Oakdale

Amy Felegy

staff writer

At Oakdale's Oct. 9 city council meeting, Oakdale Police Chief William Sullivan said his department had "revealed a pattern" of unlawful business at Smokedale Tobacco.

Deer can easily become overpopulated in the metro area, where natural predators no longer exist and hunting is limited or prohibited by local ordinance.

After being a North St. Paul community staple for 57 years, Henriksen Ace Hardware off Highway 36 will close at the end of the year. 

North St. Paul city officials and others gathered Oct. 25 at Commerce Park on 13th Avenue for the groundbreaking of a 32-unit Suite Living Care assisted living and assisted care facility.

With three out of four Oakdale City Council positions on the ballot this fall and only one incumbent running, there will inevitably be new people on the council come next year.

A lively Roseville City Council race, in which the city held it’s first primary since 2012, is nearing its end. 

The Oakdale City Council unanimously passed its preliminary 2019 tax levy at its Sept. 11 meeting.

The preliminary tax levy establishes the maximum amount the city can levy in 2019, though the city still has time to reduce it.

Boy Scout Troop 515 held its second annual flag retirement campout at House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Oakdale Aug. 17 and 18.