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Split vote OKs 5-story apartment agreement
Submitted graphicAn artist’s rendering of the proposed exterior of a five-story apartment complex planned by Gaughan Companies for the old city hall site in Forest Lake. After engaging in a preliminary...
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FL grad will not be VA head
Hegseth Forest Lake graduate and Fox News personality Pete Hegseth will not be taking a permanent job in Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump selected David Shulkin as his pick for the...
View ArticleContract law enforcement news and opinion roundup
Here is some of the latest news and opinions around Forest Lake regarding the city’s request for a proposal for contract law enforcement through the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The city has...
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Two face off in belated District 32B election
Laurie Warner and Anne Neu On Valentine’s Day, voters in Minnesota House District 32B – including the residents of Wyoming – will finally get their chance to belatedly send a representative to the...
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Council explores contract law enforcement guidelines
Photos and video by Ryan Howard A group of protestors that topped out at around 25 people stood in front of Forest Lake City Hall for about an hour Feb. 6 to protest the city’s request for a contract...
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K-9 police dog Ranger dies
Submitted photoOfficer Nick Kent and his K-9 partner Ranger. Ranger died after assisting with a traffic stop Feb. 7. The Forest Lake Police Department’s K-9 unit, Ranger, died after assisting local law...
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The hunt pays off
Submitted photoForest Lake resident Jerome Krieger celebrates his discovery of this year’s medallion in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt. As the finder of this year’s medallion, Krieger won $10,000....
View ArticleCouncil rankled by ongoing overrun dispute
Forest Lake City Council members told staff they preferred a speedy resolution to the Daniel DePonti Airport’s paving project cost overrun situation as frustrations continued to mount with the...
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Police discussion continues
Photo by Ryan HowardAn overflow crowd watched the Forest Lake City Council’s Feb. 13 meeting from a city hall hallway as residents and the council discussed the city’s contract law enforcement...
View ArticleFLake Festival is next week
Forest Lake’s annual winter celebration will provide plenty of opportunities for community residents and families to be out and about in town this year. Several local businesses and community groups,...
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Future hopeful for FL park system
File photo by Jason DeMoeArts in the Park is one of the key Forest Lake park activities targeted for growth by the Forest Lake Parks, Trails and Lakes Commission and Parks and Recreation coordinator...
View ArticleNeu beats Warner in 32B
Anne Neu, the Republican replacement to former State Rep. Bob Barrett, was elected in a special election Feb. 14 to Barrett’s former position as representative of District 32B, which includes Wyoming...
View ArticleTwo charged with murder in Wyoming death
The afternoon of Feb. 17, the Wyoming and Lakes Area police departments announced that an 18-year-old Lindstrom man and a 17-year-old Center City girl had been arrested and charged with third-degree...
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Mystery hat
Local resident Dianne Finnemann is attempting to return an American Legion hat to the family of its owner, as well as uncover a bit of forgotten history about Post 225. Finnemann recently purchased...
View Article2017 medallion hunt clue one
Here is the first clue for the FLake Festival 2017 medallion hunt. The clues will be posted each day at 3 p.m. at The Forest Lake Times’ website and at www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us. The 2017 City Medallion...
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An honor for Ranger
A caravan of Forest Lake Police and other law enforcement squads brought K-9 patrol dog Ranger’s remains back to the City Center Police headquarters the afternoon of Feb. 16. A public memorial service...
View ArticleRotary considers plunge plans
The Forest Lake Rotary is making plans to continue its annual Winter Plunge event at its scheduled time of noon Feb. 25 on Forest Lake near the shore of Lakeside Memorial Park, despite recent...
View ArticleRotary moves to Plan B for plunge
After warm temperatures decimated the lake ice over the last week, the Forest Lake Rotary’s permit to hold the winter plunge on Forest Lake was pulled by Washinghton County this week. However, the show...
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WSC wolves begin their move
At left, Wildlife Science Center staffers Roberta Ryan and Mark Beckel calm a wolf that had been recently given a sedative Feb. 17. The wolf was among the first animals that WSC is moving to its new...
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NLA student chosen as Normandy Scholar
Submitted photoChristopher Stewart and Even DuFresne will spend a year researching a local World War II veteran for the Normandy Scholar program. Their efforts will culminate in a trip to France to...
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