Mary Divine

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Mary Divine

Forest Lake Mayor Blake Roberts said Wednesday that he is worried the Forest Lake Area School Board will vote to repeal a ban on the wearing or displaying of the Confederate flag, swastika and KKK signs or symbols on school grounds. “I think it’s repulsive that they’re even thinking about this,” Roberts told the Pioneer Press. “The fact that we’re even talking about this in 2025 is appalling.”Roberts addressed the issue publicly at the end of the Forest Lake City Council meeting on Monday night.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Mary Divine

The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday. Sgt. Beverly’s Rodriguez funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights. No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater. Rodriguez, 40, of Woodbury, died Sunday after falling off a rented pontoon into White Bear Lake around 2:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

2 days ago | twincities.com | Mary Divine

The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday. Sgt. Beverly’s Rodriguez funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights. No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater. Rodriguez, 40, of Woodbury, died Sunday after falling off a rented pontoon into White Bear Lake around 2:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

3 days ago | twincities.com | Mary Divine

Valley Outreach in Stillwater recently underwent a makeover paid for with a grant from Bayport-based Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen Foundation. An open house is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the social-service agency and food shelf, located at 1901 Curve Crest Blvd. W., to celebrate the remodel, which includes fresh paint, new awnings, better signage, new lights, modern sliding doors, and more accessible entrances, said Jess Hauser, director of communications for Valley Outreach.

3 days ago | inforum.com | Alex Derosier |Mary Divine

ST. PAUL — Bill Salisbury, who in almost 50 years as a political reporter with the Pioneer Press covered 40 sessions of the Minnesota Legislature, eight governors as well as presidential visits and state and national political conventions and campaigns, died Monday at Lyngblomsten Care Center in St. Paul after a period of declining health. He was 80.