Forest Lake News

It was mid-morning Friday, June 26, and Kathy Tagg, age 56, was home still in her pjs.

Geofrey Kalanzi, a former student and soccer standout at Dakota County Technical College, has won the Lea Plarski Award from the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The honor recognizes the family's commitment to military service for nearly a century.

A Cambridge, Minn., woman accused of prank-calling her Forest Lake grandmother out of boredom now faces felony charges in the harassment.

Local news: A story on page 4B Wednesday should have said Ramsey County District Judge James Clark decided pretrial motions reversed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a case involving Gale Rachuy.

Two Forest Lake businesses are offering free taxi rides so residents can get home safely during the holiday weekend.

Courage Center Forest Lake, Minn, is the first site in the Midwest to offer the Interactive Metronome Gait Mate, which focuses on improving a person's walking pattern, says the facility .

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Managing editor Some 80 units will be taking part in the parade that kicks off the Coon Rapids Lions Club and Coon Rapids Firefighters 4th of July Celebration at Sand Creek Park next week.

When the South Washington County school board was looking for a new superintendent four years ago, it wanted to turn the district in a new direction.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq a ' A helicopter is the loudest silence I know.

During Krystin Tenjack's trip to Africa in the summer of 2007, she would cry at night not because she was homesick, but of what the now 22-year-old had witnessed firsthand.

On Saturday, June 27, the City of Stacy is holding 'Red Bull Day' in honor of our adopted soldiers and all who serve in the United States Armed Forces, both past and present.

Federal stimulus money will pay for road improvements, job assistance and energy upgrades in Washington County in the coming year, bringing some relief after commissioners made deep cuts in their budget to compensate for lost revenue.

Cub Scout Pack 644 is hosting a brat fest at Von Hanson's Meats, 9030 Inwood Ave., in Cottage Grove.

At Amery High School, students file into bathrooms during a break to use the toilets and sinks.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says that northern Anoka and Washington counties now have black bears as permanent residents.

The Caledonia Area Elementary School held its annual Field Day Tuesday. Students competed in sack races, egg relays and tug-o-wars. In this photo students gave it their all in a tug-o-war. They are from left, Laurn Felten, Emma Craig, Nick McCabe, Kourtney Olson and Dylan Felten.

Cash-strapped school districts this year might reap unexpected windfalls from an unusual source: teacher pay.

He's done it. Forest Lake ninth-grader Dusty Boyer is the 2009 Minnesota State High School League individual state singles champion in Class AA.

A 19-year-old man who was arrested and accused of raping a 17-year-old female student in an entry at Forest Lake High School will be set free because, prosecutors said today, they need more evidence before filing charges.