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

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A previous One Woodbury crowd takes in a performance of Garba, a traditional dance originating at special occasions and festivals in the western part of India.

One Woodbury 2025: ‘A Good Place To BE A Community’

by Roundabout Staff
Published September 16, 2025

The food, traditions, music, resources, dancing, art, backgrounds, perspectives and individual expressions of Woodbury’s rich garden of cultures will be in full bloom this Saturday, Sept. 20 at the annual...

Destination: Woodbury Unveils First Visitor Guide

Destination: Woodbury Unveils First Visitor Guide

by Manali Shah
Published September 16, 2025

Destination: Woodbury, the city’s official destination marketing organization, recently published its first Woodbury Visitor Guide. “Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a long-time resident,...

Photo Credit: Explore Afton

Events: Woodbury Fall Fest, Craft Show, Forums and Concerts

by Roundabout Staff
Published September 15, 2025

Writing Great College Application Essays Wednesday, September 17, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., R.H. Stafford Library, presented by the Loft Literary Center. With this workshop, 10th- to 12th-graders will learn...

Motorcycle Crash Kills Woodbury Man

Motorcycle Crash Kills Woodbury Man

by Roundabout Staff
Published September 9, 2025

Easton Macoy Kleven, 20, of Woodbury, was killed late Friday night when his motorcycle crashed on the Interstate 94 East entrance ramp at Huron Boulevard in Minneapolis. Police said Kleven’s 2009...

Josh O'Connor, left, and Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery." Photo courtesy of Netflix.

‘Wake Up Dead Man:’ A Puzzle You Can’t Put Down

by Hunter Friesen
Published September 9, 2025

Everything comes in threes for the “Knives Out” films. Three entries, three years between each of them, three central murders to solve, and three identical births on the first Saturday of the Toronto...

Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, testifies at her burglary trial. Photo: Pool via The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead

Judge Delays Nicole Mitchell Sentencing

by Roundabout Staff
Published September 9, 2025

A new sentencing date was set last week for former State Senator Nicole Mitchell, who was convicted of burglary in July and resigned her legislative seat soon after. Mitchell, who represented Woodbury...

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...

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...

By: Discover Cottage Grove (https://discovercottagegrove.com/foodtruckfestival/)

Events: Shredding Day, Mozart Opera, Food Truck Festival, Pony Homecoming

by Roundabout Staff
Published September 7, 2025

Shredding Day, Wednesday, September 10, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., South Environmental Center, 4039 Cottage Grove Dr., Woodbury. Free document shredding for residents and businesses. The Return Of King Idomeneo:...

Courtesy of the Moua/Yang family

Woodbury family escapes midnight fire that destroyed their Fox Run home

by Beth-Ann Bloom
Published September 3, 2025

Luckily Al Moua was awake just before midnight on Thursday, August 28. The Woodbury night owl was able to get his wife and two boys out of bed and out of the house as the fire spread. The house in the...

Math and Science Academy’s student drop-off crossing guard April McClernan, left, chats with a visitor while directing traffic Tuesday morning.

Shocking Arrest Can’t Mar First Day Of Classes At Math & Science Academy

by Chuck Nowlen
Published September 3, 2025

You’d never know it by the mellow back-to-school atmosphere Tuesday morning, but a trusted Woodbury Math and Science Academy teacher who mingled with teenagers here for seven years is now charged with...

Composite Woodbury Reading, Math Scores Released, 3rd Through 8th Grade

Composite Woodbury Reading, Math Scores Released, 3rd Through 8th Grade

by Beth-Ann Bloom
Published September 3, 2025

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) on Friday released the 2024-2025 reading and math test scores of Woodbury students in 3rd to 8th grades. The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) are taken...