SWC Bulletin

The source of property tax revenue for Cottage Grove remained largely unchanged this year. Residential property comprised 80 percent of city property taxes in 2016, and commercial land made up 17 percent of taxes. Agricultural land was 3 percent of property tax revenue. The breakdown...

Assistant Washington County Attorney Karin McCarthy is among three candidates recommended to Gov. Mark Dayton for a vacant seat in the state’s 10th Judicial District.

Residents of south Washington County who live in or near areas where groundwater has been contaminated with perfluorochemicals (PFCs) will have an opportunity to ask questions about PFCs and discuss the issue one-on-one with staff from the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota...

Parents and others with questions about the increase in sex trafficking in the Twin Cities are invited to a forum on the issue next week.

South Washington County Schools is seeking the maximum-allowed property tax levy for 2017, but the proposal still is less than what is being collected this year.More referendum revenue due to higher enrollment coupled with increased state aid and other factors contributed to a 0.63...

The community garden in Newport will have a new home soon, on the corner of Fourth and 15th streets. “We talked about needing to move the community garden, so we looked at numerous sites around town, and the preferred site is Fourth and 15th,” City Administrator Deb Hill said...

The Newport City Council voted to change the background check process for city volunteers and employees who work with children. Under the resolution the council passed 5-0, volunteers and employees must have their fingerprints taken in order to check a national database. The previous...

The city of Cottage Grove is giving documents to the Washington County Historical Society and the Minnesota Historical Society. The transfer of the documents, which range from 1862 to 1974, is being done through a government records depository agreement, which is used for many government...

Recently reported criminal activity in Cottage Grove: Drunken driving Andrew Earl Lavalle, 25, of Cottage Grove was arrested on suspicion of third-degree drunken driving following a traffic stop before 2 a.m. Sept. 11 at 90th Street and Jeffery Avenue. Lavalle had a blood-alcohol...