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
Pauline Kerber of Jordan, 46, has been upgraded to stable condition, according to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
For the next two weeks we're asking Shakopee Patch users to vote on your favorite place to have brunch in Shakopee.
Lane and long-term ramp closures also will occur.
Shakopee Mayor Brad Tabke announced Monday he will offer a social media Webinar series, for a fee.
After April 9, items will be donated or auctioned.
The racino proposal, attached to a minor education bill Friday, passed on a bipartisan 10-4 vote in the Senate Finance Committee, according to a Star Tribune report.
The signal is needed to allow motorists to safely merge onto northbound Hwy 169 from westbound I-494.
Neither the House nor Senate's proposed bonding bills include a fence for the Shakopee women's prison.
Legislators, city and county officials are still working on securing the funds to make it a four-lane bridge.
Fifty stores could close and 400 employees could lose their jobs. The retailer did not announce which stores would close.
The retailer plans to close 50 stores and lay off as many as 400 employees, thanks in part to declining revenues.
Overall, 50 stores could close and 400 employees could lose their jobs.
Five stores in the Twin Cities are slated to close.
Fifty stores could close and 400 employees could lose their jobs.
Two of the four spaces in the building are still available for tenants.
“Throughout 2011, (Lisa Skoog’s) efforts have saved countless lives,” wrote David Decker, vice president of the Minnesota Alcohol Traffic Safety Association (MATSA).
Obituary notices of those with Shakopee connections.
The Friends of the Shakopee Library Book Sale starts at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Have questions? There's an open house for that – on Wednesday this week.
The National Weather Service recommends securing outdoor furniture brought outside during the recent warm spell.
