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Strengthening the Bonds of Community. One story at a time.

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Strengthening the Bonds of Community. One story at a time.

Woodbury News Net

Strengthening the Bonds of Community. One story at a time.
Retired 3M chemist Jim McDonell with a display of his Sun Seed Soap products at a local coffee shop last week.
Trailblazing Soap Inventor Makes Every Move Count
by Chuck Nowlen
Published September 17, 2025

A retired 3M chemist and longtime Woodbury resident believes he's found a link to a better future, thanks to a household item he’s been a world-class expert on for the last four decades. Soap. “All soap – except some store-bought – is basically made the same: you mix oil with lye,” notes Jim McDonell, who launched Sun Seed Soap in April after three years of focused, targeted probing into every soap secret you can imagine. “Humans have been making soap for thousands of years. It’s one of the oldest things human beings have done.” What’s so special about McDonell’s product, so named in part because its fundamental ingredient is sunflower oil? Well, for starters, as the company’s Facebook page proclaims, it’s...

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Student With Weapon Reported At East Ridge High School
Student With Weapon Reported At East Ridge High School
by Woodbury News Net Staff
Published September 17, 2025

Students at Woodbury’s East Ridge High School reported that a fellow student had brought a weapon to school on Wednesday September 17, according to school officials.  Administrators shared information...


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This site on Hudson Road will be purchased by Washington County for the new yard-waste drop-off facility (Submitted photo)
Washington County to Open New Yard-Waste Site Near Woodbury
by Kathy Saltzman
Published September 17, 2025

Washington County is taking a major step to improve yard-waste disposal services with the planned opening of a new drop-off site just east of Woodbury.  Located at the former Century College Transportation...


Jamey Scott Ralph Strand (Courtesy of Blue Earth County Jail).
Dismissal Sought, Hearing Set For Former Teacher Accused Of Seeking Underage Sex
by Chuck Nowlen
Published September 9, 2025

A dismiss-case/suppress-evidence motion was filed last week by the attorney for 44-year-old Jamey Scott Ralph Strand, a former Woodbury Math and Science Academy teacher charged with soliciting underage...

The Woodbury Leadership Academy is one of the charter schools in the city.
What Is A Charter School?
by Beth-Ann Bloom
Published September 3, 2025

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Three-year-old Charlotte Hintz gets Sharkey’s Cuts For Kids’ signature first-class  treatment from stylist Natalie Knauff last week.
A Constant Search For The Perfect Kids’ Haircuts
by Chuck Nowlen
Published September 9, 2025

For some kids, getting a haircut is no big deal. For others, it’s like root canal without a pain killer. Woodbury’s new Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids aims to be the ultimate royal-treatment destination...


Colin Farrel and Margot Robbie in "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Masks Ugliness With Beauty
by Hunter Friesen
Published September 17, 2025

True to its title, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is big and bold.  Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie embark on a journey through space and time, weaving in and out of their respective past and present...

Word Scramble 36: August
Word Scramble 36: August
by Pat Mack
Published August 25, 2025