EMPIRE TOWNSHIP
New park is taking shape 
The woods off of Station Trail are quiet on a Tuesday morning. With fresh snow blanketing roads and clinging to branches, signs of recent activity are obvious. On the road, at least, they’re rare. Only a few tire tracks cut through several inches of fresh powder, and if you drive far enough there’s not even that. The road disappears beneath a frosty blanket.
That could change soon, though.
By Nathan Hansen , February 04, 2010
Little competition on ballots
If it weren’t for electing a couple of supervisors here and there, elections in Castle Rock, Empire and Eureka townships would be pretty quiet this year.
By Michelle Leonard , January 21, 2010
New public works building was a long time coming
Besides the fact it’s the first building Empire Township has built in more than three decades, Jeff Hince is excited for the township’s new maintenance facility to be completed for one simple reason.
By Michelle Leonard , November 05, 2009
Big project blows into Empire
A massive new wind turbine to be built sometime in the next year in Empire Township could help make Minnesota a national and perhaps international leader in wind energy research.
By Nathan Hansen , October 29, 2009
Local crime gets national-television attention
The Dakota County Sheriff’s Department hopes an appearance on national television will inject some new life into an old investigation.
September 24, 2009
Empire Township: Stormwater Pollution
April 30, 2009
Proposed plant would turn trash to fuel
A Minnesota company is looking to Empire Township as the location for a plant that will turn garbage to gold.
By Nathan Hansen , March 05, 2009
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