- House District 55B Republicans selected Ron Paul as their favorite, by a slim margin over Rick Santorum, when they met Tuesday to caucus at .
- The Independence Party also held a caucus in Oakdale Tuesday night. We talked with the organizer, who is a former candidate for state auditor.
- The week’s cutest story: Two canines will be getting married at Animal Inn Pet Resort and Spa on Valentine’s Day.
- Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Chuck Wiger aim to protect dogs from traps, and to encourage school districts to settle their teacher contracts early.
- President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Minnesota would get a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law. A District 622 official said that is good news for the district.
- An Oakdale woman gave back to the community in 45 different ways to celebrate her 45th birthday.
- In police news: A woman learned that her identity had been stolen when she tried to file her taxes and learned someone else had already done so, an Oakdale man was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and two purses were stolen from cars in Oakdale.
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