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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.
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The Depot served its last cup of coffee on Sunday, according to the Savage Pacer.
The Depot served its last cup of coffee on Sunday, according to the Savage Pacer.
The studio tour and sale is Saturday, Oct. 6.
The crash happened on Lake Vermilion near Cook.
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Ardagh Group is expected to purchase Anchor for $880 million.
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An 8-year-old playing with a lighter started the blaze, fire officials said.
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"This amendment is simply wrong and, as Mayor of Shakopee, I will do what it takes to defeat it."
The Relay For Life of Scott County, scheduled to take place outside at Shakopee Junior High is moving indoors.
A celebration of life service was held Wednesday for Jason Daquon Lewis, the 17-year-old who died in a swimming accident in Shakopee on June 30.