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There will be several opportunities in the near future to comment on UMore plan

This summer the city of Rosemount, Empire Township and the University of Minnesota will finish up their work on an Alternative Urban Areawide Review of the UMore property.

By Emily Zimmer , April 28, 2013

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Empire, Farmington cleanup events are a sign of spring

What do green grass, robins, tulips and broken furniture all have in common? One way or the other, they are all signs of spring around the Farmington area. And in a good way — even the broken furniture. Piles of broken furniture, old appliances and carpet scraps are part of the annual spring clean-up efforts Empire and Farmington both hold.

By Michelle Leonard , April 12, 2013

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Incumbents sweep Tuesday's township elections in Castle Rock, Empire and Eureka

The results are in for the March 12 township elections in Castle Rock, Empire and Eureka. Incumbents won seats in all three communities, and Castle Rock voters approved a measure to let township officials appoint the township clerk's position.

By Michelle Leonard , March 12, 2013

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Castle Rock, Empire and Eureka voters will go to the polls Tuesday

Area township voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect representatives to their respective boards of supervisors. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Empire, Eureka and Castle Rock town halls.

By Michelle Leonard , March 09, 2013

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Rosemount woman charged in Empire roundabout crash

A 50-year-old Rosemount woman faces felony charges of criminal vehicular operation after a Friday night accident in which she lost control in a roundabout at Highway 3 and 190th Street and hit another car head on. The woman, Elizabeth Dawn Nelson, was seriously hurt in the accident. Three others received minor injuries.

By Nathan Hansen , March 08, 2013

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Dakota County targets nitrates in water

For years, Dakota County and the Vermillion River Watershed District have played a leadership role in working to understand and address groundwater and surface water contamination from agricultural activities through the Agricultural Outreach program, developed as a result of the Hastings Area Nitrate Study almost 10 years ago.

By Jane Lightbourn , February 11, 2013

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Fields set for 2013 township elections

Once again, Empire township’s elections should bring little surprise the morning after. But Castle Rock and Eureka? Well, that might be something different.

By Michelle Leonard , January 20, 2013

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New era begins in Dakota County

New era begins in Dakota County When Mike Slavik was first elected to the Hastings City Council in 2006, his parents breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, that political science degree he’d earned at St. John’s University was going to be used. Well, now Slavik is using that degree full time. He was sworn last week in as the new Dakota County Commissioner for District 1.

By Michelle Leonard , January 17, 2013

Mining at UMore gets OK

Years of work culminated Tuesday night in the Rosemount City Council’s approval of a series of actions to allow Dakota Aggregates to mine nearly 900 acres on the UMore Park property in southeast Rosemount. UMore also includes land in Empire Township.

By Emily Zimmer , December 30, 2012

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Harris reflects on his years on the Dakota County Board of Commissioners

Dakota County commissioner Joe Harris has seen plenty of changes in the communities he’s served over the 30-plus years he’s held the District 1 seat. But that all comes to an end next week, as Harris has officially retired from the Dakota County Board of Commissioners.

By Michelle Leonard , December 27, 2012

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One hurt in Highway 3 crash

One hurt in Highway 3 crash One person received injuries in a three-car accident that closed a section of Highway 3 in Empire township Monday. The accident occurred around 5:25 p.m., when a southbound tan Chevrolet HHR was struck from behind by a white Camry LE.

By Michelle Leonard , October 07, 2012

A growing taste for apples around Farmington

A growing taste for apples around Farmington Anybody who has been around Farmington for any number of years knows Appleside Orchard closed years ago. But that doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t apples – hundreds of delicious apples – still for sale at the same location.

By Michelle Leonard , October 05, 2012

DCC employee charged with theft

An employee of Dakota County’s emergency dispatch center in Empire Township has been charged with stealing computer equipment from the county to supply his own computer business.

By Nathan Hansen , September 28, 2012

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Aid available for flood damaged fields

Looking at the dry, yellow stalks of corn in many Dakota County fields, it might be hard to think of the flood waters that stood in many of those same fields early in the 2012 growing season. But the Minnesota Department of Agriculture remembers those days. That’s why the MDA is accepting applications for flood assistance from agricultural producers in 15 Minnesota counties, including Dakota County.

By Michelle Leonard , September 21, 2012

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Cleaner charged with theft in Empire

Brittany Woodbeck was hired to clean an Empire Township home, but Dakota County Sheriff’s deputies say she cleaned out some of the homeowner’s jewelry along with the dust bunnies.

By Nathan Hansen , September 17, 2012

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