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Editorial: School year brings new reasons for vigilance

As this issue of the Farmington Independent reaches mailboxes we are just five days from the start of a new school year. When they’re not busy shopping for new clothes and notebooks, children and teens everywhere are busy trying to cram every last bit of recreation they can into the final hours before they return to structured schedules of school days.

September 02, 2010

Farmington High School trails state on ACT results

Farmington High School students did worse than their peers statewide but better than the national average on this year’s ACT test. FHS principal Ben Kusch presented results from the 2010 ACT at a school board meeting last week. The average ACT score at FHS this year was 21.8, compared to 22.9 statewide.

By Nathan Hansen , September 02, 2010

Cool treats and community

Cool treats and community Two Farmington churches are doing what they can to bring neighbors together, one cool scoop at a time. Ever since the weather turned warm, Light of the World Church and Farmington Lutheran have teamed up for an event they call Ice Cream Summer. All summer long, the churches have encouraged their members to invite neighbors out to enjoy a frosty treat and spend a little time getting to know each other.

By Nathan Hansen , September 02, 2010

Residents happy with parks as they are

Farmington residents appear to be happy with the parks and trails they have, but uninterested in paying more taxes to expand their options. The city’s parks system got generally good marks on a resident survey conducted this summer. 74 percent of residents reported using the city’s trail system and another 74 percent reported using neighborhood parks. Of the residents who have used the city’s parks, 79 percent rated them either good or excellent.

By Nathan Hansen , September 02, 2010

City project was the source of cloudy water in Vermillion

City project was the source of cloudy water in Vermillion Dewatering work being done to allow the reconstruction of Walnut Street has been identified as the cause of cloudy water discovered earlier this summer in the Vermillion River.

By Nathan Hansen , September 02, 2010

Sheriff investigating rural copper thefts

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of copper wire thefts taken primarily from irrigation systems in southern Dakota County. One additional theft involved a large amount of copper wire from a gravel pit.

September 01, 2010

Volleyball: Tigers open with sweep

Volleyball: Tigers open with sweep A little adversity didn’t affect the new-look Farmington volleyball team in its first game of the 2010 season. The Tigers, playing with a lineup that featured just two returning letterwinners from last year’s state-qualifying team, overcame a five-point deficit late in Game 2 and held on after a back-and-forth Game 3 to score a season-opening 25-17, 26-24, 27-25 sweep of Hasting Friday night in Hastings.

By Matt Steichen , September 01, 2010

Tennis: Froehling, Burgess, Lindstrom win in opening triangulars

A busy first week of the season resulted in an 0-3 start for the Farmington girls tennis team. The Tigers sandwiched a 7-0 loss to South St. Paul Tuesday with a pair of third-place triangular finishes at the Mound Doubles Tournament and their own Farmington Invitational.

By Matt Steichen , September 01, 2010

Swimming: Tigers open with 95-88 dual victory

The Farmington girls swimming and diving team started the 2010 season by winning four events in a 95-88 dual victory over Apple Valley Thursday afternoon at Dodge Middle School.

By Matt Steichen , September 01, 2010

Boys soccer: Revenge on the Rockets

Boys soccer: Revenge on the Rockets Three-hundred and twenty days later, the Farmington boys soccer team finally got its revenge against Rochester John Marshall.

By Matt Steichen , September 01, 2010

Girls soccer: Tigers get physical against Waconia

The first two games of the 2010 season played out much like the 2009 campaign for the Farmington girls soccer team. The Tigers showcased superior soccer skills in a season-opening 8-0 win at Faribault last Thursday, but couldn’t keep pace against a much more physical Prior Lake team in a 2-0 road loss Friday.

By Matt Steichen , September 01, 2010

Signs of life in local housing market

There was a time, not so long ago, when Farmington city officials had so many new housing developments being proposed, it was almost hard to keep them all straight. Ah, the good old days.

By Michelle Leonard , August 31, 2010

Column: A more-than-fair day for Mary

The final morning of the Dakota County Fair dawned day and cool, an antidote to the preceding week of storms and humidity. There was almost a touch of chill in the strong breeze as my husband and I walked towards the front gate. Finally the perfect weather for the fair arrived.

By Mary Lebens , August 30, 2010

Looking back: Class size issue is nothing new in Farmington schools

A weekly look back at what was happening this week in Farmington 25, 50, 75 and 115 years ago.

August 29, 2010

Column: Things you think about in Fargo

Thanks to a two-day trip for meetings called by people higher up than me in the Farmington Independent’s parent company, I spent Monday night in a hotel room in the outskirts of Fargo, N.D. Which, as you might guess, meant I had a lot of time to watch television in my room.

By Nathan Hansen , August 28, 2010

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