Farmington daycare provider charged in 2012 death of infant

Rebecca Lynn Graupmann of Farmington has been charged with two counts of manslaughter in the second degree and one count of endangerment of a child, one count of neglect of a child and interference with a death scene. The charges all relate to the death of 3-month-old Kaiden Robert Staebell. Graupmann was the child’s daycare provider.

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Farmington Marine met President Obama at an event paying tribute to fallen officers

Farmington High School graduate Ashton DeFusco had a close encounter with President Barack Obama at a recent event in Washington, D.C.

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Farmington Veterans Memorial is behind schedule

Mother Nature can be blamed for setting back one more thing around Farmington this spring. Thanks to her, the new Farmington Veterans Memorial will not be dedicated on Memorial Day, as it was originally planned.

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City of Farmington will pay $22,000 to study employee compensation

The city of Farmington will pay a consulting firm $22,000 to conduct a wage study to make sure city employees are being adequately compensated for their work.

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Your weekend: Memorial Day services start Sunday

Several events are planned around the Farmington community in the next week. Check out our calendar to see what's coming up.

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Camp Pepin trip canceled as Farmington students get sick

Farmington elementary school students had to come home early after a trip to Camp Pepin after several of them got sick.

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Farmington officials take a fresh look at Vermillion River Crossings

Farmington city planner Lee Smick knows how much things can change in eight years. That’s why she wants to know if the pre-existing plans for the Vermillion River Crossings commercial development are still good.

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Home upkeep rules may change in Farmington

Failure to finish an exterior housing project could lead to misdemeanor charges against the homeowner if a new city code amendment is approved by the Farmington City Council.

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Editorial: Pay tribute to fallen veterans on Monday

Farmington and Rosemount residents have a long history of serving their country, and both cities have developed strong traditions of paying tribute to those who lost their lives in service.

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Column: Remember our deceased veterans

I don’t expect everyone in Farmington or Rosemount to drop all of their weekend plans just to attend a Memorial Day ceremony. I do, however, ask that you take a minute, sometime over the weekend, just to think about those who have died for our freedom, those who have died defending the freedom of others, and those who have served our country but have now passed away.

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Editorial: Community gardens do good for many

A garden can be a wonderful thing. It is a way to get outside, to connect with the Earth, to bring more healthful foods into your day-to-day diet. It can also be much more than that, a fact that is becoming clearer all the time in Farmington and Rosemount.

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Column: What’s your bid?

A few weeks ago in this space I wrote about a survey that found Minnesota was one of the country’s hot spots for finding a sugar daddy. Now it seems Twin Cities residents are signing up in droves at whatsyourprice.com, a dating website that promises to remove the complications from matchmaking by allowing users to bid actual cash for a date with people they find attractive.

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Letter to the editor: Enjoy fitness activities as a family

Meadowview Elementary phy-ed teacher encourages families to get outside and get some exercise.

Letter to the editor: Thank you for your vote, Rep. Garofalo

Local Democratic party chair thanks Rep. Pat Garofalo supporting the right for same-sex couples to marry.

Softball: Tigers earn top seed in 1AAA

A lot of good came from last Thursday’s doubleheader against Shakopee, even if Farmington didn’t get the sweep it needed to share the Missota Conference title with the Sabers for the second straight year.

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Girls lacrosse: Eight score goals in 17-8 road win

Defender Kylee Glen scored 30 seconds into the game and set the tone for the Farmington girls lacrosse team’s best effort of the season Monday night in Rosemount.

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Boys track: Tigers ‘awesome’ in final tune-up

The Farmington boys track team turned in a slew of season-best performances at last Thursday’s Pat Foley Classic, giving head coach Brian Helmstetter lots of options as he fills out the lineups for the approaching Missota Conference and Section 1AA Championships.

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Baseball: Tigers finish strong in Missota

Before the start of last week, the Farmington baseball team had already won as many conference games — five — as it had in any of its previous six seasons.

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Girls track: Farmington Teams gear up for conference, section meets

The Farmington girls track team used the Pat Foley Classic to tune up for the upcoming Missota Conference and Section 1AA Championships. No team score was kept at the four-team get-together last Thursday, but the Tigers made their presence felt by winning eight of the meet’s 18 events.

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Farmington golfers 6th at Missota meets

The Farmington boys golf team turned in consistent scores to finish sixth in a pair of Missota Conference meets played back to back last week. Their scores were similar at each of the meets, but their coach’s perception of his team’s play varied from one meet to the next.

Tennis: Owatonna moves past Tigers, 7-0

Third-seeded Owatonna swept No. 6 Farmington 7-0 in hot and windy conditions last Tuesday in the opening round of the Section 1AA team tournament. “The heat and wind were a terror, but we were able to keep them from frustrating us severely,” Farmington coach Jack Olwell said.

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Girls golf: Swenson leads Tigers with a 33

The Farmington girls golf team held on to seventh in the final Missota Conference standings with a seventh-place finish Monday at Chaska Town Course.

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Boys lacrosse: Tigers trounce Tech, win third straight

Forget the two games where the Farmington boys lacrosse team outscored its opponents a combined 27-2. The highlight of last week for head coach Paul Sorensen came after the Tigers fell behind by three goals in the second half on the road at Owatonna.

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