Oakdale

Warming up around the huge bonfire and making s’mores were just some of the activities at the annual Oakdale Winter Wonderland at the Discovery Center Dec. 17. 

Dog owners eager for off-leash play area for their pets

Next summer Oakdale dogs and their owners could have a new place to run, play and meet new friends. 

Wiger, Lillie and Fischer headed back to state Capitol

Mayor Karwoski moves on to county commission seat

There is no doubt things will be different in Oakdale's local government after the Nov. 8 election.

Susan Kent, 52, held on to her Senate District 53 seat by a narrow margin on Nov. 8, while her DFL colleague in the state House, JoAnn Ward of Maplewood, defeated her opponent in District 53A by nearly 20 percentage points.

In the popular TV show “Parks and Recreation,” an episode featured the KaBOOM! organization, which in the end turned out to be an elaborate, fictional prank.

This October, Oakdale’s JW’s Bierstube restaurant will be celebrating more than its annual Octoberfest. 

Oct. 7 marks the 25-year anniversary of the restaurant, and owner Jim Yanz is going all out.

The Oakdale city council approved the city’s preliminary 2017 budget and property-tax levy at its Sept. 13 meeting. The preliminary budget and tax levy needed to be sent to Washington County for certification before the end of September.