05/16/2008 12:00 AM They start filtering into the Rambling River Center around 9:30 every morning. By the time they leave an hour later, they’ve all gotten a good shot of caffeine and solved most of the world’s problems, at least in their own minds.
05/16/2008 12:00 AM A new provision in the 2008 energy bill could come in handy for some township residents as power line routes are drawn around the area.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM A Dakota County Sheriff’s deputy will serve 40 hours of community service and have his driver’s license suspended one year for his role in the Aug. 30 accident that killed Farmington resident Bill Wallace.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Developers building in the Farmington area should soon be able to get a much clearer picture of the impact their work will have on the health of the Vermillion River. If that impact too significant, they might have a chance to work with their neighbors to even things out.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM On April 30, Exchange Bank Building owners Hosmer Brown III and his son, Hosmer Brown IV, submitted a signed contract and $80,000 letter of credit assuring the city of Farmington that all work on the historic building would be completed by the final deadline.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM A couple of months ago Mike Barnett started to notice his parishioners getting a little antsy. They were tired of snow. Tired of cold. They wanted to get out in the sunshine.
Dakota City does farming the old-fashioned way Several area farmers hopped on their 1930s-era tractors May 6 to till and seed the fields around Dakota City Heritage Village. Village organizers hope to make harvesting the crops -- again with old-fashioned equipment -- part of the Dakota County Fair and Grand History Days events.
Park cleanup, Earth Day event draw crowds The event would have gone on rain or shine, but the people who turned out Saturday morning to help clean up Farmington's parks and ponds were probably glad to see clear skies and sunshine when they woke up.
More than 480 Farmington residents volunteered for the annual event, in its seventh year. Several more turned out at an Earth and Arbor Day celebration held Saturday afternoon at Schmitz-Maki Arena. The event was moved indoors because of forecasts that called for rain and snow Saturday.
The Earth and Arbor Day celebration also included the release of about 200 rainbow trout into the Vermillion River by the Southern Dakota County Sportsmen's Club.
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