School District Ranking + Fight Over COVID-19 Bonus Pay

Hey, residents of Woodbury! Jason Addy here with today's issue of the Woodbury Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 71 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Woodbury today:

1. South Washington Co. Schools Ranked Among Top 50 MN Districts (Woodbury Patch)
2. Who should get COVID bonus pay? Minnesota Dems, Republicans can’t agree. (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)
3. Road Work To Close Lanes On Valley Creek Road For 2 Weeks (Woodbury Patch)
4. 50th and France is quickly moving on from the pandemic (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
5. Children's Minnesota to open inpatient psychiatric unit (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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Woodbury Patch Notebook

• Woodbury Parks & Recreation: "Enjoy a Saturday afternoon creating a Fall mosaic out of clay at Woodbury Central Park! Ages 5-12 Saturday, October 16 1-4 p.m. Registration required https://bit.ly/3uVCOHv" (Facebook)
• Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce: "Check out our October InSight Magazine to learn about upcoming events, past events, member news and MORE!" (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you soon! If you're liking these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Jason Addy

About me: I was born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania before earning my journalism degree at Penn State University. I recently moved to Minnesota after working for several years in Illinois as the editor of a weekly newspaper and for Patch. I look forward to telling and sharing your stories, and keeping you informed during these unprecedented times and beyond. If you've got a story, I want to hear it.

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