I am the local editor of the Woodinville and Edmonds Patch sites and a recent transplant to Washington from Minnesota. Before moving, I was the local editor for Shakopee Patch near Minneapolis and before that, I worked for Forum Communications as editor of the weekly Pine Journal newspaper in Cloquet. I was also a general assignment reporter at the daily newspaper, Duluth News Tribune.
Fun fact: While in Cloquet, my team and I won a Minnesota Newspaper Association award for leadership related to the 50th anniversary of the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed gas station in the world.
Back in the day, I ran away to photo school in Missoula, MT and worked as a reporter/photographer at the Ravalli Republic newspaper, where I loved covering wildland fires.
I have a degree in Journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
Mostly, I like to be outside, visiting new places, riding my road bike or photographing something.
Contact me at lisa.baumann@patch.com
There will be a Shakopee High School general informational/drama club meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5 to talk about the fall musical, "Beauty and the Beast."
Bows and arrows, belly dancing and magical fairies come together during the Silk Road Weekend on September 1-3 at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
On Sept. 3, Raceway Park presents the Summer Thunder Series, a very special Labor Day event featuring an extended 75-lap Hobby Stock feature.
The full obituary for Stanley R. Crooks, Nov. 27, 1941-Aug. 25, 2012.
It remains unclear whether federally-issued tribal i.d.s would be deemed acceptable as a proper form of state issued identification related to the Voter ID amendment.
Funeral Services for Shakopee Mdewakanton Chairman Stanley Crooks will be Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Tiowakan Spiritual Center in Prior Lake.
Shakopee amateur golfer Jesse Larson, 37, has been selected as one of three golfers to represent Minnesota at the upcoming USGA Men’s State Team Championship, Sept. 19-21.
Stanley R. Crooks, chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, has died.
Pearson 6th Grade Center principal Dave Orlowsky and Virgil Mears cut the ribbon at the school’s open house Aug. 22.
Lawmakers ended a one-day special session Friday by overwhelmingly approving a $167.5 million disaster relief package for Duluth and surrounding areas hit by severe flooding earlier this summer.
The National Weather Service Twin Cities has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Shakopee until 9:45 p.m. tonight.
Severe lightning in the Shakopee caused Canterbury Park officials to cancel Thursday’s racing program after the running of the fourth race.
The Renaissance Festival is expanding its presence in the Twin Cities with a booth at the State Fair through Labor Day, Sept. 3.
Eastbound I-494 lane closures will occur tonight through Saturday, Aug, 25.
A crash involving a pickup truck and a trailer on Highway 169 left the truck hanging over the Bloomington Ferry bridge near Shakopee Aug. 23.
About 200 jobs could be moving with My Pillow to Shakopee.
Make the most of your weekend with these sizzling summer events.
According to Shakopee City Adminstrator Mark McNeill, "the net result is that staff will continue to negotiate with the micro brewery proposal."
The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame inductees, who will be honored in a Sept. 1 ceremony, include breeder Camelia Casby of Shakopee.
Project Community Connect provides a one-stop shop, to match those “living on little” with resources and services.
