Ninety-five percent of respondents in a county-wide survey rated the quality of life in Washington County as excellent or good.

The survey was conducted in five different Minnesota counties - Washington, Dakota, Olmsted, Scott and St. Louis - by the National Research Center by mail in February. 

Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation officials have scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the new St. Croix bridge project connecting the two states.
    
The ceremony will be held May 28 at Lowell Park in Stillwater. Elected officials from both states are expected to speak.
    

Boaters on the St. Croix will see some delays Tuesday morning as crews work on the Stillwater Lift Bridge.

The workers are replacing a gearbox, which is the last step in a process to preserve the bridge.

The bridge will stay down during the work until noon Tuesday. Vehicle traffic won’t be affected.