empire township

After four years of planning, Farmington’s Hope Lutheran Church is ready to take the next big step in its growth. Evidence of that growth went up for all to see earlier this month in the form of a bright orange and white sign along Highway 3 at the site of a planned new church...

Farmington and Rosemount firefighters participated in a joint controlled burn over the weekend Michelle Leonard Staff writer Farmington and Rosemount firefighters got to have a little fun together Saturday. They put on their gear, brought out their trucks and burned a house to...

When the gates to Whitetail Woods Regional Park open for the first time Sept. 27, it will be the first new regional park in Dakota County since 1968. It’s a rare opportunity to be involved with the grand opening of one of these parks and organizers hope residents will help celebrate...

Anyone driving east on County Road 46 has probably noticed some large berms going up on the southwest corner of 46 and Biscayne Avenue. The berms will make way for the construction of a mining processing facility and concrete plant that will be operated by Aggregate Industries. Aggregate...

There was something incongruous about the music blasting from the Farmington’s Rambling River Center on a recent Saturday afternoon. The seniors who usually occupy the building probably don’t play Taylor Swift quite so loud, and it seems safe to assume that Saturday was the first...

In this Olympic year, Empire township resident Rochelle Tillison is trying to recruit her own athletes and volunteers. Tillison is looking for new athletes for the Farmington area Special Olympics teams. As the head of delegation for the Farmington Tigers Special Olympics teams,...

Sunday’s snow, high winds and dropping temperatures have resulted in several road closings in the Farmington area. According to a dispatcher at the Dakota County Communications Center, Highway 3 north of the roundabout and south of County Road 46 was closed by the Minnesota State...

A fire left extensive smoke and water damage to a Empire four-plex Thursday afternoon. Farmington firefighters responded to the report of a house fire at the 19500 block of Chippendale Avenue/Highway 3 just after 2 p.m. Thursday. Smoke was visible from the home, which had a brick...