LOCAL NEWS
History-making hire
March 11, 2010
Lakeville resident is DFL choice in 36B House race
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
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
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
March 04, 2010
Thompson gets GOP backing in District 36
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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