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History-making hire
When Amanda Christensen moved to Farmington last summer, she had no idea she was going to make history in her new community. All she knew was that she wanted to be a firefighter.
This week, she accomplished both when she sat down for orientation Monday evening.
March 11, 2010
Lakeville resident is DFL choice in 36B House race
Sigrid Iversen is excited to put theory into practice.
Iversen, a Lakeville resident who teaches government classes at Eagan High School, was endorsed Saturday as the District 36B DFL candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives.
March 11, 2010
District will make cuts to German program
Declining enrollment at all grade levels means Farmington eighth graders will not get a chance to take German next year.March 11, 2010
Interim sheriff appoints new chief deputy
The acting sheriff will soon have a top deputy. On Monday, Dakota County Interim Sheriff Dave Bellows announced he has appointed Tim Leslie as the new chief deputy sheriff in the Dakota County.By Jane Lightbourn , March 11, 2010
Assistant superintendent a finalist in Becker
The St. Cloud Times has reported that Christine Weymouth, assistant superintendent in Independent School District 192, is one of five finalists for the superintendent’s position in the Becker School District.March 11, 2010
Two seats change hands in township elections
One Castle Rock Township official was unseated and a new Eureka supervisor was elected as a result of Tuesday’s township elections.March 10, 2010
Three firefighters get minor injuries extinguishing garage fire
Three Farmington fire fighters received slight burns March 5 while attacking a garage fire on the 6900 block of 200th St.
March 08, 2010
Census takers will come calling this month
With $13,000 per person in federal funding on the line, the Minnesota 2010 Census organizers are gearing up for next month’s Census distribution.March 07, 2010
Eureka man charged with assault
A 25-year-old Lakeville man faces felony domestic assault charges after a Feb. 20 fight in which he reportedly dragged his mother around a gravel parking area and punched and choked his father.March 07, 2010
Township elections are Tuesday
Election season is here again. At least it is if you live in Castle Rock, Empire or Eureka township. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, at each of the respective town halls. While none of the townships has a town question on the ballot, two of the three have contested races to fill supervisor seats.March 06, 2010
Family literacy night draws 500 to NTES
North Trail Elementary School principal Dr. Steven Geis estimated that about 500 students, with their parents and siblings, turned out for Tuesday’s Family Literacy Night event.
March 06, 2010
Stuck in a ditch, confused about his name, driver gets a DWI
A Dakota County Sheriff’s Deputy got a few clues Michael Swinarski might not have been fit to drive when she came upon him last December. His car was in the west ditch along Highway 52. His eyes were glassy and he smelled of alcohol. And according to a complaint filed last week in the Dakota County Attorney’s office he misspelled his middle name.March 05, 2010
Heart and soles: FHS grad will walk to Miami to support Haiti relief efforts
Sometime early March 27 Jordan Dibb will step out of his apartment near Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. He’ll say good bye to friends and family, take one last look at his apartment building and start walking east. It’ll be a while before he comes back.
March 04, 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
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