Press Releases 2012

• Guided morning bird hikes this summer at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park (5/23/12)
• Washington County's Campfire Programs will start with Memorial Day weekend presentations (5/23/12)|
• Foreclosure preventions workshops continue (5/23/12)
• Washington County Parks offers Zumba on the Beach this summer (5/23/12)
• Vendors sought for ice cream social, talent show
• Summer road construction will close CR 83
• Washington County Sheriff's Office honors those who have fallen in line of duty (5/15/12)
• Washington County will have household hazardous waste collection in Stillwater (5/15/12)
• 'Thriving With Your Teen! (or Preteen) parent education offered in spring (5/14/12)
• County crack seal coating underway(5/14/12)
• Washington County employees 'spring into service' (5/9/12)
• Unused medication drop box now in use (5/8/12)
• Committee that works to prevent homelessness seeking members (5/8/12)
• Free legal workshops continue by populare demand (5/8/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (5/7/12)
• Highway cleanup taking place in Washington County (5/7/12)
• Drug 'take back' event yields 288 pounds of drugs (5/3/12)
• MNDot announces St. Croix Crossing open houses (5/1/12)
• County will have household hazardous waste collection in Cottage Grove (5/1/12)
• Washington County Library Board seeks member District 2 (5/1/12)

• Washington County will have drug 'take back' April 28 (4/26/12)
• 'Thriving With Your Teen! (or Preteen)' parent education offered in spring (4/26/12)
• Housing block grant advisory committee seeking members (4/26/12)
• Residents will have opportunity to learn about managed lanes on Interstate 35 (4/26/12)
• Washington County campgrounds open for season (4/23/12)
• Washington County disburses funds for township roads (4/23/12)
• MNDot announces St. Croix Crossing open houses (4/18/12)
• Comments invited at April 24 public hearing for right-of-way ordinance (4-18-12)
• County Board approves new commissioner districts, term schedule (4/17/12)
• County will have household hazardous waste collections in communities (4/16/12)
• County will have household hazardous waste collection in Hugo (4/16/12)
• Vendors sought for holiday show (4/16/12)
• Veterans service officers will meet another returning contingent (4/13/12)
• Everyone invited to hear about plans for street improvements around Government Center in Stillwater (4/12/12)
• Get information on being a licensed child care porvider in Washington County (4/12/12)
• Big Book Sale planned at R.H.Stafford Library (4/10/12)
• Enter Hardwood Creek llibrary's 2nd Annual 'Peeps' diorama contest (4/10/12)
• Residents, business owners around County Road 19-20-22 in Cottage Grove invited to open house (4/6/12)
• Drug drop-off ready at Sheriff's Office (4/5/12)
• History of Sheriff's Office on display at Washington County Historic Courthouse (4/4/12)
• Gateway Corrifor offers open houses for public input on alternative transit options (4/2/12)

• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (3/27/12)
• Business owners around Valley Creek Road invited to project meeting (3/27/12)
• Licensing information for potential adult foster care providers available at meeting (3/27/12)
• Business start-up classes set at R. H. Stafford branch library (3/27/12)
• Controlled burns planned in Washington County (3/27/12)
• 'Thriving With Your Teen! (or Preteen) parent education offered in spring (3/27/12)
• Stopping water where it drops: A free rain garden for your yard series (3/27/12)
• Fixed 0 percent home improvement loans available in Washington County (3/23/12)
• Gateway Corridor offers open houses for public input on alternative transit options (3/23/12)
• History in Your Backyard set for April 15 (3/20/12)
• Free business start-up classes at R.H. Stafford branch library (3/16/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (3/16/12)
• 'Hunger Games' Release Parties at Washington County Libraries (3/13/12)
• Free business start-up classes set at R.H. Stafford branch library (3/13/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (3/13/12)
• Free legal workshops continue by popular demand, starting with 'Conciliation Court Basics' March 20 (3/9/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue(3/9/12)
• 2012 spring construction season off to an early start (3/7/12)
• County Board seeks public comment on redistricting plans, commissioner number (3/6/12)
• Free buisness start-up classes set at R. H. Stafford branch library (3/6/12)
• Load limits for county roads announced for 2012 (3/2/2012)
• Information meetings available for those interested in foster care (3/2/2012)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (3/2/2012)

• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (2/28/12)
• 'Not My Kid - A Community Conversation on Youth Suicide Prevention' sponsored by the Suicide Prevention Collaborative Feb. 28 (2/23/12)
• 'Building a Competent Commuity and School Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention' professional training set for Feb. 28 (2/23/12)
• 'Reading Promise' author to visit Washington County Library (2/22/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (2/17/12)
• Washington County, Woodbury plan open house on Woodbury Drive design (2/17/12)
• St. Croix Valley Wedding Showcase ready to go for Feb. 26 (2/16/12)
• Washington County retains highest ratings from ratings agencies (2/13/12)
• Free business start-up classes set at R. H. Stafford branch library (2/13/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (2/13/12)
• Make plans to attend St. Croix Valley Wedding Showcase (2/9/12)
• Washington County hires deputy administrator (2/8/12)
• Washington County gains award for building renovation (2/7/12)
• County roads seeing early season frost heaves(2/6/12)
• Advisory Forum on protecting state's drinking water sources set for Feb. 9 is open to public(2/6/12)
• Forclosure workshops continue (2/3/12)

• Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg re-elected chair of Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) (1/31/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (1/30/12)
• County, MnDOT to install all-way stop control at intersection of Stagecoach Trail (County Highway 21) and Hudson Road in Afton (1/27/12)
• Veterans Service Officer helps with troop re-integration (1/27/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (1/23/12)
• Washington County, Secretary of State will provide information for Minnesota precinct caucus involvement (1/20/12) 
• Washington County Library kicks off 'One County, One Book' with readathon (1/18/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (1/17/12)
• County Board names O'Rourke as county administrator (1/17/12)
• Read-a-thons part of Washington County's 'One County, One Book' celebration (1/11/12)
• Foreclosure prevention workshops continue (1/10/12)