Washington County reporter
Mary Divine
Mary Divine is a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. She covers Washington County and the St. Croix River Valley, but has also spent time covering the state Capitol. She has won numerous journalism awards, including the Premack Award and the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Award. Prior to joining the Pioneer Press in 1998, she worked for the Rochester, Minn., Post-Bulletin and at the St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press. Her work has also appeared in a number of magazines, including Mpls/St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Business Monthly and Minnesota Magazine. She is a graduate of Carleton College and lives in St. Paul with her husband, Greg Myers, and their three children, Henry, Frances and Fred.
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Officials plan to share the results of a community engagement survey conducted last spring.
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Park Service seeks input on St. Croix River management plan
Boaters could face lower speed zones and campers could be asked to pay to reserve camping spots.
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Obituary: Jay Alberio, longtime Woodbury police detective, devoted his retirement to finding Jodi Huisentruit
He continued to work with FindJodi until just a few weeks before his death Tuesday in Cottage Grove.
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After 30 years, Sheila-Marie Untiedt loses Stillwater Township election by 12 votes
The candidate who unseated her said he has deep respect that Untiedt "served our community the way she has for so long.”
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Wisconsin appeals court reverses lower court’s ruling, Osceola apartment plan can proceed
The St. Croix Scenic Coalition did not have standing to challenge it, the court ruled on Wednesday.
Charges: Alleged ‘sovereign citizen’ arrested with pipe bombs in vehicle in Oak Park Heights
He said the “bomb items were actually used for his rocket hobby,” the complaint states.
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Baytown Township: Incorporation measure fails, pro-township slate of candidates elected
Voters made it clear that they want the township to stay a township.
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Washington County: Voters pass local-option sales taxes in Stillwater and Woodbury, Cox wins District 3 county board seat
Voters in four Washington County cities were deciding whether to levy local sales taxes.
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Stillwater: Lakeview Hospital submits concept plan review for $400M expansion
One potential issue: site access from Manning Avenue North and realignment of 62nd Street North.
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Man arrested by Oak Park Heights police found with possible explosive devices
The St. Paul bomb squad unit was called to remove the items for further examination.