Top City, Stranger Approaches Student, Car Fire: Woodbury Rewind

Monday

Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from March 19-25.

East Metro Tea Party Founded

A group of area residents have started up a local Tea Party organization.

Once a month Patch recaps the latest business news from the area.

Car Fire at Woodbury Target

No one was hurt as crews put out the fire the afternoon of Monday, April 1.

Local Relay for Life Plans New ‘Fight Back 5K’

This year’s fundraiser for the American Cancer Society is set for June 7-8 at East Ridge High School.

Woodbury High School Grad Named to Ultimate National Team

Sandy Jorgensen, a 2005 Woodbury High School graduate and member of the DC Scandal team, has earned a spot on the 2013 USA National Ultimate Team that will participate in the 2013 World Games this summer.

Recently Approved Cuts to Bus Routes Draws Reaction from Woodbury Parents

Students at South Washington County high schools would have to walk up to 2 miles under a plan approved by the school board late last month.

A Matter of Trust: The Psychology Behind Hostage Negotiation

Woodbury Det. Chris Rheault recently won the Special Operations Training Association’s Hostage Negotiator of the Year award.

Woodbury Rep. Andrea Kieffer Backs Bill to Legalize Civil Unions

'Fair compromise' on same-sex marriage issue, says Kieffer, a Republican from Woodbury.

Stranger Approaches Woodbury Elementary Student

Police were investigating the incident, which did not appear to be an attempted abduction, according to a department spokeswoman.

Positive Reviews for Woodbury? ‘Understatement of Colossal Proportions’

The Woodbury City Council on Wednesday got the results from the 2013 community survey.

Woodbury Councilman Pushes for Flagpole at Expanded Bielenberg Sports Center

The existing flagpole was to be taken down and not replaced as part of the project.

Woodbury’s Kelly Gallery Now Open in New Location

The old Kelly Gallery space is set to become a Jake’s Wayback Burgers.

Let the New Bielenberg Sports Center Food Vendor Sell Alcohol: Letter to the Editor

“There needs to be the necessary due diligence to attract the best vendor and offer the widest variety of amenities possible,” says Woodbury resident Laura Lee.

UPDATED: Missing Teen With Autism Found Safe in Minneapolis

Kyle Christopher Konkler, of Woodbury, left work at the White Bear Lake Police Department on foot early in the afternoon on Thursday, April 4. He was later found in Minneapolis.

‘Proactive Community Policing’ for Woodbury Intersection

There have been a variety of calls recently at the area of Hudson Road and Century Avenue.

Also in this week's wrap: An increase in the reward for more information on Oakdale's Danielle Jelinek.

Here are this week’s posts from Woodbury Patch’s Local Voices.

Bonus 5:

—East Ridge Robotics Team Takes Home Excellence in Engineering Award

—Woodbury Delays Deflation of Bielenberg Sports Center Dome

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—Women’s ‘Down and Dirty’ Trail Run Set for May

—Fighting Calculators: Math and Science Academy Robotics Team Wins Regional Tournament

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