About Us

A Simple but Profound Goal:

Strengthen the Bonds of Community, One Story at a Time. Picture a community where everyone is informed, engaged and connected – a place where facts matter and reliable information is at your fingertips. This is the vision of our nonprofit, local, community-led, online, independent news initiative: Woodbury News Net.

As Minnesota’s 8th largest city, Woodbury deserves a dedicated news source. The city has been impacted by the loss of a local newspaper. We’ve missed out on coverage of important local issues, calendar listings of community events, reporting on local government, updates on local businesses and nonprofits, and a deeper awareness of the place we are proud to call home. Too often, we’ve seen misinformation spread rapidly and unchecked. 

To address this critical gap in news coverage, local community leaders representing a variety of sectors, interests, businesses and organizations began meeting in fall of 2023 to explore launching a nonprofit news platform. Since then, many other volunteers have been welcomed to the project. Together, they bring experience in journalism, technology, finance and nonprofit management and share the commitment to launching an independent, reliable news source to serve our community.   

Our Mission

Woodbury News Net is a local news platform that strengthens the bonds of community by informing and engaging our residents. We provide trustworthy journalism with content that is well-sourced, factual, and unbiased. We will offer a calendar of events so readers are up to date on what’s happening locally. We cast a wide net to cover critical issues as well as human interest stories from all corners of Woodbury to reflect the diversity of our community. Woodbury News Net is connecting the people of Woodbury.

Help Us Grow!

Your support is needed to make this happen. Without a local news source, misinformation spreads rapidly and unchecked. By supporting the Woodbury News Net Fund, you’ll contribute to the creation of content that is well-sourced, factual, and unbiased. And, you’ll be up-to-date on what’s happening locally. Your tax-deductible contribution will also allow everyone to access the site for free, by helping us avoid creating a paywall.

Donate

While community volunteers are giving hundreds of hours to launch this effort, tax-deductible donations are needed today to cover required technology and services.