HAMPTON
Your weekend: Warrior to Citizen spaghetti dinner fundraiser is Sunday
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few options in Farmington.March 05, 2010
Thompson gets GOP backing in District 36
David Thompson knows good things can happen if you’re just willing to ask. The Lakeville resident launched a 12-year career in radio by being persistent with station managers and being willing to work for free. And now he has a shot at becoming a Minnesota Senator because he was willing to ask Republicans in Senate District 36 to support him.
March 04, 2010
Rumors of violence kept FHS quiet Friday
Sometimes, kids say the darndest things. And sometimes those things get blown out of proportion and cause some really big problems. That’s what happened at Farmington High School over the past couple of weeks - a few students had some arguments. Harsh words were spoken. Some of those words were misconstrued. Interpretations were made. Comments were posted on the Internet, and before long, the rumor of a planned school shooting surfaced.March 04, 2010
Editorial: A long walk and a memorable journey
Jordan Dibb has an incredible journey ahead of him. On March 27 the 2005 Farmington High School graduate will leave his Minneapolis home and start walking. By the time he is done he will have covered somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 miles and, he hopes, raised at least $100,000 for relief efforts in Haiti.March 04, 2010
No deal for Hampton woman on national game show 
It was no deal for a Hampton woman, but she had fun on the “Deal or No Deal” show anyway.
“I didn’t win a thing,” Kristi Waltman said. “My number wasn’t picked.
“You hold one of the cases with a number on it, and if the ball doesn’t land in the slot with the number of the case you’re holding, you don’t get to play.”
By Bonnie St. James , January 07, 2010
Hampton burglary suspect was all wet
A Hampton man came home to someone burglarizing his house last April. Now two men police believe are responsible have been charged.
October 29, 2009
31 years of safety on the road
Deb Doffing has driven the equivalent of 16 times around the Earth without leaving the Hampton area. That’s more than 400,000 miles, and she drove it all without ever being in an accident.
By Keith Grauman , October 22, 2009
Foreclosure: Hampton
March 27, 2009
Jake Eilen: Gone but not forgotten
One-year old Jaden Eilen’s first words were “Dada,” and he was already beginning to take after his dad, Jake, with a love of semi trucks.
The last time Anne Eilen talked to Jake, her husband, he called simply to tell her he loved her.
By Keith Grauman , January 01, 2009
Hampton man dies in accident
A single vehicle rollover is to blame for the death of a Hampton man Sunday night.
By Michelle Leonard , November 24, 2008
Fire destroys corn dryer near Hampton
A fire on a farm near Hampton caused about $130,000 in damage Friday morning.
By Keith Graumann , November 21, 2008
Storm causes damage in area
July 10, 2008
Out on his own
When Terry Sieben started working as a plumber right out of high school seven-and-a-half years ago it was a job. That’s all.
Now, the Hampton resident is making it his life.
By Nathan Hansen , February 21, 2008
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