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    July 24, 2015
    Tim Mahoney returns to Empire Town Hall
    Singer/songwriter Tim Mahoney, a contestant on the hit reality TV show The Voice, will return to Empire Town Hall Park at 7 p.m. July 26 for...
    Life/eventsJuly 24, 2015 - 9:59am
    December 21, 2014
    A sign showed up earlier this month along Highway 3 to announce the next step in the growth of Farmington’s Hope Lutheran Church.
    Hope Lutheran Church plans a new home
    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...
    Life/religionDecember 21, 2014 - 6:45am
    October 11, 2014
    Rosemount man charged after driving, abandoning stolen car
    A 21-year-old Rosemount man has been charged with stealing a car from an Empire Township home and abandoning it, still running, at a Farmington gas station. Farmington police arrested Doran Eugene Ritzman Sept. 22 on First Street, less than 24 hours after he allegedly stole the car...
    News/crime and courtsOctober 11, 2014 - 7:31am
    October 2, 2014
    Rosemount firefighters attacked a two-room blaze during the Sept. 27 controlled burn practice training at an old Empire Township farmhouse. The burn was held by the Farmington Fire Department.
    Farmington, Rosemount team up for fire training
    Farmington and Rosemount firefighters participated in a joint controlled burn over the weekend Michelle Leonard Staff writer Farmington and...
    NewsOctober 2, 2014 - 11:38am
    September 6, 2014
    Visitors walk the trail to Empire Lake during a July tour of the soon-to-open Whitetail Woods Regional Park.
    Volunteers needed for Whitetail Woods park opening
    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...
    Life/eventsSeptember 6, 2014 - 7:00am
    September 5, 2014
    Aggregate Industries will start work soon on a mining processing facility and concrete plant on property on Biscayne Avenue.
    Berms will make way for mine in Empire
    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...
    NewsSeptember 5, 2014 - 7:44am
    April 3, 2014
    Taylor Albeck dances to music provided by a DJ at her Make-A-Wish party Saturday afternoon at Rambling River Center. Classmates from Boeckman Middle School came to the party, as did friends and relatives.
    A very special celebration for Empire teen
    There was something incongruous about the music blasting from the Farmington’s Rambling River Center on a recent Saturday afternoon. The seniors...
    LifeApril 3, 2014 - 2:58pm
    March 13, 2014
    Two new officials elected in township races
    Eureka Township Board of Supervisors chairman Pete Storlie lost his bid to hold the Supervisor 2 seat in Tuesday’s township elections. Former Eureka Township board of supervisors member Cory Behrendt defeated Storlie. Behrendt received 238 votes to Storlie’s 161 votes. There...
    News/governmentMarch 13, 2014 - 12:57pm
    February 21, 2014
    Experience on ballots for March township elections
    Residents in Castle Rock, Empire and Eureka townships will have a solid base of candidates to choose from during the March 11 township elections. Candidates in all three elections have a history of public service. Eureka Township is the only township with a question on this year’s...
    News/governmentFebruary 21, 2014 - 7:38am
    February 6, 2014
    Rochelle Tillison is the head of delegation for the Farmington Tigers Special Olympics teams. She's hoping to expand the local program with more volunteers and athletes.
    Farmington's Special Olympics program hopes to grow
    In this Olympic year, Empire township resident Rochelle Tillison is trying to recruit her own athletes and volunteers. Tillison is looking for...
    Life/FamilyFebruary 6, 2014 - 12:45pm
    January 26, 2014
    Castle Rock resident Ted Van Cleave shared this picture of the blowing snow outside his Denmark Avenue home Sunday evening. The dangerous conditions caused Dakota County to pull all of its snowplows after dark Sunday. Plowing will resume Monday morning.
    Snow creates dangerous driving conditions Sunday
    Sunday’s snow, high winds and dropping temperatures have resulted in several road closings in the Farmington area. According to a dispatcher...
    News/accidentsJanuary 26, 2014 - 6:31pm
    October 24, 2013
    Farmington firefighters prepare to enter a burning house along Highway 3 Thursday afternoon. Cause of the blaze, which damaged a four-plex home, is under investigation.
    Thursday fire damages Empire township home
    A fire left extensive smoke and water damage to a Empire four-plex Thursday afternoon. Farmington firefighters responded to the report of...
    NewsOctober 24, 2013 - 5:30pm
    August 6, 2013
    Wrong-way driver charged with DWI
    Evan Gittus was going fast in the wrong direction when a Dakota County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over June 15 in Empire Township. The deputy stopped Gittus, 20, of Eagan, shortly after 5 a.m. after clocking him going 91 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone.
    News/crime and courtsAugust 6, 2013 - 12:18pm
    June 25, 2013
    UMore AUAR review process continues
    An Alternative Urban Arewide Review that outlines the possible impacts the University of Minnesota's planned UMore Park development will have on Rosemount and Empire Township was the topic of discussion at a public meeting on Monday, and community members came prepared with their...
    NewsJune 25, 2013 - 1:28pm
    April 28, 2013
    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. Before the city council approves the final product sometime in September, they want feedback from the public...
    NewsApril 28, 2013 - 7:40am
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