Farmington

The final honor roll for the 2013-14 school year has been released by Dodge Middle School. Students on the list include: Sixth grade 4.0 honor roll Carter Altmann, Rachel Blood, Morgan Ebel, Caryn Geiger, Jenna Hadler, Chloe Herrig, Ashley Jahraus, Aaron Kruse, Gabriella Mercurio,...

The entryway at Akin Road Elementary School will be more open when students return next fall, and the hallways will be at least a little quieter. The Farmington School Board voted Monday to remove banks of lockers inside the school’s front doors and replace them with laminated...

I have never been accused of being graceful. I got up early Monday morning. Got myself all dressed up — skirt, blouse, blazer and my sassy red, patent leather, three-inch heels. It was a big day for me. A couple of weeks ago I was installed as the American Legion Auxiliary Department...

To the editor, My name is Christian Gifford and I am a Star Scout in Boy Scout Troop 116 in Farmington. I am working on my communications merit badge for Boy Scouts and one of the requirements is to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper expressing my opinion or sharing...

There are a lot of things in the world I don’t understand. It’s a mystery to me how homing pigeons keep finding their way home without Google Maps, or why Jeopardy players have to answer in the form of a question. And for the life of me I will never grasp the ongoing popularity...

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District is taking its time as it considers the future of technology in its classrooms. It put together a task force last year. This year it has what it’s calling beta teams to serve as a kind of high-tech guinea pig. And perhaps, somewhere...

Though fire investigators have a better idea of what happened in a June 15 fire that left a 69-year-old Farmington woman dead, the exact cause has not yet been determined. Farmington fire marshal John Powers said he, the state fire marshal and an insurance company investigator are...

When two car fires happened within minutes, and blocks, of each other last weekend, Farmington firefighters knew something wasn’t quite right. Farmington fire chief Tim Pietsch won’t release the cause of the two fires, but called them both “suspicious at this point.” Firefighters...

The Farmington VFW baseball team’s hitting slump didn’t last long. After dropping a 10-1 contest to Stillwater last weekend in Burnsville, Post 7662 pounded out 13 hits in a 10-2 rout of Eagan 2 last Tuesday in Farmington. “After not getting a lot going in our last game, we...

50 years ago From the June 11, 1964 edition of the Dakota County Tribune Council talks private liquor – but not yet The possibility of private liquor licenses in Farmington rounded out the discussion of the village council Tuesday night, and action was delayed to give the...

May 30 Fraud, 900 block of 11th St. Animal bite, dog, 195th Street Property damage, 212th Street and Pilot Knob Road June 1 Suspicious person, 213th Street West June 3 Domestic, 4700 block of 186th St. Predatory offender address change, 19500 Municipal Dr. Theft from...