Stillwater News

"This is Santorum country." This front-page headline is a bit over the top. Minnesota has upward of 3.5 million people of voting age.

Dancer and Instructor Grigoriy Illyevskiy works with dancer Cecilia Loom on a dance from "Swan Lake" on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Belle Ballet in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota.

The exit from westbound Interstate 94 to Century Avenue in Oakdale is one of the most accident-prone intersections in the state.

The the Stillwater Lift Bridge looms in the background, while two walkers stroll along the St.

Grand Valley State University said keeping its student body healthy is paramount to its mission, but requiring that its students carry health insurance --- a policy recently instituted by Michigan State University --- isn't an approach the college is ready to take.

STILLWATER - Dog lovers around the world will be focused on New York for the annual Westminster dog show next week.

The Stillwater Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River clearly needs to be replaced.

Kevin Corbid will step into the position of deputy county administrator in Washington County .

Rick Santorum gave Minnesota Republicans the chance to prove they're just as socially conservative as their Iowa neighbors, and they responded by handing the Pennsylvania senator a caucus win that at least temporarily shakes up the race for the GOP presidential nomination.

Republicans who attend a party caucus gathering at one Stillwater precinct will get to try registering with a photo ID scanner.

If by any chance the slogans didn't remind you of Cottage Grove, then the city may need to continue its hunt for its first motto.

The Oak Park Heights City Council last week signed off on plans for rental units near Oak Park Heights City Hall, at the northwest corner of Oakgreen Avenue and 58th Street.

Kari Egge, 45, of Stillwater, Minnesota, died from cancer on Saturday, according to the St.

Rep. Betty McCollum spoke to a group of about 100 Stillwater residents Saturday morning at EpiscopalA ChurchA of theA Ascension A about her opposition to the "extra-dosed" four-lane St.

Reports Cheesehead By Proxy : "We just received a fancy full-color cardstock-weight publication from our new conglomerate health-care system, and it's touted to be 'a magazine for healthy living.' "It includes a recipe for creamy chicken wild rice soup, with a color photo that makes your mouth water.

The Oak Park Heights City Council this week signed off on plans for rental units near Oak Park Heights City Hall, at the northwest corner of Oakgreen Avenue and 58th Street.

We welcome a new diversion program launched Monday in Washington County to help veterans of combat who have landed in the court system, and we thank the caring veterans who helped bring it about.

Egge played a key role in the aftermath of the volcanic eruption in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002, drought in southern Africa and 2004's tsunami in Indonesia.

Stillwater officials have picked RES Specialty Pyrotechnics to put on the city's Fourth of July fireworks show, but city officials say they can't sign a contract with the company until matters involving Lumberjack Days are settled.

The Coalition for the St. Croix River Crossing held a news conference Monday afternoon to release the results of a survey stating that 86 percent of voters in the St.