NEWPORT
Fire damages Newport apartment complex
A fire early Saturday damaged multiple apartment units at a Newport complex.
By Scott Wente , April 28, 2012
Newport road, ravine improvements approved 
The Newport City Council has OK'd assessments to help pay for a project that will stabilize a ravine and make roadway improvements in a neighborhood that has been hit with erosion and flash flooding problems.
By Jon Avise , April 13, 2012
Split Newport council rejects proposed citizen finance commission
A divided Newport City Council voted last week to kill a proposal to establish a financial advisory commission, a move that surprised one council member who had planned to make a formal proposal on the issue next month.
By Jon Avise , April 10, 2012
Tense exchange as Newport mayor, council members criticized for 'lack of leadership (W/VIDEO)
Dan Flood, a former congressional candidate from Newport, leveled a barrage of criticisms at the city’s mayor, Tim Geraghty, and two other council members who are facing re-election this fall for what he said is a “lack of leadership.” Geraghty defended his actions as mayor and asserted the city is in better shape now than when he assumed the office in January 2009.
By Jon Avise , April 10, 2012
Newport resident Dan Flood suspends U.S. House campaign
Dan Flood, a former Newport planning commissioner who had announced he would seek the GOP endorsement to oppose Rep. Betty McCollum in the 4th District Congressional race this fall, has ended his campaign.
By Jon Avise , March 19, 2012
Newport council member Gallagher to seek DFL nod for 54A House race
Newport City Council member Steven Gallagher said Friday he will seek the DFL nomination to run for the state House District 54A seat being vacated by Rep. John Kriesel.
By Jon Avise , March 17, 2012
County to take lead on major Newport redevelopment project
Washington County will take the lead in redeveloping the area around a planned transit station near the junction of Interstate 494 and Highway 61, county housing officials and city leaders said.
By Jon Avise , March 07, 2012
Newport police brief: Mountain lion sighting? No, just a house cat
A woman reported seeing a mountain lion, then pointed to a 'very large' domestic cat.
February 29, 2012
Newport man plans GOP challenge to Rep. McCollum
Newport resident Dan Flood is running as a Republican in the 4th District.
By Jon Avise , February 29, 2012
Bailey School Forest in Newport gets park pavilion honoring longtime volunteer
The Bailey School Forest, the city of Newport’s largest park and an outdoor classroom for an estimated 3,000 school kids each year, will get its first park pavilion this summer.
By Jon Avise , February 25, 2012
A bigger imprint: Cottage Grove's Advanced Sportswear moves to Newport as it looks to expand
After more than 25 years in Cottage Grove, Advanced Sportswear recently relocated to the Newport Center shopping mall.
By Scott Wente , February 24, 2012
Lions, local builder help Cottage Grove man in need of wheelchair ramp
Joe Murphy dedicated more than 40 years to the St. Paul Park-Newport Lions Club, and the organization found a way to help him out in return.
By Scott Wente , February 09, 2012
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