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Harold Scott, Jr. is the new principal at Cottage Grove Middle School. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia
Cottage Grove welcomes new middle school principal
COTTAGE GROVE - For Harold Scott Jr., middle school was a crossroads where you could focus on your studies — easier said than done —...
 News/education June 18, 2018 - 2:17pm
CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ORDINANCE 923
Ordinance No. 923 The City of Cottage Grove has passed Ordinance No. 923. This noise ordinance establishes hours of any activities that might disturb residents. While no one is allowed to cause loud noises that are likely to annoy a reasonable person, there are specific hours after...
 January 17, 2014 - 11:20pm
A storage facility will replace the former All Seasons Golf at 7552 West Point Douglas Road. Courtesy of the city of Cottage Grove
New storage facility in Cottage Grove to serve hobbyists
A storage unit initially pitched to the city three years ago is now preparing for construction next to the Park and Ride. Park Place Storage,...
 Business/announcements November 14, 2017 - 3:25pm
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Austin Werner, 7 of Cottage Grove bounces at the June 14 opening of Strawberry Fest. William Loeffler / RiverTown Multimedia
Go high in the sky, while it's still dry: Downpours dog Strawberry Fest
COTTAGE GROVE - The rain stayed away June 14 for the opening of the Strawberry Fest, where Austin Werner, 7 bounced skyward on one of the carnival...
 community/events June 19, 2018 - 10:03am
Jayvon Gant
Man arrested in connection to Cottage Grove, metro bank robberies
BLOOMINGTON — The man alleged to have robbed a Cottage Grove bank back in May has been taken into custody. Jayvon Dominique Gant, 26, Bloomington,...
 News/crime and courts June 13, 2018 - 2:11pm
Tony Jurgens
Viewpoint: Successes include safeguarding 3M settlement monies
The 2018 legislative session has come to a close, and while the final days were hectic, we did approve a number of common sense provisions and...
 opinion/columns May 21, 2018 - 1:47pm
Tom Fitzgerald’s daughter Tara died last year after ingesting a synthetic drug called 25i-NBOMe. He spoke at an anti-drug community forum March 26 at Woodbury High School. (Bulletin photo by William Loeffler)
2015 story: A wake-up call: Father shares grief of daughter's loss at Washington County drug-abuse forum
Cops and addicts shared the stage Thursday at the Woodbury High School auditorium. Each, in their own way, told the audience of about 200 to...
 News/crime and courts March 28, 2015 - 7:49pm
TJ Maxx/ Home Goods is the first of four tenants to be announced in the Home Depot redevelopment. Courtesy of Cushman and Wakefield
TJ Maxx/ Home Goods announced as first Home Depot tenant in Cottage Grove
An announcement a decade in the making is starting to roll out. The first tenant for the long-vacant Home Depot building will be a TJ Maxx/...
 Business/retail March 8, 2018 - 10:10am
One dead in Newport stabbing
A fatal stabbing in Newport early Sunday morning in under investigation by the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
 News/crime and courts June 12, 2018 - 9:18am
Norma J. Kirchner
Norma J. Kirchner At the age of 64, Norma's long journey with early onset Alzheimer's, ended on May 8, 2018 while surrounded by her loving family....
 May 23, 2018 - 7:38pm
Sabina Phillips
Sabina Phillips Dec. 30, 1951 - April 17, 2018 ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sabina Phillips, 66, Cottage Grove, Minn., died Tuesday, April 17, in Regions Hospital. Services were previously held. Arrangements by Kok Funeral Home in Cottage Grove.
 April 25, 2018 - 7:47pm
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday said it has granted Endangered Species Act protection to the rusty patched bumble bee, a native species of Minnesota and Wisconsin that has been declining rapidly in recent years. Courtesy of the Xerces Society
Bumblebee species placed on federal endangered list
DULUTH, Minn.—The rusty patched bumblebee, a native of Minnesota and Wisconsin that was once common across the Midwest but which has declined...
 News January 11, 2017 - 12:00pm
Washington County Assistant Attorney Imran Ali gave an eye-opening presentation on the perils of the juvenile sex trade Sept. 29 at Cottage Grove City Hall. (Bulletin photo by William Loeffler)
Rise in sex trafficking cases alarming, prosecutor says
Imran Ali turned over a few rocks Sept. 29 at Cottage Grove City Hall. However vile and disturbing the things that squirmed beneath, it was...
 News/crime and courts October 5, 2016 - 12:15pm
Coen Geyen (from left), Cade Kromer, Everly Geyen and Kolton Ferlaak scramble for candy while eyeing upcoming units in the Monster Bash parade. Scott Wente / RiverTown Multimedia play button
A Halloween bash: Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest celebrates with 10th annual parade
Cottage Grove got into the Halloween spirit with the 10th-annual Monster Bash parade Saturday, Oct. 28. The Halloween parade, a fundraiser for...
 entertainment October 31, 2017 - 9:09am
Vanholy Var, 36
Charges: Man attempted to kidnap 5 Newport children
NEWPORT — A near-miss kidnapping of five children June 13 has left Newport residents rattled. Vanholy Var, 36, of St. Paul, was under a 48-hour...
 News/crime and courts June 15, 2018 - 11:59am

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