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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.
Woodbury and Maplewood State Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger has announced her bid for the Minnesota State Senate District 47 seat in an upcoming special election.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger Wins DFL Primary, Faces Dorau Nov. 4
by Theo Franz
Published August 27, 2025

Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger will advance to the Nov. 4 special election for Minnesota Senate District 47, defeating fellow DFL Rep. Ethan Cha in Tuesday’s primary. Rep Hemmingsen-Jaeger carried every precinct in the district while garnering 82.28% of the vote. Turnout was light as expected for an August primary with a short interval between the DFL endorsement and the vote. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, who represents House District 47A, will face Republican Dwight Dorau in a high-stakes general election that could determine which party controls the Minnesota Senate. The DFL currently holds a one-seat majority, but with two vacancies, including the Woodbury-area seat left open after former Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s felony burglary conviction, both...

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Last year’s Woodbury Ambassadors team bids a fond farewell to its one-year reign as  the group’s final 2024-25 parade concluded at last weekend’s Woodbury Days at Ojibway Park. Photo submitted via Facebook by Woodbury Ambassadors Royal Family.
Woodbury Ambassadors Crown New Community-Services Team
by Chuck Nowlen
Published August 27, 2025

Woodbury’s 40-year-old royal family of community service turned the page to its freshest group of roll-up-your-sleeves heroes Monday night with the official coronation of six 2025-26 Ambassadors. Selected...


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The three-day long festival was traditionally held in September after Labor Day until the early 1980 when it moved to August.
Woodbury Days: Photo Gallery
by Roundabout Staff
Published August 26, 2025

Woodbury Days returned to Ojibway Park August 22–24, transforming the green space into a vibrant, three-day community celebration. The festival, which has drawn on average 25,000 attendees each year...


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Nine Candidates File For Four SoWashCo School Board Seats
by Kathy Saltzman
Published August 13, 2025

Nine candidates filed for four open seats on the South Washington County School Board (ISD #833) by the filing deadline of Tuesday, August 12. The four seats will be filled in the general election on November...


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Woodbury’s Topgolf Could Open In Late October
by Pat Mack
Published August 14, 2025

Topgolf in Woodbury could open as soon as late October near the intersection of I-94 and I-494.  “We’re shooting for the end of October,” Jordan Campbell, director of operations for the Woodbury...


Denzel Washington stars in "Highest 2 Lowest." Photo: Apple TV+.
Review: Mo Money Mo Problems in ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
by Hunter Friesen
Published August 26, 2025

Matter cannot be created or destroyed. To receive something, you must be willing to give something up. For record mogul David King (Denzel Washington), a man dubbed to have “the best ears in the business”...

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