday/holiday schedules.

Woman passed out on meds while baby-sitting 2-year-old granddaughter, charges say

TwinCities.com - Wed Nov 25

A Woodbury grandmother has been charged with child neglect after allegedly taking narcotics and passing out while baby-sitting her 2-year-old granddaughter.

Washington County takes harder look at low-income housing

Star Tribune - Wed Nov 25

The agency that coordinates affordable housing for low-income residents in Washington County is fielding hard questions from some county commissioners who are unhappy that the county helps finance the program.

MPCA Opens Comment Period for Report on 6 Lakes in Washington, Chisago Counties

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Tue Nov 24

St. Paul, Minn. -- A public comment period on a water-quality report for six lakes in Washington and Chisago counties begins Nov.

Prayers indirectly brought life-saving defibrillator to church

TwinCities.com - Mon Nov 23

Natasha Fleishman greets St. Paul firefighter Dave Rychliki, one of the first to respond when she suffered a cardiac arrest in 2002 at age 33.

Weighted grades are a heavy issue

TwinCities.com - Sat Nov 21

Anna Koelsch took her first Advanced Placement class in 10th grade. The 17-year-old senior now is enrolled in AP classes for calculus, government, economics and literature at Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights.

Central Bank of Stillwater buys failed Florida bank, its fourth

St. Paul Pioneer Press - Sat Nov 21

For the fourth time this year, Central Bank of Stillwater has taken over a failed bank.