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Woodbury Lions Announce Dates For Citywide Garage Sale

by Staff Reports
Published January 23, 2025

The Woodbury Lions Club announced its 48th Annual Citywide Garage Sale will be held May 8–10. Registration begins Feb. 15 and ends Apr. 27 at midnight. The widely anticipated sale spans neighborhoods...

Word Scramble 5

Word Scramble 5

Published January 23, 2025

Rearrange the letters to make words relating to stories in this week’s Roundabout. Words EHSD OWLP IOLNS UCESA GRAGEA Bonus Words LYVLAE ACNMEHI Scroll down for hints!               Hints ...

Events: Coin Quest Continues, Murder Mystery, Bike Rally, Seussical The Musical

Events: Coin Quest Continues, Murder Mystery, Bike Rally, Seussical The Musical

Published January 23, 2025

Coin Quest, Woodbury parks. Coins will be hidden the weeks of Jan. 13, 20 and 27 in Woodbury’s fifth annual winter medallion hunt. Clues will be provided throughout the week to help seekers find the...

Boys Swim And Dive Teams Place At State True Team Meet

Boys Swim And Dive Teams Place At State True Team Meet

by Staff Reports
Published January 23, 2025

Editor's Note: The wrong photo was originally submitted and posted for the Woodbury High School team. We have replaced that picture with the correct one. Woodbury was well-represented in this past...

District 622 Recess And Traffic Monitor Faces Child Porn Charge

District 622 Recess And Traffic Monitor Faces Child Porn Charge

by Pat Mack
Published January 22, 2025

A recess and traffic monitor at Cowern Elementary, Richardson Elementary, and North High School faces ten counts of possession of child pornography. The case against William M. Haslach, 31, of Maplewood,...

Duck Donats at 7455 Currell Blvd. in Woodbury.

Woodbury Man Faces Felony Charge In Donut Franchise Sale

by Pat Mack
Published January 22, 2025

Editor's Note: Our original story contained the wrong last name of the defendant. We have updated the story to correct that error. A criminal complaint filed in Washington County District Court charges...

No Charges Filed Against Substitute Teacher

No Charges Filed Against Substitute Teacher

by Pat Mack
Published January 22, 2025

Authorities have decided not to file criminal charges against a substitute teacher who allegedly re-enacted the chokehold that killed George Floyd in a classroom at Woodbury High School last fall.  “Both...

Woodbury Police Busy With Holiday DWI Enforcement

Woodbury Police Busy With Holiday DWI Enforcement

by Staff Reports
Published January 21, 2025

The Woodbury Police Department made the 4th most DWI arrests among local police agencies during the 2024 holiday season. A new report from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety shows during the holiday...

New Chamber Orchestra Forming In Area

New Chamber Orchestra Forming In Area

by Staff Reports
Published January 21, 2025

Musicians are being sought to help create the River Valley Chamber Orchestra. The group will hold a music sight reading event Sunday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Hastings Art Center. Organizers are looking...

Woodbury Student wins Fourth Congressional District App Challenge

Woodbury Student wins Fourth Congressional District App Challenge

by Staff Reports
Published January 21, 2025

Idrees Ahmad of Woodbury won the 2024 Fourth Congressional District App Challenge. The contest was sponsored by the office of Congresswoman Betty McCollum. Ahmad's app, “MinnVotes,” is designed...

Judge Delays Sen. Mitchell's Trial Until May

Judge Delays Sen. Mitchell’s Trial Until May

by Pat Mack
Published January 17, 2025

A Becker County District Court judge has approved a motion by attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, to delay her criminal trial until after the legislative session. Judge Michael D. Fritz...

Machine Shed Restaurant in Lake Elmo.

Machine Shed Restaurant In Lake Elmo Closes

by Pat Mack
Published January 17, 2025

UPDATE | August 5, 2025 | ParT Barn will open in place of the Machine Shed Restaurant in November. Read that story here. The Machine Shed Restaurant - across the Interstate from Woodbury in Lake Elmo...