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It was not necessarily the answer mayor Todd Larson was looking for, but it's one he understands. There appears to be a small -- but important -- glitch in the city's plan to launch Facebook and Twitter accounts. The problem is this: if either social networking service ever ceases...

Editor's note: Due to some confusion about numbers some of the figures in the print version of this story and in an earlier version posted online were incorrect. With an approximately $25,600 deficit to deal with, the Castle Rock-Empire-Eureka-Farmington Areawide Enhancement Group...

Details, details, details. That's what much of the work being done on the new Rambling River Center is these days -- seeing to lots of little details. But the good news is, the project is coming along nicely. In fact, several rooms in the old city hall building are already looking...

It turns out, a farmer's market is a pretty popular idea in Farmington. Last week's opening night drew an estimated 500 people, many of whom were standing in line before the gates opened. Located on the old Lampert's Lumber Yard site on Spruce Street in downtown Farmington, the...

The countdown has begun. After years of having only three routes from Highway 3 westbound through Farmington -- four if you count 170th Street in Lakeville -- the weeks are ticking by until a fourth route is ready to open. The extension of 195th Street from Akin Road eastbound to...

Expect to hear some serious rumbling coming from the Dakota County Fairgrounds this weekend. There will be some muscle cars flexing their oversized engines. A whole lot of muscle cars. Midwest Mopars expects more than 1,000 cars to fill the fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday for the...

The new three-year contract approved Monday for city administrator Peter Herlofsky does not sit well with the entire Farmington City Council. The contract guarantees $5,000 raises for Herlofsky in 2010, 2011 and 2012, which would bring his 2012 salary to $135,000. Herlofsky has a...

Memorial Day services in Farmington have changed over the years, but one thing has remained constant for a few decades: Jim Deegan will read "In Flanders Field" during the ceremony at Corinthian Cemetery. Granted, the Jims have changed. Years ago, Farmington American Legion Post...

As residents start to come out of their homes to enjoy the warmer weather, many head to Farmington's parks or trail system to enjoy some time outdoors. But how many folks think about what it takes to keep those trails and parks in shape? Probably not too many. But Randy Distad does. As...

Renting space at a Farmington school could get more expensive soon, but major price increases appear to be at least a year away. The Farmington School Board took a first look Monday at proposed fees for renting school facilities.

At least he was honest. When a Dakota County Sheriff's deputy asked Aaron Lundebrek how much he'd been drinking, Lundebrek's reply was, "too much." According to a complaint filed in the Dakota County Attorney's office that "too much" caused Lundebrek, 37, of Red Wing, to swerve...

Farmington is lucky to have people like Charlie Weber. If not for folks like Charlie, many projects would go incomplete unless extra dollars were spent. Charlie Weber is just one of those fellas who volunteers, and does it well. Charlie first came to Farmington in 1983. He spent...