By | Pioneer PressA $700 million wave of water-project funding is ready to wash into Washington County — for wells, filtering plants and 72 miles of water pipe.An official recommendation calls for an unprecedented flood of money to help cities deal with polluting chemicals manufactured by the 3M Co.It calls for building six water-filtering plants, five new public wells, and connecting the water systems of Woodbury, Newport and Lake Elmo.West Lakeland Township — which has never had city-wide water — would get an entire system with two wells, a treatment plant and pipes delivering water to...…By | Pioneer PressA $700 million wave of water-project funding is ready to wash into Washington County — for wells, filtering plants and 72 miles of water pipe.An official recommendation calls for an unprecedented flood of money to help cities deal with polluting chemicals manufactured by the 3M Co.It calls for building six water-filtering plants, five new public wells, and connecting the water systems of Woodbury, Newport and Lake Elmo.West Lakeland Township — which has never had city-wide water — would get an entire system with two wells, a treatment plant and pipes delivering water to...WW…

By | Pioneer PressThe impact of coronavirus has killed a 20-screen theater in Oakdale.The was to remain closed Wednesday, the day when the state’s movie theaters were allowed to re-open. The theater is for sale, and the owner says it’s unlikely that it will ever show movies again.“Twenty-screen theaters are not really a thing anymore,” said Justin Todd, spokesman for Anthony Properties, a Dallas-based company which owns the theater.It’s possible that new buyers would re-open the Oakdale 20, said Todd. But Anthony Properties is marketing it as a “former theater” with a location that’s good...…By | Pioneer PressThe impact of coronavirus has killed a 20-screen theater in Oakdale.The was to remain closed Wednesday, the day when the state’s movie theaters were allowed to re-open. The theater is for sale, and the owner says it’s unlikely that it will ever show movies again.“Twenty-screen theaters are not really a thing anymore,” said Justin Todd, spokesman for Anthony Properties, a Dallas-based company which owns the theater.It’s possible that new buyers would re-open the Oakdale 20, said Todd. But Anthony Properties is marketing it as a “former theater” with a location that’s good...WW…