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For many in town, a building boom goes bust

Of all of the cities in Dakota County, Farmington tops the list when it comes to foreclosure rates. 2010 was the second consecutive year the city had Dakota County’s highest foreclosure rate. According to a Jan. 19 report from the Dakota County Community Development Agency, Farmington ranks fifth in the total number of foreclosures, with 206 sheriff sales in 2010.

By Michelle Leonard , February 17, 2011

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Township takes a resident to court over scrapyard

Castle Rock Township is going to court with one of its residents over an unlicensed scrapyard that sprung up last year and has drawn numerous complaints from neighbors.

By Nathan Hansen , February 17, 2011

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FHS graduate killed in traffic accident

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Amber Page doesn’t remember much about last Saturday. When you find out one of your best friends has died, everything else starts to feel unimportant. Amanda Lynch, who Page met when they were sixth graders together at Farmington Middle School, was killed early Saturday morning when she lost control of her car on an icy I-494 near Maple Grove.

By Nathan Hansen , January 17, 2011

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School board members agree to take a salary cut

Tim Burke is getting the pay cut he asked for two years ago. Board members voted 4-2 Monday to cut the salaries paid to school board members. The move cuts the board chair’s salary from $5,250 to $4,500 and board members’ salaries from $4,200 to $3,600. The board also voted to eliminate a $30 supplemental payment for meetings outside of regular board meetings, and a $30 hourly payment for any of those non-regular board meetings that run longer than three hours.

By Nathan Hansen , January 14, 2011

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County’s population is changing

For several years in the 1990s, rapid population growth was a fact of life in Dakota County. New developments popped up and were filled, seemingly in a matter of months.

By Nathan Hansen , December 20, 2010

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Man threatens to kill stepfather at Thanksgiving day gathering

A family dispute boiled over on Thanksgiving day in Castle Rock Township, and a 22-year-old Wisconsin man faces felony charges as a result.

By Nathan Hansen , December 17, 2010

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Report on board member's behavior is on agenda tonight

Report on board member's behavior is on agenda tonight The Farmington School Board is scheduled to hear a report tonight on the conduct of board member Tim Burke. The report, which looks into whether Burke violated the board’s code of conduct with requests for information from district employees and behavior some board members have described as bullying, is one of several items on the agenda for tonight’s board meeting.

By Nathan Hansen , December 13, 2010

Farmington superintendent not chosen for Nebraska job

Farmington superintendent not chosen for Nebraska job Farmington superintendent Brad Meeks will not go west. Meeks was not chosen Monday to take the top job in the Grand Island, Neb., School District.

By Nathan Hansen , December 07, 2010

Life stories molded in clay: Seniors' artwork on display at library

Trinity Care Center residents spent time last month compressing their life stories onto clay tiles. The results will be on display this weekend.

By Nathan Hansen , December 03, 2010

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Letter-writing assignment teaches students how to get results

In a world of e-mails and text messages, writing letters may seem to be a lost art. But Dodge Middle School language teacher Brianna Fleetham knows there is power behind words, and now her seventh grade students know that, as well. At the beginning of the school year, Fleetham gave her students a pretty straightforward assignment: write a letter that makes a difference.

By Michelle Leonard , November 22, 2010

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New speech and theater groups are forming in Farmington

Several new arts opportunities have been created for Farmington students and community members.

November 15, 2010

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Report provides a budget ‘road map’ for school district

The Farmington School District got what amounts to a road map to budget cuts Monday with the presentation of a draft of a report prepared to identify potential savings.

By Nathan Hansen , November 11, 2010

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County aims to do ‘less with less’ in new budget

Doing less with less. That is how Dakota County Finance Director Matt Smith described the recommended 2011 Dakota County budget to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners this week.

By Jane Lightbourn , November 10, 2010

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Police are looking into theft of cattle

There was a time in Farmington’s history when the theft of chickens or livestock wasn’t all that unusual. These days, though, that kind of thing doesn’t happen so much. Suffice it to say, the recent theft of four beef cattle from the Donnelly Farms on Flagstaff Avenue has got Farmington police officers a little stumped.

By Michelle Leonard , November 10, 2010

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City council is still looking for budget cuts

It’s back to the drawing board once again for Farmington city staff. Charged with finding $425,000 in budget reductions that will please the Farmington City Council, city staff now has two weeks before the next, and possibly last, workshop for the 2011 budget.

By Michelle Leonard , November 10, 2010

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