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    November 20, 2010
    State Swimming & Diving: Tigers crack top-10 in three events
    Three top-10 finishes helped the Farmington girls swimming and diving team accumulate 43 points at the Class 2A State Meet. The Tigers sit 15th in the team standings heading into the meet's final event. The 200 medley relay started the scoring with a ninth-place finish. Freshman...
    sportsNovember 20, 2010 - 8:59pm
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    November 14, 2010
    Swimming & Diving: Tigers send five events to State Meet
    The Farmington girls swimming and diving team qualified five events for next weekend's Class 2A State Meet during a second-place team finish at the Section 1AA Championships Saturday in Rochester. Kaitlyn O'Reilly will represent the Tigers in a pair of individual state events - the...
    sportsNovember 14, 2010 - 5:57pm
    March 4, 2010
    Class 3A State Wrestling: Adrian pins first-round opponent
    Senior Eric Adrian was the lone Farmington wrestler to win his opening match at the Class 3A State Wrestling Tournament. Adrian, making his debut at Xcel Energy Center, opened with a pin in his 160-pound match. State returners Carl Elmer and Nick Albano each lost their first-round...
    sportsMarch 4, 2010 - 3:40pm
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    September 3, 2009
    South suburban schools formally announce creation of new conference
    As expected, the District 196 schools -- Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan and Eastview -- announced they were withdrawing from the Lake Conference. Along with several current Lake schools, and Prior Lake, the group will create the new 10-member South Suburban Conference beginning next...
    education / sports / newsSeptember 3, 2009 - 10:58am
    March 26, 2009
    City is handling challenges, mayor says in State of the City
    He might have been a little nervous, but Farmington mayor Todd Larson successfully pulled off his first State of the City address Thursday morning -- cough and all. Just a day before his address, Larson came down with a dry cough. He opened his March 25 address by holding a water...
    March 26, 2009 - 2:08pm
    March 24, 2009
    House committee will meet in Farmington
    Pat Garofalo is bringing the capitol to the cornfields. On March 31 Farmington's state representative and the rest of the K-12 Education Finance Division Committee will hold a meeting at Farmington High School's little theater. The legislative field trip is something committees do...
    educationMarch 24, 2009 - 11:50am
    March 11, 2009
    We'll get through this, governor says
    Governor Tim Pawlenty said there are challenges ahead for state government but expressed confidence the state will balance its budget and put Minnesota on sound financial footing. "This is a tough challenge for all of us, but we can do this," Pawlenty said Monday at a Dakota County...
    newsMarch 11, 2009 - 12:02pm
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    March 4, 2009
    Federal money makes Minnesota deficit smaller
    ST. PAUL - Federal money may have saved Minnesota's budget this year, and will help the next two-year spending cycle, but state leaders warn...
    March 4, 2009 - 7:57am
    February 20, 2009
    Lawmakers predict pain
    Good news wasn't part of the message delivered by two state lawmakers to a group gathered at a church in Red Wing Thursday evening. Especially not for people counting on city or school district coffers. During a session update, Sen. Steve Murphy braced residents...
    February 20, 2009 - 7:59am
    February 5, 2009
    Outdoor events
    Snowshoe, hike in Afton Saturday A candlelight snowshoe and hike along a two-mile trail are scheduled from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Afton State Park. Candle luminaries will be set out along trails and, depending on the cloud cover, a section of the easy cross-country ski loop...
    outdoorsFebruary 5, 2009 - 12:00am
    January 13, 2009
    Future budgets expected to be worse
    ST. PAUL - Legislators have yet to begin balancing the next Minnesota state budget, but already are being warned that the $4.85 billion deficit they face is nothing compared to what is to come in future years. "The problem, in fact, is going to get worse," ex-state Finance Commissioner...
    January 13, 2009 - 12:00am
    January 6, 2009
    State adds 38,033 persons
    The population of Minnesota increased by 38,033 persons or 0.7 percent between July 2007 and July 2008, a slightly slower growth rate than in the preceding year. According to new estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota's population on July 1, 2008 was 5,220,393. Since the...
    January 6, 2009 - 12:00am
    January 5, 2009
    State Canvassing Board did its job, member says
    The state Canvassing Board has carefully handled its duties in the U.S. Senate recount, a board member and Minnesota's top judge said. Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, who sits on the board responsible for declaring an election winner, said regardless of the outcome, citizens...
    January 5, 2009 - 12:00am
    January 2, 2009
    Minnesota budget future dark
    ST. PAUL - For 28 years, Jim Mulder has looked into his crystal ball and predicted how legislators and the governor will solve budget problems. Now, the Association of Minnesota Counties' executive director said, that crystal ball is dark. Mulder and other veteran budget-watchers...
    January 2, 2009 - 12:00am
    December 24, 2008
    Farmington will feel state aid cuts
    When Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his plan to trim $271.4 million from the state's current budget last Friday, he effectively cut approximately $174,000 from the city of Farmington's budget, as well. Farmington finance director Robin Roland said the city will not receive...
    newsDecember 24, 2008 - 12:00am
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