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    December 8, 2010
    Authorities respond to ammonia leak in Randolph
    Red Wing firefighters were on standby Wednesday morning following an anhydrous ammonia leak in Randolph. Goodhue County sheriff's spokeswoman Kris Weiss said deputies were called at 8:45 a.m. to provide traffic assistance on 292nd Street in Randolph, a Dakota County town located...
    NewsDecember 8, 2010 - 10:06am
    July 4, 2010
    Looking back: Work on air control center began here 50 years ago
    10 years ago From the July 6, 2000 edition of the Farmington Independent New superintendent set to take over July 10 Before last week, Greg Ohl's best memory of Farmington dated to 1993. He was in his first year as the superintendent in Holdingford, a city about 20 miles northwest...
    NewsJuly 4, 2010 - 1:26pm
    July 1, 2010
    All of the current members of Farmington's TOPS group are women, but men have joined in the past.
    Making better friends, building better bodies
    There's a lot less of Linda Karline than there used to be, and she gives a lot of the credit to two years of weekly meetings with a group of...
    NewsJuly 1, 2010 - 11:40am
    Cancer society fund raiser grows from Ramble to Relay
    For more than 20 years Farmington's Ramble and Amble has been a successful fund raiser for the American Cancer Society. But the Ramble is about to become a Relay. Later this month the American Cancer Society will hold its first Farmington Relay for Life. The Ramble and Amble, which...
    News/outdoorsJuly 1, 2010 - 11:37am
    June 24, 2010
    Jonathan Eilen
    As fire burned, tempers flared
    A Hampton father and son, Thomas Herbert Eilen, 56, and Jonathan Peter Eilen, 24, have each been charged with obstructing legal process in connection...
    crime and courts/NewsJune 24, 2010 - 10:13am
    May 12, 2010
    Looking back: One person was hurt in brooder oil stove explosion 75 years ago
    25 years ago From the May 8, 1985 edition of the Farmington Independent Local student finalist in national competition A Farmington High School senior was a finalist in a National Leadership Conference competition held last month in Houston, Texas. Diane Pilcher, a participant...
    May 12, 2010 - 10:31am
    April 27, 2010
    Hampton's mayor, Paye Flomo, has enabled his city to help Liberia start its own fire department by suggesting Hampton sell its used fire trucks to the country.
    A historic first year for Hampton mayor
    Hampton made international news in November of 2008 when the city elected Paye Flomo as its new mayor. Flomo is the first native Liberian to...
    April 27, 2010 - 10:11am
    April 22, 2010
    Neighbors gathered to watch as firefighters worked to contain a fire in a Farmington garage.
    Fire damages Farmington home
    A fire the evening of April 16 damaged a home at 5311 Upper 182nd St. A homeowner there who asked that her name not be used said she was watching...
    NewsApril 22, 2010 - 10:35am
    April 19, 2010
    Anne Pfeifer and Luca Hartmann spent a month in Farmington through The Friendship Connection, Inc. exchange program.
    School spirit and FHS band program impress visiting German students
    Neither Anne Pfeifer, 15, nor Luca Hartmann, 16, had ever taken a multiple choice test in their lives, up until a couple of weeks ago. In their...
    educationApril 19, 2010 - 7:39am
    April 12, 2010
    Gudmundson named interim sheriff in Steele County
    Former Dakota County Sheriff Don Gudmundson has been selected sheriff again, this time in Steele County. At a special Steele County Board of Commissioners meeting Friday afternoon, the commissioners authorized county coordinator Dave Severson to begin contract negotiations...
    crime and courtsApril 12, 2010 - 2:37pm
    April 8, 2010
    Looking back: P.H. Feely was elected trustee in the 1895 village election
    25 years ago From the April 3, 1985 edition of the Farmington Independent Rescue squad saves lives It has been four months since the Farmington rescue squad became an integral part of the city's emergency program.
    April 8, 2010 - 2:12pm
    April 6, 2010
    Former sheriff a finalist for interim job in Steele County
    Don Gudmundson, the longtime Dakota County Sheriff who retired from the county in February, is in the running to become the interim sheriff in Steele County. Gudmundson announced last summer he would not seek re-election in the fall of 2010. Then, in February, he announced he would...
    crime and courtsApril 6, 2010 - 8:53am
    April 5, 2010
    The Kiss the Pig contest is just one of the popular events that will return for this year's edition of Dew Days in Farmington.
    Dew Days is back, and it's back downtown
    Organizers of the annual city celebration have heard the pleas of the many loud and clear: Bring Dew Days back downtown. And so, they have. Plans...
    NewsApril 5, 2010 - 7:04am
    April 4, 2010
    This statue has a more prominent place since St. Mathias Church redecorated.
    St. Mathias Church gets a new look for Easter
    As Christians throughout the world observe the commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ this week, the congregation of St....
    NewsApril 4, 2010 - 6:51am
    April 3, 2010
    Miss Farmington candidates are still needed
    Miss Farmington pageant organizers are looking for a few good young women. So far, six teens have registered to compete for the annual Miss Farmington crown, but pageant organizer Cindy Muller would like to see a few more applications before the deadline. The pageant is not a contest...
    NewsApril 3, 2010 - 2:05pm
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