Kevin Giles
Reporter | East Metro
Phone: 651-298-1554
E-mail: kgiles@startribune.com
Kevin Giles covers government and community issues and personalities in cities such as Woodbury, Afton, Cottage Grove to Hastings.
Recent content from Kevin Giles
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They have spirit -- over school colors
Incoming East Ridge High students will vote to settle the South Washington Schools debate.
May 10, 2008 -
Hazardous waste site to open in Woodbury
A building for collecting household materials in Washington County will be moved from Oakdale.
May 7, 2008 -
As population heads skyward, so does new Washington County courthouse
The $59.6 million government center expansion in fast-growing Washington County is taking shape five stories above Stillwater.
May 7, 2008 -
PETA pushes for tribute to honor cows killed at South St. Paul's stockyards
In a letter Monday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals urged the developer that he "recognize this site's historical significance and honor the millions of cows auctioned off for slaughter."
May 6, 2008 -
Teens use e-nudity to get noticed
Young people using technology to bare all might be feeling pressure to create a bad-boy identity like celebrities, experts say.
May 5, 2008 -
Effort to regulate adult businesses divides Hastings
No such businesses are looking to set up shop yet, but the debate on how to write an ordinance regulating the entertainment has angered residents who want an outright ban. Officials say that can't be done.
May 4, 2008 -
Public dock provides new entry point for Hastings
The city has opened its first public dock on the Mississippi, near downtown west of the Hwy. 61 bridge. The idea was to open a gateway to the business district from the water.
Apr 30, 2008 -
Afton tower foes: It may look like a tree, but it's not
Some Afton residents oppose a radio "stealth" tower near their homes. Designed to resemble a pine, it's part of a public safety network.
Apr 30, 2008 -
Injured vet to get adapted home
Minnesota National Guard Sgt. Marcus Kuboy's accessible home in Woodbury is being built by a group called Homes for Our Troops.
Apr 29, 2008 -
Washington County school boundary plan settled
The South Washington County district ended months of debating how its students will be split up next year.
Apr 25, 2008
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