Community Corner
Week in Review: County Ranks High on Health, Home Values Down, Controlled Burn in Park
Here's a quick summary of the past week's Oakdale news.
- The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in locating Tyler Robert Chute, who is suspected of assaulting a Washington County sheriff’s deputy and then fleeing on foot.
- A man was charged with driving a car into an Oakdale home.
- District 622 School Board member Pam Cunningham said running for the Minnesota House was a natural next step for her after two terms on the board.
- The average Oakdale home value was down 13.5 percent last year according to a Washington County report.
- After getting reports of coyote sightings in town, the Oakdale Police Department is offering tips for protecting your pets from the wild dogs.
- Oakdale Pastor John Stiles is working on a benefit album to raise money to prevent child abuse and domestic violence.
- An Oakdale man faces a fifth-degree drug charge for allegedly selling marijuana to a police informant.
- Skies were smoky Wednesday morning while a controlled burn took place at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve.
- Washington County was ranked the seventh healthiest county in Minnesota, according to a study released Tuesday.
- The Gateway Corridor Commission held an open house in Woodbury Thursday to hear from the public on plans for transit along Interstate 94.
- The Minnesota House passed a bill that would start fishing season a week early this year, and the folks at Oakdale’s said they like the idea.
- A Ramsey County judge ruled against Gov. Mark Dayton’s executive order requiring certain home child care providers to take a union vote.
- Oakdale ambulance crews were part of a groundbreaking heart study.
- We’re still taking votes for the best brunch spot in the Oakdale area. Cast yours today!
- Hungry raccoons waking from sleep have been prompting calls to the Oakdale Police Department.
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