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Week in Review: Helicopter Search, Commissioner Challenged, Tartan Ranked in Top 50
Here's a quick-hit guide to the past week's news.
- A K-9 unit and helicopter were out searching early Monday morning for a suspect in an aggravated robbery of a pizza delivery driver. They didn’t find the man.
- A Maplewood restaurant known for its eclectic and numerous flavors of chicken wings, D-Spot, will run the concession stand at Tanner’s Lake Beach this summer.
- Former Oakdale mayor Ted Bearth will challenge Bill Pulkrabek—also a former Oakdale mayor—for his seat on the Washington County Board.
- Mahtomedi bicycle tool company Park Tool wants to close by June 15 on the purchase of city-owned land that used to house Oakdale Golf and Tennis.
- was ranked among the top 50 public high schools in Minnesota by U.S. News and World Report.
- The Tartan High School student who was told his porn actress date wouldn’t be allowed to attend the school’s prom planned to have a laid back party at his house instead.
- Thirty-thousand dollars for the Oakdale Veterans Memorial didn’t make it into the bonding bill signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton, however the Tubman Center East at Larpenteur and Century avenues did get $2 million for renovations.
- An Upper 24th Street home was left with extensive smoke damage due to a fire Tuesday, May 8.
- Oakdale’s legislators both voted in favor of the Vikings stadium bill.
- The Gateway Corridor Commission is taking a little more time than originally planned to study the seven remaining options for transit between St. Paul and Wisconsin on Interstate 94. The decision is now planned to come in August or September.
- We have video of Rep. Nora Slawik’s final speech on the House floor Thursday.
- Lyme Disease experts are answering Patch readers’ questions through May 17.
- An Oakdale man was charged for attacking a couple and their car in the parking lot.
- Tartan High School’s Kelsey Youngquist was our Oakdale Patch Whiz Kid of the week.
- In police news: Two car break-ins were reported at LA Fitness and more than $1,000 worth of items were stolen from another car.
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