Foreclosure prevention workshops continue
The Washington County Library and the Washington County HRA are offering free Foreclosure Counseling & Information Workshops to anyone who wants to ask questions and get advice from trained foreclosure prevention counselors. The next workshop will be Wednesday, Feb 8, 6 p.m., Hardwood Creek Branch.
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Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg re-elected chair of Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT)
Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg was elected on a unanimous vote of the MCIT Board of Directors to serve as chair in 2012 during the group's organizational meeting Jan. 13.
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County, MnDOT to install all-way stop control at intersection of Stagecoach Trail (County Highway 21) and Hudson Road in Afton
Washington County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will install all-way stop control at the intersection of Stagecoach Trail (County Highway 21) and Hudson Road in Afton.
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Veterans Service Officer helps with troop re-integration
Washington County's Veterans Service Officer Robby Robinson was part of a team from Minnesota that helped Minnesota National Guard troops with their return to civilian life after overseas deployment during a two-day program in November at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Washington County, Secretary of State will provide information for Minnesota precinct caucus involvement
Now that the first precinct caucuses are over in Iowa, and the political primary season is in full swing, planning is underway for the Minnesota political party precinct caucuses Feb. 7.
Precinct caucuses are meetings organized by Minnesota's political parties. At each caucus, the party begins its process of selecting candidates for the 2012 election and policy positions to shape its party platform.
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