Newport NewsLocal news for Newport, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.South Washington County Schools School board to set attendance boundaries tonight- April 24, 2008 "Kids are all the same. And we all want what's best for our children" On the surface, school boundary changes are about where kids go to school. But dig a little deeper, and emotions emerge. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2008/04/south-washington-county-schools-school-board-... Cleaning up river site may cost 3M $18 million- April 1, 2008 "If this is just 3M stating this is the worst part so this is what we're going to do, that doesn't seem to be in the public's best interest." Cleaning up dangerous chemicals in the Mississippi River and at the 3M Co. plant in Cottage Grove will be more costly, complicated and time-consuming than cleaning up other contaminated areas in the east metro, ... via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2008/03/cleaning-up-river-site-may-cost-3m-18-million... |